ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Presentation of the “ADI Design Index” exhibition (Farnesina, 12 November 2014)

The “ADI Design Index” exhibition, to run in Rome from 17 to 26 November, will be presented at the Farnesina in the presence of the diplomatic corps at 11:00 on 12 November 2014. The ADI (Industrial Design Association) is the largest Italian association of industrial design firms, designers and researchers and mounts this jury-selected annual […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Malaysia: upcoming call for tenders for Kuala Lumpur ATMS

Malaysia: upcoming call for tenders for Kuala Lumpur ATMS The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation announced the call within the next two months for tenders by the Ministry of Transport for the supply of a new air traffic management system (ATMS) that is an integral part of the modernisation plans for the Kuala Lumpur International […]

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Presentazione dell’Anno dell’Italia in America Latina 2015 (Farnesina, 10 novembre 2014)

A press conference will be held at 10:30 on 10 November 2014 at the Farnesina for the presentation of the Year of Italy in Latin America 2015 in the presence of the diplomatic corps accredited in Italy. The Year of Italy in Latin America will feature a calendar of more than one thousand events, including […]

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Gentiloni condemns crimes against Christians in Pakistan

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni condemned the brutal burning alive of two Christians in Pakistan. “A shameful act that provokes deep indignation”, asserted Gentiloni, who urged the Pakistani government to do everything possible to bring the guilty to justice. “What has happened in Pakistan is the latest unacceptable aggression against Christians, […]

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Russia – Director Konchalovsky guest of the Italian embassy

‎ Director Andrei Konchalovsky, recent winner of Venice’s Silver Lion with his film “The Postman’s White Nights”, was invited to the Embassy of Italy in Moscow to speak at a public event aimed at underscoring the intensity of Italo-Russian cultural relations. The Russian director chose “The culture of civilisations” as the theme of a speech […]

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Cape Town – ‘The New Italian Design’

The exhibition “The New Italian Design”, curated by Milan’s Triennale Design Museum, brought Italian innovation and creativity to Cape Town’s Water Front. Designers, collectors and journalists, tourists and residents and a large number of secondary school and university students were among the visitors. A cycle of seminars with Italian architects was run simultaneously, while the […]

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Copenhagen – Italian opera soloists in concert

Copenhagen’s prestigious Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum was the setting for a concert by soloists of Italian opera, who performed traditional selections, particularly from Verdi, in a musical offering that was the centrepiece of the local events planned in honour of the Italian EU Presidency. Nearly 500 guests included members of the accredited diplomatic corps, local […]

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Manila – Death penalty, ‘No justice without life’ conference concludes

The international conference “No Justice without life”, organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio with the participation of the Embassy of Italy, was recently held in the city of Manila. The event, following up on a conference on the same topic in Tokyo, aimed to raise awareness of the cause in the countries of Asia using […]

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London – Expo 2015 comes to the World Travel Market

EXPO Milano 2015 arrived at the World Travel Market, under way through Thursday at London’s ExCel Centre. More than 6 million tickets already sold Speaking at a conference organised in the offices of ENIT, EXPO ticketing director Giancarlo Perrella reported to an audience of tour operators and investors from around the world that “more than […]

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Gentiloni speaks with foreign ministers of principal EU partners, Ukraine and Serbia

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had an exchange of views today with the foreign ministers of Spain, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland on topics ranging from the stabilisation of the Mediterranean basin, and particularly Libya, to the crisis in the Middle East, migration flows and recent developments in Ukraine. The discussions […]

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Ue: Della Vedova presiede la prima riunione del Gruppo di lavoro sui crimini d’odio

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova chaired the first meeting of the Work Group on Hate Crimes today at the Farnesina in Rome within the framework of the Italian EU Presidency. “Hate crimes”, Della Vedova said, “damage the social fabric at all levels. There needs to be a cultural leap of quality in addition […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Morocco: Italcementi opens solar heating plant

Morocco: Italcementi opens solar heating plant Italcementi recently opened a solar heating plant in Morocco that will help run the grinding plant of the Ait Baha cement works. It consists of three modules with a total surface of 6,000 square metres and maximum 3,800 KW of power, equivalent to approximately 1,000 MW of electrical power […]

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