Premier and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti hails Belgrade-Pristina accord

Premier and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti expressed his “deep satisfaction” today with the agreement reached in Brussels between Belgrade and Pristina. “This is an historic accord”, Monti asserted, recalling that “in our frequent contacts with the authorities of Belgrade and Pristina, Italy has always encouraged both parties to take advantage of this excellent window […]

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ITALY-USA – Urbino Award to Wolf Blitzer

Italian ambassador to the U.S. in Washington Claudio Bisogniero announced Wolf Blitzer, conductor of the CNN television programme “The Situation Room” Wolf Blitzer, as winner of the 8th annual Urbino Press Award – this year’s being a special edition as one the many events organized for the 2013 “Year of Italian Culture in the USA”. […]

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ITALY-POLAND – Green Energy and economic cooperation

Ecological/economic development, with a focus on low-environmental impact alternative energy sources, was the theme of the Italo-Polish seminar “Green Energy for Aeronautic and Automotive Applications” held on 17 April in Warsaw and fruit of a joint effort by the Ice office, the Italian embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in the Polish capital. Read more, […]

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ALBANIA – Appealing market for Italian firms

Relations between Italy and Albania and prospects for an economic partnership and “productive integration” were the focus of an interview our Ambassador in Tirana Massimo Gaiani granted to the on-line daily Shqiptarja.com. The ambassador underscored how Albania had made impressive progress over the past 20 years, pointing out that Italy had always supported that process; […]

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MOSCOW – A “Golden Bridge” uniting Italy and Russia

The “Ponte d’Oro” award ceremony has taken place at the Italian Embassy in Moscow, in what has become a traditional “get-together” for the Russian population and Italian community in the Russian capital. Founded and organised by the magazine “Italia – La vita come arte”,the award goes to “representatives of the cultural and economic communities who, […]

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USA – The human figure in italian art showcased in New York

Italian art is again in the limelight in the Big Apple, with the Assonance/Dissonance” exhibition focusing on the human figure through the history of Italian art. On show are 14 masterpieces, ranging from archaeological finds to works by 16th and 17th century masters (Jacopo Bassano, Luca Giordano, il Cigoli and others) to contemporary artists (Chia, […]

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SPAGNA – Madrid commemorates Rita Levi-Montalcini

Madrid celebrates Rita Levi-Montalcini, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, with a commemoration organised by the Italian Embassy on the eve of what would have been her 104th birthday. The event, organised in collaboration with the Mensajeros de la Paz association, was intended to highlight not just this extraordinary women but also the ample […]

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POLAND – Astaldi wins a contract worth 90 million euros for Krakow’s airport

A new important order for Astaldi in Poland. The group has signed a contract worth around 90 million euros to build new passenger terminals at the John Paul II International Airport. “This contract”, commented Italian Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, further consolidates the presence of the group in the Polish market and is a new, significant success […]

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Ministerial Meeting on Syria – Istanbul 20-21 April 2013

On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April 2013 a meeting of the Friends of Syria will take place in Istanbul at the Adile Sultan Palace whose participants will include Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù. Media representatives interested in covering the sessions can obtain accreditation by filling out and submitting the forum at webpage […]

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ITALY-ARGENTINA – Liszt meetz Verdi in Buenos Aires

In observance of the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi, Neapolitan pianist Giulio De Luca will be performing Liszt’s paraphrases of some of Verdi’s major works in a concert in Buenos Aires. Read more, Italian.

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OMAN – Tourism and business opportunities showcased in Rome

Oman, a fascinating country with a strong potential for tourism, excellent growth rate and a desire for economic diversification and to build up small and midsize enterprises, was the object of a country presentation organized at the Confindustria by Asssafrica e Mediterraneo in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Oman, the Embassy of Oman […]

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Florence will host the General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a UNESCO body, in 2014

Florence will host the General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in 2014. ICOMOS is a UNESCO non-governmental international organisation dedicated to the conservation of the world’s monuments and sites. The General Assembly will be an event of great international significance and will have a great impact on Italy. Indeed, the […]

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