ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Africa Day 2013 (Foreign Ministry Rome, 29 maggio 2013)

An event dedicated to Africa Day 2013 will be held on Wednesday 29 May in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity. The event, to be held in the presence of President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano and introduced by Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Michele Valensise, […]

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L’Italia esprime il più sincero cordoglio ai familiari delle vittime dell’attentato compiuto nello Stato indiano del Chattisgarh

Il drammatico bilancio del vile attentato compiuto ieri nello Stato indiano del Chattisgarh suscita sentimenti di profondo dolore per la perdita di vite umane innocenti, e merita la più ferma condanna. Il ricorso alla violenza, sempre esecrabile, non può trovare alcuna giustificazione in un Paese, quale è l’India, di profonda e solida tradizione democratica. L’Italia […]

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PRAGUE – concert for Festival of the Republic

The Baroque chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague will provide the setting on 31 May for a concert by the Milan String Ensemble and the piano duo Campisano-Punzo for the celebration of the Festival of the Republic. Read more, in Italian.

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NEW YORK – American tribute to Gio’ Ponti

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York organised and is hosting an exhibition on one of Italy’s great masters of architecture and design, Gio’ Ponti, entitled ”Vivere alla Ponti/Living Ponti Style, which features furniture designed by Ponti along with letters, photos, videos and other forms of documentation illustrating the modernity of his approach. The show […]

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In Rome the EU considers the ‘Cocaine Route’ programme

Europe will be assessing the “Cocaine Route” Programme on 28 May in the course of an international conference in Rome entitled “Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine Route”. The conference has been organised by the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) in cooperation with the Italian Ministry […]

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Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine Route

The international conference “Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine Route“, organised by the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be held at the Hotel Plaza in Rome at 9:30 on Tuesday 28 May. The conference will open with speeches […]

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ANALYSIS: 63% of Milanese businesses engaged in internationalisation activity

Assolombarda, Lombardy Region’s principal business association, has published the results for its annual survey on internationalisation processes for businesses in Milan and its hinterland. The survey included about 3,600 Assolombarda member companies. The association’s deputy president, Giuseppe Castelli, underscored during the presentation that an international outlook is no longer an option: it is a necessity. […]

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ICE: an agency at the service of Italian businesses abroad

The goal of the new ICE, the Italian Trade Promotion Agency established after the Italian Foreign Trade Institute was closed down, is to provide ever-stronger support for Italian businesses. It listens to their needs on a daily basis – in Italy and abroad – and translates them into integrated services. The aim being to enable […]

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South Korea is growing, and looking to Italy. A new frontier for Italian businesses

A webinar to illustrate opportunities in a country that’s looking to Italy Business opportunities in South Korea were the topic of the third webinar in the “Internationalisation Just a Click Away” initiative conceived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Emilia-Romagna branch of Unioncamere (chambers of commerce). The project aims to provide information and […]

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THAILAND – Italian food and drink at Thaifex 2013

Italy is present in force at the “THAIFEX – World of food Asia 2013” trade fair in Thailand, which runs until 26 May. The most important food and drink event in Southeast Asia, THAIFEX has attracted over 70 Italian companies. The Italian presence was coordinated by the Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ICE), Federalimentare, Fiere di […]

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International Conference on “Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine Route”

The international conference “Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine Route“, organised by the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be held at the Hotel Plaza in Rome at 9:30 on Tuesday 28 May. The conference will open with speeches […]

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Pistelli: «Per noi la Cooperazione è una risorsa, non un lusso»

«Non esiste più solo la vecchia cooperazione bilaterale a dono, dobbiamo dare coerenza ad un set di politiche di sviluppo che non passano più solo da Roma». A sostenerlo è Lapo Pistelli, vice ministro degli Esteri con una delega «pesante»: quella alla Cooperazione internazionale. In questa intervista a l`Unità, Pistelli delinea le linee-guida della sua […]

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