Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Lithuania: Gemmo Holding to operate public lighting services

Lithuania: Gemmo Holding to operate public lighting services The Municipality of Vilnius has awarded Gemmo S.p.A. the contract for the modernisation and operation of the Lithuanian capital’s public lighting services. This complex and ambitious Public-Private Partnership will develop over the 18 years envisaged by the contract. The whole operation is worth 98.23 million euros, to […]

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“Diplomazia e dintorni” – The Diplomatic Service entrance exam. What to do and how to do it

The public competition for entry to the diplomatic service was published recently. Many well-educated, highly motivated young people who are interested in foreign policy and in promoting Italy abroad aspire to a diplomatic career. The Diplomatic Service entrance exam is one of the most selective and complex in the Italian public administration. In the 26th […]

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Montevideo – Al via festival dedicato al cinema europeo (in translation)

Montevideo rende omaggio all’Europa e al cinema del Vecchio Continente. Prendera’ il via sabato 3 maggio il “Festival de Cine Europeo”, organizzato da una delegazione dell’Ue in Uruguay per celebrare la Giornata dell’Europa, commemorata ogni 9 maggio. Quindici film provenienti da vari paesi fanno parte del programma, tra i quali spiccano lo spagnolo “La chispa […]

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Londra – Incontro sui problemi italiani visti da Leopardi (in translation)

L’opera di Giacomo Leopardi sara’ al centro di un dibattito che si terra’ a Londra mercoledi’ 7 maggio tra il romanziere inglese Tim Parks e lo scrittore italiano Mario Andrea Rigoni. Contrasto tra la storia artistica e individualismo della vita civile Prendendo spunto da “Il discorso sopra lo stato presente dei costumi degli italiani”, si […]

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Albania – L’Italia e la mafia, Pietro Grasso ne parla a Tirana (in translation)

Un testimone d’eccezione vola a Tirana per parlare di mafia: il presidente del Senato, Pietro Grasso, è ospite dell’Istituto italiano di cultura per presentare al pubblico albanese “Per non morire di mafia” e “Lezioni di mafia”. Due opere che testimoniano i suoi “quarantatre anni di vita professionale dedicati alla lotta contro la mafia, alla tutela […]

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Farnesina: Full assistance for Bosio from moment of his arrest

Ambassador Daniele Bosio has received every possible help from the Farnesina, especially through our Embassy in Manila, right from the moment of his arrest. Thanks to the prompt and continuing action by Embassy officials, the Philippine authorities have allowed him full visitor access, as well as certain special conditions. Bosio has thus been able to […]

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Ukraine: release of OSCE military personnel excellent news but clashes must cease

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini welcomed the news of the release of the OSCE military inspectors in Ukraine. “It’s excellent news and, I hope, the first step in a de-escalation and the resumption of a dialogue that will lead to an immediate halt to the clashes”, she commented. “It is urgent that all parties concerned fully […]

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Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 2 May: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor

Deputy Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda, in Washington for meetings with the Obama administration and the Congress on trade talks between the US and the European Union, sees significant opportunities for Italian firms in the American market. Especially in the heartlands, where growth is strong and which the Made in Italy label has neglected. […]

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Recall: Rapporto conclusivo sulla “Peer Review” dell’Italia da parte dell’OCSE-DAC (Camera dei Deputati, 5 maggio 2014)

On Monday 5 May 2014, in the Aula dei Gruppi Parlamentari alla Camera dei Deputati (Via di Campo Marzio, 74), Vice President of the Lower House the Hon. Marina Sereni, Deputy Foreign Minister the Hon. Lapo Pistelli and President of the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD Dr. Erik Solheim will present the final report […]

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Mozambico – Missione di imprenditori italiani a maggio (in translation)

Una delegazione italiana di 200 imprenditori sara’ dal 19 al 21 maggio in Mozambico per esplorare le opportunita’ di investimento che offre il Paese africano. L’iniziativa, dedicata ai settori dell’agroindustria, infrastrutture ed energia, e’ stata promossa dal ministero dello Sviluppo economico, in collaborazione con la Farnesina, e organizzata da Confindustria, Ice, Abi, Unioncamere, Rete Imprese […]

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Italy-Brazil – Embassy gives a boost to cooperation

Italy and Brazil are seeking to develop collaboration, especially with regard to trade. To that end, the Italian embassy in Brasilia has organised a seminar for 13 May on “The Excellence of Made in Italy: technologies for bilateral cooperation”, a political-institutional-business encounter in which the Brazilian authorities and business leaders will meet with Italian and […]

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Rapporto conclusivo sulla “Peer Review” dell’Italia da parte dell’OCSE-DAC (Camera dei Deputati, 5 maggio 2014)

On Monday 5 May 2014, in the Aula dei Gruppi Parlamentari alla Camera dei Deputati (Via di Campo Marzio, 74), Vice President of the Lower House the Hon. Marina Sereni, Deputy Foreign Minister the Hon. Lapo Pistelli and President of the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD Dr. Erik Solheim will present the final report […]

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