Brazil – Italian embassy presents EXPO to businesses

The Italian embassy in Brasilia has joined the Federation of Industrialists of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in organising events on 4 and 11 November, to promote the 2015 EXPO in Milan and investment opportunities in Italy. As ambassador Raffaele Trombetta explained, “The embassy will present EXPO as a major opportunity for Brazilian firms, […]

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Vietnam – Angeloni says Italian strengthens cooperation

“Italian is the fourth most studied language in the world, and that’s why we want to present it as a tool for strengthening our relations, especially as regards cultural cooperation between Italy and Vietnam”, affirmed Italian ambassador in Hanoi Lorenzo Angeloni as he launched Italian Language Week. The opening of the event featured the exhibition […]

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Immigrazione: Della Vedova incontra ministro Esteri bavarese Merk

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Bavarian Minister for European Questions and Regional Integration Beate Merk. The meeting brought out a convergence of viewpoints with the German Land on the topic of migrants and asylum requests – one of the Italian EU presidency’s priority concerns […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Australia: Macquarie – Sorgenia concluding negotiations for renewable energy

According to Radiocor, Sorgenia is coming down the home stretch in negotiations with Macquarie for the concession of its renewable energy plant portfolio: 110MW wind turbines in Italy and 165MW wind turbines in France, the latter in equal joint venture with KKR, in addition to several other projects already approved. The price of the concession […]

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European Week for Health and Safety at Work

  In observance of the European Week for Health and Safety at Work, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation signed on to the 2014-2015 “Healthy Work Places” campaign promoted by the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (EU-OSHA). On 5 November next, within the framework of an MAECI/INAIL event at the […]

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Italy-Argentina – Grasso launches youth “think-tank” – Bicultural project, ceremony at Baires “Palazzo Italia”

“Italy must go back to believing strongly in the value of its cultural, literary, artistic and scientific legacy, which can be a driver” in regaining the role it deserves, asserted President of the Senate Pietro Grasso as he launched a new “Italo-Argentine think-tank” during a meeting at the Italian Cultural Institute. Present also was Italian […]

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Italian Language Week Ankara – History and Literature

The Italian culture conquers Turkey with a packed calendar of events for the 14th Italian Language Week. Opened by Ambassador Gianpaolo Scarante with deputy dean of the Faculty of Languages, History and Geography of the University of Ankara Leyla Uzun, various Italian language events focusing on history and literature will be open to professors, students […]

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Usa – Italian on the rise in “Advanced Placement” programme

There is a rapidly growing demand for Italian in the Advanced Placement (AP) programme that allows American high school students to earn university credits by sitting exams in the language of Dante. According to recently published College Board data, 2331 students took the exam on 30 June 2014 – an increase of 17.7% over the […]

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Austria: Vienna showcases Italian excellence – Concert at the embassy in honour of Cremona, with Guarneri violin

An special evening concert was held yesterday at the Metternich Palace, home to the Embassy of Italy in Vienna, performed on the strings of a precious violin made by historic luthier Guarneri del Gesu’. Attendees included Governor of the National Bank of Austria Ewald Nowotny, Mayor of Cremona Gianluca Galimberti and another 200 esteemed guests […]

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Montevideo – Italian Language Week in grand style

The 2014 edition of Italian Language Week in Uruguay offers a vast array of events, beginning with the hypothetical reconstruction of a voyage from Italy to the Americas presented by Sicilian actor Salvatore Motta and Italian-Swiss actor Mathias Britos in a show entitled “Quadri”. Present at the opening event will be the Italian and Swiss […]

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Cape Town – Italian Ambassador’s benefit regata

On the strength of the success of the 2013 “Italian Ambassador’s Perennial Trophy”, the benefit event will be repeated on November 1st, when noted local South African celebrities, politicians, sports stars, entertainers, artists, business persons and sailing enthusiasts will set sail. They will be joined by the socially underprivileged youth sponsored by the Rcyc Sailing […]

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“Partnering for peace: EU-UN-Cooperation in Crisis Missions”

Within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host an international seminar on 24 October on crisis management cooperation between the UN and the EU. The purpose of the meeting is to identify best practices and lessons learnt in implementing the […]

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