Senegal – Growing demand for Italian

The events of the recently concluded 13th Italian Language Week in Senegal, organised by the Italian embassy in Dakar, concerned Italian language instruction in that country, with screenings of Italian films, an exhibition of Italian artists who live and work in Senegal and a concert by one of the best known Senegalese singer-songwriters Souleymane Faye, […]

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Albania – Premier Rama meets Italian business community

Support for Italian investments in Albania was the theme of a meeting between Albanian Premier Edi Rama, accompanied by our ambassador Massimo Gaiani, with the Italian business community in that country. Read more, in Italian

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – EU: Letta meets Van Rompuy, discussion focuses on growth

EU: Letta meets Van Rompuy, discussion focuses on growth Prime Minister Enrico Letta met the President of the European Council, Van Rompuy, yesterday, 4 December 2013, at the Cabinet Office in Palazzo Chigi. The Prime Minister explained to Van Rompuy “how hard Italy is working to achieve a legislature for growth, a legislature that will […]

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Spain – Italian film festival conquers Madrid

Italian cinema has conquered Madrid, with the 6th Italian Film Festival bringing the best of our country’s productions to the Spanish capital. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with support from the Directorate General for Film at the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities. As always, the event was a huge success […]

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Berlin – New Iveco vehicle presented at Embassy

An event to present the “Eurocargo Euro VI”, the most recent vehicle to roll off the production line at Iveco’s historic factory in Brescia, has been held at the Italian Embassy in Berlin. Our Ambassador, Elio Menzione, welcomed “this opportunity to provide concrete testimony of the exceptional level of efficiency, technological prowess, quality and environmental […]

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Krakow – A weekend at the opera with Verdi

A weekend at the opera with the genius of Verdi in Krakow, where the city’s Opera Theatre hosted a series of events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Italian composer. The initiative opened with an exhibition, “Viva Verdi”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with the collaboration of Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera […]

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Dassù: «Ma quali privilegi, è solo demagogia» (Panorama)

Invece di chiudere consolati in Svizzera, tagliate lo stipendio degli ambasciatori: questa l’impostazione, alquanto demagogica, della polemica contro la Farnesina ospitata da «Panorama». È una polemica pretestuosa per due ragioni. Primo, la ristrutturazione della rete diplomatico-consolare attualmente in corso è determinata da norme di legge successive ed è dettata dai tempi: non possiamo restare fermi […]

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Giro: “La crisi di crescita del Brasile” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

Il paese del futuro, così Stefan Zweig, scrittore austriaco ebreo fuggito in America Latina, definiva il Brasile in un saggio del 1941 con cui voleva rendere omaggio al paese che lo aveva accolto. Uno slogan efficace che per molti decenni è sembrato quasi una maledizione. Dopo l`indipendenza del 1822, vi è una serie di governi […]

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Marò; colloquio alla Farnesina Valensise-Gupta: procedimento in India si concluda sollecitamente

Today, 4 December 2013, the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the agenda to find an appropriate and rapid solution to the case of Navy Riflemen Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone. The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Michele Valensise, has brought the decision to the attention of the Ambassador of India, Basant Kumar Gupta, who had […]

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“Solidarietà: dovere religioso o dovere civico?” giovedì 5 all’Ambasciata d’Italia presso la Santa Sede

On 5 December 2013 the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See will host the next session of the “Courtyard of the Gentiles”, an initiative founded in 2011 in the Pontifical Council for Culture. The aim is to promote dialogue between believers and non-believers. The topic of Thursday’s meeting will be “Solidarity: religious duty or […]

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Farnesina – A Roma convegno sulle sfide per la diplomazia italiana (in translation)

La diplomazia italiana del futuro, le prospettive di una diplomazia europea e le sfide che attendono il nostro paese e l’Ue, sono state al centro di un convegno organizzato a Roma da Assidiplar, l’Associazione nazionale diplomatici a riposo, e dall’Universita’ La Sapienza. Come sottolineato in un messaggio dal Segretario generale della Farnesina, Michele Valensise, la […]

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Diplomazia Economica Italiana – Israel: Mekorot to collaborate with ACEA in water sector

Israel: Mekorot to collaborate with ACEA in water sector ACEA and the Israeli national water company, Mekorot, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the water resources sector. The two companies will exchange ideas and expertise in the treatment of waste water, in seeking common solutions for innovation and increased efficiency in the […]

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