Trieste – Mauro Giacca to lead global genetic engineering

Italy’s Mauro Giaccahas been chosen to lead ICGEB, the international centre for genetic engineering and biotechnologies, headquartered in Trieste with branches in New Delhi and Cape Town. The 55-year-old former director of the organisation’s Italian component will,as of 31 December, replace the current director, Argentine Francisco Baralle. Read more, in Italian.

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Egypt – First steps for Maire Tecnimont project in Aswan

The Italian firm Maire Tecnimont took the first steps in launching a collaborative project in Aswan with Kima. Egyptian leader in the production of fertilizer – a 540-million-dollar project for the creation of an ammonia, urea and fertilizer plant that includes utilities and off-site support facilities. Read more, in Italian.

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Nice – “Eloquence Competition”closing ceremony

The closing ceremony for the “Eloquence Competition” was recently held in Nice, and event held withthe high patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in collaboration with the Association of Professors of the Maritime Alps, the Academie de Nice, Aprodesi (parents association) and College Vernier. Minister for Culture Dario Franceschini, present at the closing, underscored […]

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Spain – Two days in Madrid on Italian industrial design

Madrid recently played host to “Jornadas de Innovacion en el Diseno Italiano” – two days of meetings and debates on Italian industrial design. Participants included designers, historians, engineers and artists. The event was organised with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute Read more, in Italian

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Giro: «Venezuela: l`unica strada è il dialogo» l’Unità

DA QUALCHE SETTIMANA È IN CORSO IN VENEZUELA UN DIFFICILE DIALOGO TRA IL GOVERNO DEL PRESIDENTE NICOLAS MADURO E L`OPPOSIZIONE, RAPPRESENTATA DALLA MUD (MESA DE LA UNIDAD DEMOCRATICA) IL CUI LEADER È IL PROF. RAMÓN GUILLERMO AVELEDO. I lavori vengono facilitati da tre Ministri degli Esteri di Paesi sudamericani: Brasile, Colombia e Ecuador, nonché dal […]

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UN Human Rights: CIDU public consultation

The United Nations launched procedures by which it examines the human rights commitments of all EU Member Countries for Italy. The Interministerial Human Rights Committee (CIDU) opened a public consultation ahead of the drafting of a national report to be submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 15 […]

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Mogherini, Europe as a response to many problems

The minimal level of response to many problems is the Europeanone, said Federica Mogherini during a Conference on Europe held in Florence. Sunday’s three elections will affect our future The 25th of May is a symbolic date, with voters turning out in the European Union, Ukraine and Egypt, the minister pointed out. All three outcomes […]

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Mogherini in Florence – “Accompany the Libyans down the road to reconciliation”

It must be avoided that Libya become “a country of irreversible widespread and permanent conflict”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in Florence in the margins of a conference at the Palazzo Vecchio entitled “The future of Europe. The role of governments and local agencies in the integration process”, organised by the European University […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore: San Marino: San Marino: selection by new start up incubator

The San Marino authorities published an announcement for the selection of the firms by its business incubator which, although located in the Republic of San Marino, is close to the Italian border, and will be inaugurated on 26 May. An ad hoc committee will assess the proposals of aspiring businesses, i.e. individuals intending to set […]

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Budapest – Italian Cultural Institute collection on display

The Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest will place a collection of fifteen works by Italian artists of the period between the two world wars (Orazio Amato, Nicola Arrighini, Antonio Barrera, Amerigo Canegrati, Emanuele Cavalli, Domenico Colao, Franco Dani, Guido Farina, Riccardo Francalancia, Achille Lega, Clelia Panzini, Aldo Raimondi, Pippo Rizzo, Dyalma Augusto Stultus, Guido Trentini […]

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Moscow – Honorary degree for Franco Frattini

Former Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini was awarded an honorary degree from the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his commitment to the development of “mutual understanding and relations” between Italy and Russia. Read more, in Italian.

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Belgrade – University event focused on Expo 2015

The Italian embassy organised a series of encounters and events focused on the 2015 Milan EXPO with the intention of connecting its main themes with various bilateral collaboration projects under way in the areas of agriculture, environment, energy, and scientific and university cooperation. Read more, in Italian.

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