Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Slovacchia: margini in calo per settore agricoltura e salari in crescita (in translation)

Slovacchia: margini in calo per settore agricoltura e salari in crescita Il Ministero dell’Agricoltura ha pubblicato un rapporto secondo il quale il settore agricolo slovacco avrebbe riportato una riduzione di profitti pari 49 milioni di euro nel 2012 (- 34% subas annua), con conseguente diminuzione di introiti per lo Stato per oltre 2 milioni di […]

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Italy – Romania: Mission by Deputy Minister Dassù

Deputy Minister Marta Dassù begins a mission to Romania today, 17 October, where she plans to hold meetings with President of the Senate Crin Antonescu, Prime Minister Victor Ponta, Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean, Secretary of State for European Affairs George Ciamba and Secretary of State for the Economy Adrian Ciocanea. Within the framework of the […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù al Convegno: Connecting the Adriatic and Ionian Region – Challenges and Goals towards a successful EUSAIR Plan of Action (versione originale)

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Dear State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Dear Representative of the European Commission, Dear President of the Marche Region, Dear Secretary General of the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very glad to close the First session of today’s event on “Connecting […]

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Germany – Italy a top and “rising” partner

Italy came out the top partner country at Interlift, the lift industry’s most important trade fair. Hosted in this edition by Agusta Fair, Italy had the highest number of exhibitors (89), second only to Germany (159). Italy’s participation in the fair was organised by the trade association Anica Lift – which groups together firms accounting […]

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USA – From Florence to Chicago, masterpieces by Artemisia

The Uffizi Gallery of Florence is sending the celebrated “Judith beheading Holfernes” by Artemisia Gentileschi to the Art Institute of Chicago, where it will be included in an exhibition entitled “Violence and Virtue” organised in collaboration with the Foundation for Italian Art and Culture. Read more, in Italian

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World Food Day – waste paradoxical, says Bonino

Food waste is paradoxical in our times; over one third of the food produced is lost. If it were possible to recuperate what is lost or thrown away, it would be possible to feed a major portion of the world’s current population”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s message for World Food Day, […]

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MTCR meets in Rome – Bonino warns against underestimating spread of weapons delivery missiles

“A perfect opportunity for assessing the effectiveness” of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s comment on the plenary meeting that began yesterday at the foreign ministry in Rome. The 34-member multilateral meeting met for the first time in Rome in 1988 to address the increasing threat of missiles […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Kenya and Tanzania: Promos PSLO and World Bank Network mission

Promos, the Milan Chamber of Commerce’s special agency for internationalisation, is organising a business mission to Kenya and Tanzania from 6 to 13 November, in collaboration with the Private Sector Liaison Officer Network of the World Bank, and along with other European agencies for the promotion of the private sector. The international mission is being […]

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Myanmar, a new Asian frontier

The conference “Myanmar – a new Asian frontier”, sponsored by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development and arranged by the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) and the Asian Observatory, will be held at the foreign ministry in Rome on 23 October. Participants will include Minister Emma Bonino and her Burmese counterpart […]

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Italia-Eritrea: Immigrazione, incontro Valensise-Tekle

The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, met today in Rome with Eritrean Ambassador Zemede Tekle regarding the tragic October 3rd shipwreck off Lampedusa. Ambassador Valensise outlined the procedures under way for days now to identify the bodies, made especially complex by the circumstances of the events. The Secretary General explained local authorities’ […]

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Madrid – Made in Italy in Spanish edition of Forbes

The October edition of the Spanish edition of Forbes Magazine, which showcases Italy and whose cover features Gianni Agnelli, was presented at the residence of the Italian ambassador. Read more, in Italian

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Bielorussia – 100 anni di moda italiana (in translation)

I “100 anni di moda italiana: borsa e scarpe”. E’ questo il titolo di una mostra organizzata dall’Ambasciata italiana in Bielorussia per celebrare l’eccellenza del made in Italy nel settore del design.L’esposizione rappresenta la piu’ grande collezione di accessori d’epoca delle piu’ illustri firme della moda e dello stile italiani, 313 pezzi, vere e proprie […]

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