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    17 June 2013
    Italian Festival 2013 arrives in Bangkok

    The 8th edition of the Italian Festival in Thailand opened in Bangkok, aimed at promoting that country’s multifaceted vision of Italy, foregrounding not only more traditional aspects but also innovation and potential. The calendar of events ranges from music to cinema, art to Made in Italy, beginning with Italian Moviemov that, from 24 to 28 […]

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    17 June 2013
    LIMA – Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese in Peru

    Peru remembers Hugo Pratt in an exhibition entitled “On the road to adventure. Pino Ninfa’s homage to Hugo Pratt”. The Italian Cultural Institute of Lima organised the event, which will run from 19 June to 16 July and consists of 40 photographs of the places featured in the Corto Maltese cartoons drawn by Pratt. The […]

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    14 June 2013
    Italy-Serbia: Bonino visiting Belgrade on 18 June – European integration, regional cooperation and bilateral relations

    The outlook for closer European integration for Serbia, regional cooperation, the Kosovo question and bilateral relations. These are the topics for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s discussions with the Serbian leadership in Belgrade on 18 June. During the visit, her first outside Italy apart from institutional ones, for example on EU business, minister Bonino will meet […]

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    14 June 2013
    MEXICO – An e-book illustrating the country to entrepreneurs

    A new instrument for Italian businesses interested in investing in Mexico. A new e-book, “Presenza e sviluppo delle imprese italiane in Messico”, has just been published, with help from the Italian Embassy in Mexico City, the Italy desk at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the ICE office and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico. The e-book contains an […]

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    14 June 2013
    Italy-Finland: football and solidarity

    Strengthening links between the Italian and Finnish peoples and institutions and supporting the Finnish Red Cross. Those are the goals of the charity football match between the two countries’ diplomats, which will take place on Saturday 15 June in Helsinki. The match is part of the Italian-Finnish Friendship Day events. This is the first time […]

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    14 June 2013
    IRAQ – Construction industry looks to Iraqi Kurdistan

    The Italian construction industry is looking to Iraqi Kurdistan, with a mission to Erbil organised by ANCE, the construction industry association. The mission, which included 35 companies and focused on infrastructure and major works, was organised by the Italian Embassy in Baghdad. Our Ambassador to Iraq, Massimo Marotti, took part in many of the events […]

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    14 June 2013
    Cybercrime: Meetings and conference for Italian mission to Tel Aviv

    Cybercrime, digital espionage and the risks of terrorist attacks in cyberspace: these are areas for enhanced international cooperation to increase security on the web. The subject was the focus of a visit to Israel by a large delegation from the Italian business and institutional communities. Led by Giovanni Brauzzi, the Principal Director for Security, Disarmament […]

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    14 June 2013
    Pistelli: «Iran, serve un leader realista» (La Stampa)

    Caro Direttore, gli iraniani scelgono oggi il successore di Ahmadinejad. E’ un passaggio stretto e difficile innanzitutto per Teheran, cui il mondo guarda però con estremo interesse. Il Consiglio dei Guardiani ha selezionato preventivamente i candidati mutilando fortemente la griglia degli sfidanti, impedendo di correre agli esponenti di punta del fronte riformista (che si richiamavano […]

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    13 June 2013
    “Pivot to a Trans-Atlantic Market” di Marta Dassù e Charles A. Kupchan (New York Times)

    “Una zona di libero scambio trans-atlantica porterebbe vantaggi in termini geopolitici oltre a quelli economici. Le due sponde dell’Atlantico hanno bisogno di rinnovare la democrazia liberale e il capitalismo del libero mercato in un momento in cui la diffusione dei valori occidentali sembra essere in stallo”. “Pivot to a Trans-Atlantic Market” – L’articolo del Vice […]

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    13 June 2013
    Cultural diplomacy to enhance and revitalise Italy’s heritage and economy, says Bonino

    Cultural diplomacy alongside diplomacy for growth, to help revitalise the Italian economy and a heritage which is the world’s richest but which has “all too often been neglected and at times defaced”. These were Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comments in her opening address at the First International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy, in which she reiterated […]

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