Environment – Cooperation and the Red Sea

The shores of the Red Sea are an uncontaminated wealth of marine life and Italy is committed to conserving that natural patrimony through support for the Egyptian Debt Conversion Programme and the activities of the Egyptian NGO HEPCA. The initiative aims to promote the socio-economic development of the marine area and the coastline, in synergy […]

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Expo 2015 – A design brand for France

The French Pavilion for the 2015 Milan EXPO, dedicated to food security and diversification, was unveiled in Paris. The pavilion, which will be dedicated to farming, fishing and the French agri-food industry will cover 3,600 square metres, 2,000 of which will be covered. Mercato aperto sulla città Like the markets scattered throughout France, the pavilion […]

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Italy-Switzerland – Conference in Lugano on “Italian distress”

A conference was held recently at our Consulate General in Lugano entitled “Italian distress today and tomorrow”, with numerous economists, financiers, bank directors and business persons in attendance, including economist and former CEO of Private Banking UBS Rudi Bogni, former Italian Minister for Culture Lorenzo Ornaghi and Director of Corriere della Sera Ferruccio De Bortoli. […]

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Science – Rizzolatti awaited in Copenaghen to receive the Brain Prize

The Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen is preparing to welcome Giacomo Rizzolatti, neuro-scientist of International renown who coordinated the research group in the 1990s that discovered the “mirror mechanism”. This professor of Human Physiology at the University of Parma is among the three winners of the prestigious Brain Prize 2014, and the first Italian ever […]

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Schools abroad – Winners of Italian Olympics from Sofia and Lagos

The winners of the Italian Language Olympics are Elena Kostova of the Gorna Banja secondary school in Sofia and Ibinabo Kilali David-West of the Enrico Mattei school in Lagos. This year’s competition registered a significant increase in participating schools abroad, thanks to its having been opened up to include foreign and European schools. Read more, […]

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Brussels – “Scraps”, all eyes on the photos of Francesco Cabras

A photographic exhibition by Francesco Cabras and entitled “Scraps. Quello che resta” will run at the Italian Cultural Centre of Brussels from 30 April to 20 May. The works on display are fruit of the author’s work and travel experiences in Israel, India, Palestine, Mexico, Indonesia and Iraq, not only as a photographer but also […]

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Cooperation – Guatemala, Italy backs coffee growers

The Italian Cooperation is backing coffee growers in Guatemala through a multilateral emergency contribution of 200,000 USD for an urgent intervention by FAO in response to the emergency caused by a coffee plant fungus that is generating serious economic and food security consequences. Aid to 1200 growers in Huista region The project, already agreed on […]

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Farnesina politica, una Nato aggressiva non serve a nulla con Putin

Conversazione su tutto: Iran, Siria, Israele, spese per la Difesa, Marò. No tecnicismi, intesa Roma -Berlino “Non ci sono buoni e cattivi” In Europa servono soluzioni politiche, non grandi coalizioni. Iran e Siria: pragmatismo, realismo Roma. Bonino chi? Sono le sedici e trenta quando FedericaMogheriniarriva nel suo ufficio al primo piano della Farnesina per incontrare […]

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Diplomazia “On air” – Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is a multilateral organisation responsible for multiple tasks that range from conflict and crisis prevention/management to meeting global security challenges such as terrorism and illegal trafficking, bolstering democracy and the rule of law and environmental protection. The 57 member-state organisation’s aim is to create an area […]

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DEI/Sole 24Ore – Bolivia: Italian exports rising as local economy grows

Bolivia: Italian exports rising as local economy grows Italy’s national statistics office (ISTAT) figures for Italian-Bolivian trade in 2013 confirm the upwards trend seen in 2012. Italian exports rose by 30.8% to 97.43 million euros, while our imports from Bolivia saw a 111.5% increase to 64.4 million euros. This unbroken upwards trend in trade over […]

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Death of Gabriel García Márquez: I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of this great writer, says Giro

“I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of the great writer Gabriel García Márquez. Through his work and his imaginary town of Macondo, Italian readers have had the privilege to discover Latin America with all its colours, its joys and its hopes. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and to the […]

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Expo 2015 – Beirut to focus on hospitality

Lebanon’s participation in EXPO 2015 in Milan has been illustrated at an event in Beirut. As the Commissioner General, Simon Jabbour, explained, the chosen theme of “Cuisine, the Lebanese Art and Soul” places the accent on hospitality. This applies both to welcoming tourists and to celebrating the warmth and hospitality of the Lebanese people, who […]

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