Greece closes 2013 with trade surplus

Greece closed out 2013 with a trade surplus of 1.244 billion, against its 4.615 billion deficit the previous year, according to an announcement by the Central Bank of Greece, which pointed out that this was the first surplus since 1948. In fact, the institute specified, ever since trade balance data had begun to be published, […]

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Italy-Somalia – “Peacebuilding” course opens

A ceremony was recently held in Hargheisa, the administrative capital of the State of Somaliland in Somalia, for the opening of the course “Introduction to peacebuilding and peace support operations for the civilian personnel”, organised by the Istituto Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa for a number of ministers. Read more, in Italian.

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Hong Kong – Sorrentino film ‘La grande bellezza’ screened

Paolo Sorrentino’s film “La Grande Bellezza”, winner of the Golden Globe and Bafta awards for best foreign film, and nominated for an Oscar, will be screened on 5 March within the context of the European Film Festival (EUFF) in Hong Kong. Read more, in Italian

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Lebanon – The lure of Puglia

The Italian region of Puglia was recently presented as a tourist destination in Lebanon in a promotional event organised by Pugliapromozione and the Italian embassy in Beirut, with the participation of ambassador Giuseppe Morabito and Lebanese Minister for Industry Vrej Sabounjian.

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USA – Week of events in Washington to celebrate Verdi

A full week of events to celebrate the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi: Essential Verdi Week will feature a series of performances by the 200-voice Washington Chorus, as they join forces with Italian embassy in the U.S. to pay homage to the great Italian composer. Read more, in Italian

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Ukraine: EU humanitarian aid already dispatched, says Bonino

“The EU has already activated its humanitarian aid apparatus in order to rapidly provide” assistance to the people of Kiev, Minister Emma Bonino told Radio Radicale, adding that the action “should have been launched during the night”. Bonino also reiterated the need to “temporarily change visa regulations in order to receive the wounded or dissidents […]

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Italy-Africa: Agriculture, Italy a model for African countries

Italian agriculture’s focus on high-quality production by family-run operations can become a development model for African agriculture. This is the thinking of both the government and business persons in Italy and those of Africa, and was the most interesting element that emerged at the Agriculture Table of the Italy-Africa Initiative held yesterday in Rome. The […]

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Libya: Bonino expresses deep sadness for air accident

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino was deeply saddened at the news of the tragic accident near Tunis involving a Libyan civilian airliner transporting wounded Libyans. Extending her sympathies to the families of the victims and reiterating her support for the new Libyan government, Minister Bonino recalled Italy’s commitment to sustaining and encouraging its friends, […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey pulls out of EXPO 2015

Turkey pulls out of EXPO 2015 Turkey is about to pull out of the 2015 Milan EXPO. The news was communicated to the Italian government last week – with the crisis that resulted in the demise of the Letta government in full swing – and came as a complete surprise, as Ankara had already signed […]

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Montevideo – Italian design on display

An exhibition on Italian design, featuring the work of major architects, designers and artists, opened in Montevideo on Thursday 20 February, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales and the Fondazione Sartirana Arte. The show is intended to celebrate the genius of Italian art, fashion and furniture design. Read more, […]

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RETTIFICA Nota su Iniziativa Italia-Africa (Farnesina, 20 febbraio 2014)

The ministerial session of the Agriculture Table of the Italy-Africa Initiative will take place at the Farnesina at 15.30 on Thursday 20 February 2014. Participants include the Heads of Delegation of the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa visiting Rome for the meeting of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Governing Council The session will open […]

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Slovenia – Italian business forum in Ljubljana

Ljubljana recently hosted an Italian Business Forum on the interrelation between financial markets, public debt and privatisation, with the support of our embassy in Slovenia and the ICE office in Ljubljana. Read more, in Italian.

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