COMITES elections: Under-Secretary Giro hails government’s act of duty

Under-Secretary Mario Giro expressed deep satisfaction for the government’s decision to call COMITES elections to be held within December. “This was an act of duty”, Giro said, “a personal commitment by Minister Mogherini to put an end to an unpleasant situation that this government inherited and has now resolved”. The elections will be held by […]

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Brasile – Dellerba presenta le sue “Migrazioni” (in translation)

Le “Migrazioni” di Franco Dellerba sono in mostra dal 7 agosto presso il salone dell’Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic) di San Paolo. Si tratta di undici opere, che si ispirano al mondo animale. Metafora della condizione umana L’artista, scultore e pittore, mescola fra loro creature esotiche, le manipola, ne seleziona delle parti fino a creare […]

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Expo 2015 .- La Nigeria firma contratto di partecipazione (in translation)

Ci sarà anche la Nigeria all’Esposizione universale di Milano del 2015. E lo farà in grande stile. Il paese africano, che nei giorni scorsi ha firmato il contratto di partecipazione all’evento, ha optato per il lotto più grande disponibile (il dodicesimo per estensione dell’area espositiva). La firma, ottenuta anche grazie alla costante attività di sensibilizzazione […]

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Italy-Peru – Cooperation at Laguna Puruhuay

“Archaeology of an Andean Pacarina. Settlement and customs along Lake Puruhuay in Peru”, is the title of a book by Carolina Orsini to be presented on August 26th at the Pier Paolo Pasolini Auditorium in the Peruvian capital, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. Read more, in Italian.

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Italy-China – Growing cooperation in architecture and design

Italo-Chinese cooperation in architecture and design is increasing. A ceremony was recently held in Chengdu for the opening of an Italian innovation and design centre, created in collaboration with the association of interior decorators of that city and the Milan Polytechnic Institute (Polimi). The event was attended by the association’s president, Mrs. Zhang Daiying, architect […]

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Intervento del ministro Mogherini alla Commissione economica per l’America Latina e il Caribe (Cepal) di Santiago del Cile

(Please check against actual speech delivered) Europe and Latin America are bound by deep historical, political, socio-economic and linguistic ties. Beyond these interconnections, our two continents are united by a strong ideational conviction, which will be the focus of my remarks today: that is the belief that regionalism is the most effective route to pursue […]

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Libya: Italians continue to transfer out

Operations continue for the transfer out of Libya of Italian nationals requesting it. Another Italian Air Force plane, operating in coordination with the Foreign Ministry Crisis Unit and COI/Difesa, left Tripoli to land this afternoon in Pisa with 47 Italians and other nationals aboard. This week’s operations will conclude with this mission, which follows on […]

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“Venezuela remains a priority”: Under-Secretary Giro meets Italian community in Caracas and Maracay

On his third visit to Venezuela in the past nine months, Under-Secretary Giro met with Italian nationals in the cities of Caracas and Maracay. The large Italian community in that country – nearly 1.5 million – is a “highly significant and strongly-rooted group for which the government’s attention remains acute at this particularly delicate moment […]

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M.O.: Mogherini, bene tregua umanitaria. Ora non perdere opportunità di accordo duraturo

Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha invitato le parti a rispettare la tregua concordata per Gaza. “Dopo tanti, troppi morti e una crisi umanitaria gravissima, il cessate il fuoco di 72 ore deve essere finalmente rispettato e deve essere l’occasione per negoziare un accordo duraturo tra le parti”, ha detto Mogherini da Santiago del […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Made in Italy: anti-food fraud agreement between CIA and CSA

Made in Italy: anti-food fraud agreement between CIA and CSA Italy’s Confederazione italiana agricoltori (CIA) and Centro studi anticontraffazione (CSA) signed a protocol of collaboration aimed at identifying instruments and measures for combating the spreading counterfeiting of Made in Italy products, including foods. The agreement is reported to contain common actions that include analyses, meetings, […]

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Ebola epidemic. Foreign Ministry following the phenomenon, responds to WHO appeal to donors with 200,000 euros for Guinea

The Italian Foreign Ministry is carefully monitoring the Ebola virus epidemic on the African continent, and has responsed to the World Health Organization’s appeal to donors with a contribution of 200,000 euros for Guinea. With the worsening of the situation on a regional scale, further Italian interventions in coordination with the WHO and the other […]

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Israel and Iraq: Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli begins 3-day visit to the front

Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli is about to embark on a demanding 3-day trip for the purpose of carrying Italy’s message of solidarity to the planet’s “hottest” spots: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Erbil. He took off this morning from the UN base at Brindisi on board a humanitarian flight for Tel Aviv carrying 30 […]

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