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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World Food Day

Not one, but many different forms of malnutrition: 842 million people around the world suffer from hunger, and one in four children below the age of five is affected by growth problems; approximately 2 billion people do not receive the vitamins and minerals necessary for good health; and 1.4 billion people are overweight, approximately one-third […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – 15 ottobre: ultime news dal mondo – Mediterraneo: Promos crea centro per micro, piccole e medie imprese (in translation)

Mediterraneo: Promos crea centro per micro, piccole e medie imprese Il 29 ottobre presso la Camera di Commercio di Milano si terrà la conferenza di presentazione del Centro Euro-Med per le micro, piccole e medie imprese con la partecipazione del Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino. Si tratta di un network “transnazionale”, di carattere pubblico-privato, per […]

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Italy-Serbia – III Intergovernmental summit: renewed support for EU entry

Italy’s renewed support for Serbia’s entry into the EU and new agreements in the context of a strategic bilateral relationship. These were the results of the third Italo-Serbian intergovernmental summit held in Ancona, where a large delegation of Ministers participated – including Minister Emma Bonino – along with Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Serbia to become […]

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