Ferdinando “Nani” Beccalli Falco was the winner of the 2013 Italia-Europa Prize for his commitment to the competitiveness of Italian and European industry. The award ceremony was held at the residence of the Italian ambassador to Brussels, Alfredo Bastianelli. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù will meet in Istanbul today with Turkish Minister for European Affairs Egemen Bağis. The meeting will offer an opportunity to prepare the 3rd Italo-Turkish intergovernmental summit to be held in Istanbul on 17 January. Their talks will touch on principal European concerns, such as the enlargement process and EU-Turkish relations within […]
Read moreA man who 1700 years ago had already understood the value of tolerance: that was how Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino described Constantine, Emperor of the Western World, during the opening of the exhibition “’Konstantin. The Edict of Constantine 1700 years later. Works by Veliko Mihajlovic’ at the Markets of Trajan in Rome. Bonino, […]
Read moreFrom 1963 to 1976, Aldo Moro figured prominently in Italian foreign policy and also in some pivotal moments in international politics. Nevertheless, only in recent times has his role in this latter sphere become the object of deep historical study; a study, moreover, that dismisses the prejudiced and stereotypical or simplistic portrayals of this statesman […]
Read moreThe future of Afghanistan lies in “strengthening women’s role in the society”, Minister Emma Bonino underscored in a speech at the conference “Afghanistan 2014, a year of change: status and prospects for Afghan women”, sponsored by Actionaid, an international NGO working to combat poverty and social exclusion. Major advances but must remains to be done […]
Read moreIl settore del lusso sta registrando, in Cile, tassi di crescita vicini al 10% l’anno e un volume d’affari, nel 2012, pari a 472 milioni di dollari USA. Il Cile quindi si sta posizionando dietro al Brasile come mercato del lusso in America Latina. L’assenza di dazi all’importazione (che attira acquirenti dai Paesi vicini), in […]
Read moreThe Western Group has named Italy as Vice President of the Human Rights Council for 2014, a significant recognition of our country’s credibility and prominence in that Geneva forum. The task of representing the WEOG in the Council Bureau, with will be ratified during its next session on 16 December, will coincide partly with the […]
Read moreDeveloping partnerships with local Brazilian firms was the goal of a recent economic/trade mission by ten Italian firms to Salvador de Bahia, which was organised by the Italian embassy in Brasilia and included a Brazil-Italy economic forum centred on nautical, energy and infrastructure sectors. Read more, in Italian
Read moreVietnam provided the setting for a showcase of Italian excellence in the fields of fashion and wine -making. More than 100 “B2B” meetings took place in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Delegations also enjoyed an exhibition on the fashion and stars of the “Hollywood years along the Tiber” that featured costumes and photographs from […]
Read moreInnovative technologies in the service of culture and the role of the various sectors involved in the conservation of cultural property, was the theme of a conference organised by the Italian permanent mission to the international organisations in Geneva, within the broader context of the exhibition Memory/Future mounted at the Palais des Nations in the […]
Read moreThe calendar of 2013 Year of Italian Culture in the United States was enriched with a new event. “Stradivarius Night” held at Villa Firenze, the residence of the Ambassador to Washington, offered a concert featuring two violins – the Ole Bull of 1687 and the Greffuhle of 1709 – the Herbert Axelrod viola of 1695 […]
Read moreMancano poco più di 500 giorni all’apertura dell’Esposizione universale di Milano. Sono pochi per ultimare la costruzione del sito: da adesso in poi, sarà una lotta contro il tempo, facilitata da norme più flessibili. Ma sono tanti perché un grande lavoro è stato già fatto. Quindi niente panico: l’Expo di Milano, l’Expo italiana, l’Expo europea […]
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