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A plenary session of the EU Workshop on SMEs in the framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will meet on 12 July 2012 from 16:00 to 19:00 at the foreign ministry in Rome. The event will be open to the press and chaired by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù. Participants will include Vice […]
Read moreA field hospital set up by the Italian Cooperation in northern Jordan, at the border with Syria, to provide assistance to the thousands of refugees who have fled Syria in recent months was inaugurated today. Hospital managed in collaboration with Jordanian health service The facility is located in the city of Mafraq and was set […]
Read moreThe Freiburg Opera House hosted a benefit concert on 7 July for the earthquake victims of Emilia-Romagna, organised by the Dante Alighieri Society in collaboration with the Italian Consulate and the Freiburg Theater. The Freiburg International String Quartet performed music by Mozart, Verdi and Ottorino Respighi, and were joined by mezzosporano Anja Jung.
Read moreCameroon critics applaude Italian cinema: in view of its constructive and realistic treatment of African immigration in Italy, “Ainom”, directed and produced in 2011 by Lorenzo Ceva Valla and Mario Garofano, was awarded the prize for best foreign film of the year at the “Ecrans Noirs” film festival. Italian Ambassador Stefano Pontesilli presented the award […]
Read moreLyric music was the front-liner at the26th edition of the international music festival in Izmir, where hundreds of artists from all over the world compete. The Italian Consulate organised a recital by mezzosoprano Francesca Franci, accompanied by Paolo Villa, performing works by Verdi, Haendel and Bizet. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of […]
Read moreGiuseppe Manzo, Head of the Press and Institutional Communication Service, will hold his customary briefing at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 11 July 2012. Also attending the briefing will be 20 Iraqi journalists participating in a training programme financed by the foreign ministry entitled “The Iraqi media: network for communication and reconciliation”. Please send accreditation requests […]
Read more(valid only the actual speech delivered) Quo vadis Europe? Since Italy has constantly been in favour of enlargement – the Italian Parliament was among the first ones in Europe to ratify Croatia’s accession – allow me to shift the perspective a bit. In a sense, I would like to reverse the question: can the EU […]
Read moreThe Tunisian government ratified an agreement on 73 million euro in Italian credit for SMEs. The protocol was signed in November of last year and is the 8th credit line to be extended to Tunisian SMEs by the Italian Cooperation. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreOn 4 July, Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Giuseppe Morabito participated in the presentation of the new Maserati GranCabrio Fendi at Beirut’s Fendi Casa, organised in collaboration with the economic/trade office of the Embassy of Italy and with its patronage. Also present were numerous prominent Lebanese politicians and business persons. The model, of which only 50 […]
Read moreIt is “one of Italy’s goals and interests to facilitate the European Union’s granting of candidate status to Albania in every way possible”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Albanian counterpart Edmond Panariti. Tirana, Terzi continued, “is making a major […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi hailed the election of the Hon. Riccardo Migliori as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for the coming year. “This is without a doubt a great success for Italy”, Minister Terzi underscored, “and recognition of the credibility and results achieved in recent years by the Hon. Migliori and the […]
Read more67 works from Florentine National and municipal museums, galleries and art collections: The exhibition “Renaissance in Florence. Masterpieces and Protagonists” for the 100th anniversary of the National Museum of Beijing on 6 July. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
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