Vietnam relies on rail development to sustain growth

The modernisation of the infrastructure sector is one of the biggest bottlenecks Vietnam has to face to maintain current growth rates (forecasts for 2024 range between 6 and 7 per cent) and continue to attract high value-added investment from abroad. The physical conformation of the territory also contributes to the severe shortcomings of the railway and motorway […]

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United Nations in Vienna, exhibition on the fight against transnational organised crime

On the occasion of the Conference of the Parties to the Palermo Convention (United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime), Italy promoted an exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna illustrating our country’s experience in the fight against transnational organised crime, organised by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Internal Affairs and […]

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Tajani – A message of peace from Pescara to the Middle East, Gaza and Lebanon (Centro)

The Pescara G7 summit, to be held from tomorrow to Thursday, comes at a time of unprecedented international unrest – how worried are you, Minister Tajani? “We are living in a period of extreme uncertainty. First came the invasion of Ukraine, then the 7 October attack by Hamas, and now the broadening of the crisis […]

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Minister Tajani’s mission to Israel and Palestine

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Israel and Palestine. The visit envisages meetings with the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, and, in Ramallah, with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa. Minister Tajani said: “Italy’s commitment to […]

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Antonio Tajani: ‘Israel has won, peace is possible. Albania? It is not Rwanda’ (Il Giornale)

“Israel has now won, a ceasefire is possible. Albania is not Rwanda and France is doing as we are doing”. Forza Italia’s leader and Foreign Minister Tajani is on a mission to the Middle East. ‘”We need to work immediately on a UNIFIL 3 with new rules” “Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, the Emirates or […]

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Niamey, Italy-Niger Cooperation Day

The Italy-Niger Cooperation Day was held on 17 October, i.e. an event to celebrate Italy’s contribution to Niger through initiatives and activities at several levels, ranging from cooperation to development, vocational training, cultural enhancement and economic development. During the event, the first workshop for companies was inaugurated, organised by the Italian Embassy in Niger, in […]

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Tirana: Rai Com-RTSH Agreement signed

The screening of new audiovisual programmes in the Italian language in Albania is at the heart of the Agreement between Rai Com and RTSH, signed on 17 October 2024 at the Italian Residence in Tirana, and announced at a press conference. The event falls in conjunction with the celebration of the 24th edition of the […]

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Lima celebrates Antonio Raimondi

The documentary exhibition ‘Tra due mondi: memoria e celebrazione di Antonio Raimondi in Italia e in Perù’ (Between Two Worlds: Memory and Celebration of Antonio Raimondi in Italy and Peru) was inaugurated at the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima. The exhibition encompasses two bicentenaries, the birth of Antonio Raimondi on 19 September 1824 and the […]

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Joint Press Conference of Ministers Tajani and Piantedosi

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, held a joint press conference at the end of their mission to Menton and Ventimiglia. The two ministers met with the security forces responsible for monitoring the Italian-French border, together with the French […]

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In Lyon, the “Geometry of Enchantment”

The exhibition “Geometry of Enchantment. Fragments of Italian Beauty” is a collection of fifty images by Valerio Corzani. Inaugurated on 25 September, it will be on display at the Italian Cultural Institute of Lyon until 21 November. The aim of the exhibition is to document beauty through geometric forms, uncovering perimeter affinities and transforming landscapes […]

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In Helsinki, the Renaissance of Jacopo Bassano

An exhibition on Jacopo Da Ponte, known as Jacopo Bassano, one of the most important painters of the Italian Renaissance, has been inaugurated at the Sinebrychoff Art Museum in Helsinki. Bassano is renowned for his vivid and detailed depictions of rural life and his religious compositions. The 34 works on display will remain at the […]

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Ambassadors to the Holy See Literary Award, 6th edition – year 2025

The Italian Embassy and the Delegation of the European Union to the Holy See have announced the 6th edition of the Ambassadors to the Holy See Literary Award. Established six years ago on the initiative of a group of Heads of Mission, the Award is open to authors of books published in Italian and intended […]

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