Italian art comes to Vietnam. From 1-14 July, Hanoi’s Casa Italia will host the exhibition “Heavy rain” by Artist Anna Borghi. After ealier studies and a stint in Spain, the artist went to Vietnam in 2010, where she met the children of the “Pho Cap” School for street children, located in Ho Chi Minh City. […]
Read more“With partners that have become more credible and assertive, Italy intends to deepen dialogue at all levels, both bilaterally and multilaterally – this latter being a context that promises important synergies, and we wish to take advantage of common cultural sensibilities in promoting targeted efforts in the areas of environmental protection, human rights and global […]
Read more(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Sono molto grato agli organizzatori del XXVmo seminario economico internazionale “Villa Mondragone” e in particolare al Prof. Paganetto per avere dedicato una sessione all’America Latina quel che mi offre la possibilità di condividere con voi alcune riflessioni sugli indirizzi che il Governo si propone di seguire nelle relazioni […]
Read moreOn Tuesday 2 July 2013 at 11:00, a press conference will be held at the foreign ministry in Rome, organised by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and a delegation of the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti (LND), to report on the “Mision Campeones” recently held in Guatemala City aimed at sponsoring the “Escuelas Metropolitanas de Fútbol” […]
Read moreROME – They resemble one another – combative, outspoken, grumpy, liberal. For almost 40 years, their lives often intersected in areas of scientific research and civil struggle, and always in a profoundly secular spirit. And now that Marguerita Hack is no more, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, whom the deceased scientist had wanted as […]
Read more“We would like to see more tourism boosted and security strengthened in Sana’a”, was Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli’s comment as he visited Yemen. Prospects for the speedy resumption of the Italian Cooperation’s activities, and an update on the country’s domestic situation, were the two main agenda items in meetings with President Hadi and Foreign, […]
Read moreAt a meeting chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister with the remit for International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, announced the Italian Cooperation’s decision to put a total of €60 million toward health, education and infrastructure projects in Africa and Asia. He also spoke of innovative financing instruments for cooperation. Pistelli, Cooperation changes gear and considers new forms […]
Read moreA young and growing nation with still untapped potential and a firm desire to attract foreign investments in order to develop all sectors of its economy. Strategically nestled between Southeast Asia and Australia, the Indonesian archipelago has increasingly embraced that economic growth for which the term “Asian tigers” was coined a few years back. The […]
Read moreYoung people plus football equals development and social inclusion. That’s the equation devised by the “Escuelas Metropolitanas de Fu’tbol” project in Guatemala City. The project includes workshops for local coaches and practical sessions in which around 2000 young footballers took part. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMinister Bonino has welcomed the announcement that the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project has been selected to build the European section of the Southern Gas Corridor. The pipeline will carry growing quantities of Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe. The Memorandum of Understanding signed by Albania on 23 May 2013 with Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina […]
Read moreReducing the average global cost of transferring migrants’ remittances from 10% to 5% in 2014 would pave the way for a net increase in migrants’ and their families’ incomes totalling around 15 billion dollars per year. The comment was made by Deputy Minister Bruno Archi, referring to a proposal initially aired by Italy at the […]
Read more“Il vostro contributo e’ essenziale, noi siamo un Paese che non ha risorse prime, ma abbiamo un’unica risorsa, quella umana”. Così il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino si è rivolta all’Assemblea Plenaria del Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero (Cgie) organizzata dal 26 al 28 giugno alla Farnesina. Un’assemblea che, quest’anno, va a coincidere con la […]
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