Giro: «Così l’Italia accolse i dissidenti» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Quarant’anni fa il colpo di Stato in Cile fu un momento di svolta nelle relazioni tra l’America latina e l’Italia, sia da un punta di vista politico che di partecipazione popolare. Mai come allora si parlò di Cile e dei drammatici eventi che si susseguirono. Allende e Pinochet divennero personaggi quasi casalinghi, il termine “golpe” […]

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ITALY-USA: The architecture of both countries in the forefront

“Architecture and Identity”, jointly organised by the Italian Consulate General and the PI-Philly (Italian Professionals in Philadelphia) association, with the participation of American and Italian “archi-stars” Peter Bohlin – designer of, among other things, the New York Apple Store’s glass cube, and Paolo Desideri, noted for Rome’s new Tiburtina railway station, took place over recent […]

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PARIS: Open House at the Italian Embassy

The Italian Embassy in Paris, under Ambassador Giandomenico Magliano, held an open house to celebrate European Heritage Days. Nearly 5,000 enthusiastic visitors were able to admire the Hôtel della Rochefaucault-Doudeauville, built between 1732 and 1733 on the grounds of the Convalescent Hospital, which underwent various transformations over the centuries to finally become the Louis XV-style […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – 16 September: Latest World News. Mexico: Interjet introduces the first Alenia Aermacchi-Sukhoi aircraft

The Mexican airline company Interjet recently introduced the first SuperJet 100 aircraft, produced by Superjet International, a joint venture of Alenia Aermacchi – Sukhoi Civil (SCAC), of a an order for 20 aircraft to be filled by the end of 2014 (the agreement leaves the option of another 10 aircraft open). The SuperJet 100 is […]

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SLOVAK REPUBLIC: celebrates Verdi with concerts in various cities

A full calendar of events in Slovakia for the celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi: Kosice, 2013 European Capital of Culture will host a concert featuring a repertoire of Verdi works ranging from Don Carlo, to MacBeth to the Sicilian Vespers, and is fruit of a promising bilateral musical collaboration between […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO – Recall – Conferenza Stampa Ministro Bonino-Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri greco Evangelos Venizelos (Farnesina, 17 settembre 2013)

Please be reminded that Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino will meet at 10:00 on 17 September 2013 at the foreign ministry in Rome with Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos. Their discussions will centre on European themes, particularly the rotation of the European Union Presidency in 2014, which will pass in […]

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Somalia: Bonino at the international conference – “Advances, but still many problems to resolve”

Finding the resources for the stabilisation of Somalia is the purpose of a high level conference organised by the EU in Brussels, in which Minister Emma Bonino is participating. “It is not a “turning point” but “surely a step forward”, according to the head of Italian diplomacy, as is the Kerry-Lavrov agreement on Syrian chemical […]

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Botticelli in Israel

For the first time ever, the Florentine master’s “Annunciation” will be on display for 4 months at the Museum of Israel in Jerusalem, thanks to the support of the Embassy of Italy in Tel Aviv,  Awaiting Boticelli’s “Annunciation” is a “splendid wall” in one of the most important halls of Jerusalem’s Museum of Israel. It […]

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WARSAW: Embassy of Italy to exhibit Guercino masterpiece

Guercino’s masterpiece “Madonna with the Blessing Child” will be on display at the Italian embassy in Warsaw through 17 September, as a preview to an exhibition of an additional 30 works entitled “Guercino. Triumph of the Baroque”, scheduled to run from 19 September through February of next year at the National Museum in the Polish […]

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Minister Bonino-Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos (Farnesina, 17 September 2013)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino will meet at 10:00 on 17 September 2013 at the foreign ministry in Rome with Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos. Their discussions will centre on European themes, particularly the rotation of the European Union Presidency in 2014, which will pass in the first semester to […]

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Minister Bonino comments on US-Russia agreement on chemical weapons ban in Syria: a good first step

The agreement reached today by the US and Russia is a good first step, not only as a ban on chemical weapons in Syria but also in the service of a negotiated solution to the bloody civil war in that country. “I am pleased that the Americans and Russians reached the agreement that led to […]

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Italy-Serbia – Italian business persons meet with new government members

Over 100 representatives of Italian firms participated in Belgrade in a meeting organised by Italian ambassador Giuseppe Manzo with members of the recently seated government. Opportunity for direct contact The meeting, which took place at the ambassador’s residence, confirmed Italy’s interest in taking advantage of opportunities for investment and growth. “Serbia is giving our firms, […]

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