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These have been 8 intense months. Before 2014 the world, and our region in particular, had perhaps never seen so many crises all occurring at once and all of exceptional gravity: from Ukraine to Libya, from Gaza to ISIL, from Syria to Iraq to the drama of Ebola. The “balance sheet” we have drawn up […]
Read moreThe State of Victoria will probably be building a new railway line in the region north of Melbourne. The initiative is included in the election manifestos of the 2 main parties taking part in the local government elections taking place in late November. The new line would start at South Morang station, where the metropolitan […]
Read moreDialogue between representatives of the institutions and key actors from global social impact financing sector After Washington, London, Paris and Berlin, the latest meeting of the Social Impact Investment Task Force (SIIT) has taken place in Rome, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The SIIT was set up in 2013 under the […]
Read moreThe Joint Israeli-Italian Commission set up under the Bilateral Agreement for Industrial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation met on 22 October 2014 in Tel Aviv. The aim of the meeting was to select joint research and development projects in both the industrial and academic spheres to be funded in 2014. Another aim was to establish the […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy in Yaoundé has organised a number of events to mark the 14th “Italian Language in the World Week”. Initiatives include concerts by the Caronte group in Douala and Yaoundé, organised with support from Pirelli, Alpicam and UTA, with the collaboration of Brussels Airlines and the Institut Français in Cameroon. Other initiatives include […]
Read moreA book entitled “Teresa Cristina di Bourbon: un’imperatrice napoletana ai tropici” will be launched on Thursday 6 November in São Paulo, in Brazil. The book will be presented by Aniello Angelo Avella, professor at the Università di Roma Tor Vergata and author of numerous works on Italian-Brazilian cultural relations. Read more, in Italian
Read moreThe initiatives organised by the Italian Embassy to mark Italian Language in the World Week will close with a performance of “Ferite a morte”, written by Serena Dandini and Maura Misiti to highlight the problems of victims of domestic violence. Other “Italian Language” events include the exhibition entitled “Georgia-Italia: il dialogo culturale nei manoscritti”, a […]
Read more“A modern country in the heart of Africa”: that is how former ambassador to Angola, Giuseppe Mistretta, describes the country in the guide book, Italian title “Un Paese moderno nel centro dell’Africa”, that he has written with Federica Polselli. Published by Polaris, the book is the only guide to Angola in Italian. It includes a […]
Read moreThe 12th Science Festival – one of the Ligurian regional capital’s most important international events – will run in Genoa from 24 October to 2 November 2014. “Time” – in all its forms, from the evolution of the species to physics to climate – will be the Festival theme. The event will include interactive science […]
Read more“Italy is playing its part, we’re doing a great deal to support the Lebanese armed forces, and we’re doing a great deal to support the refugees. Because the stability and prosperity of that region is vitally important to our own stability and prosperity”. Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was speaking at the international conference in Berlin […]
Read moreForeign Minister Federica Mogherini signed a memorandum of understanding today with her Jordanian opposite number, Nasser Judeh, regarding Italian-Jordanian cooperation on European questions. The protocol, signed in the margins of the Berlin conference on Syrian refugees, envisages education and training programmes, joint research projects and exchanges of experts in the implementation of EU policies.
Read moreThe Turkish Minister for the Environment and Town Planning has announced that the new bridge over the Dardanelles will connect Lapseki and Gelibolu, in Thrace. The project is one of the pillars of the development plan for the provinces of Çanakkale and Balıkesir, a plan which also includes other important initiatives. These include the urban […]
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