Protection and promotion of human rights: dialogue with NGOs

A meeting for Italian NGOs and associations active in the defence and promotion of human rights, was dedicated to international deadlines regarding human rights matters, especially within the United Nations and the European Union. A useful and constructive exchange of information and assessments, for which all participants expressed their sincere appreciation. Italian priorities Particular attention […]

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Press notice detail

Head of the Press and Institutional Information Service Giuseppe Manzo will hold his customary press briefing at 12:00 on Monday 16 April. For accreditation send an email to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it or a fax to 06-36912122. Admittance will be at the rear entrance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Via Macchia della Farnesina entrance – beginning […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Presidente Fernando Napolitano,cari colleghi di Governo,Ambasciatore Thorne,Signore e Signori, sono molto lieto di partecipare a questo Convegno sia per la presenza di tanti autorevoli oratori, sia perché i temi rivestono un’importanza fondamentale per il futuro del nostro Paese. Per far fronte alla situazione finanziaria del Paese, siamo stati […]

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PRAGUE: New frontiers in fighting tumors, symposium sponsorded by Italian Cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Insitute of Prague is promoting the symposium “Day of Immunology 2012: Toward New Frontiers”, dedicated to the fight against tumors and planned for 23 April at the Physiology Institute. The symposium is being organised by Dr. Luca Vannucci, Director of the Institute’s immunotherapy laboratory, as a contribution to the celebrations for the […]

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“Italian scientists around the world, and the country’s growth”, conference in Rome

Uniting the main protagonists of Italian scientific spheres abroad, and placing them in close contact with Italian decision makers, is the goal of the Conference “Italian scientists around the world and the country’s growth”, planned for Tuesday 17 April at the foreign ministry in Rome. The event, organized by the MFA in close coordination with […]

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Youth and the city, call for innovative projects

In the context of promoting a global partnership of donor countries and developing countries, the Catalytic Fund, a World Bank Trust Fund, has launched the first Call for Proposals centred on youth, entitled “Youth and the City: Challenges of and Visions for Demographic Change” for innovative urban projects. Local bodies, NGOs and Universities The call […]

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Dublin: Italian Business Group is led by Amb. Zanini

The Italian Business Group was created in Dublin, and unites Italian and Irish business persons working for Italian businesses in Ireland in various categories. The group, operating under the aegis of the Embassy of Italy and led by Ambassador Maurizio Zanini, offers to provide a point of encounter for Italian business persons as well as […]

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Press notice detail

Meeting on “Italian scientists around the world and the growth of the country” (Tuesday 17 April 2012, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sala Conferenze Internazionali). Minister Terzi and Minister Profumo will open the conference “Italian scientists around the world and the growth of the country” on Tuesday, 17 April at the foreign ministry in Rome. The […]

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G8: appeal to UN for North Korea and Syria – Italy’s piracy proposal embraced, highly significant, says Terzi

The countries of the G8 agreed to appeal to the UN Security Council for “appropriate measures” against North Korea for its attempt to send a Kwangmyongsong-3 Satellite into orbit; the foreign ministers also urged the UN to send observers to Syria to verify and ensure implementation of the Kofi Annan plan, since what has been […]

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Dichiarazione Ministri Esteri G8 (in translation)

We, the G-8 Foreign Ministers, condemn the launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which is a violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, and 1874. Sharing the view that the launch undermines regional peace and stability, we call on the DPRK to abstain from further launches using ballistic missile technology or […]

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Colonia – Festival della Letteratura, Roberto Saviano ospite d’onore (in translation)

L’Italia è stata protagonista alla dodicesima edizione del Festival internazionale delle letterature a Colonia, con Roberto Saviano ospite d’onore. Quest’anno l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura ha presentato tre autori al Lit.Cologne, che si è svolto dal 14 al 24 marzo: Andrea Bajani, che ha presentato la traduzione in tedesco del romanzo ‘Ogni promessa’ vincitore del Premio […]

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ISTANBUL – Le relazioni economiche italo-turche viste da un banchiere, conferenza (in translation)

Nell’ambito del programma di eventi “Orizzontitaliani 2012”, promosso dall’Ambasciata d’Italia ad Ankara, l’Ambasciatore Gianpaolo Scarante ha ospitato l’11 aprile scorso a Palazzo Venezia a Istanbul la conferenza tenuta da Ersin Özince, Presidente della Türkiye İş Bankası (uno dei maggiori gruppi bancari turchi), sul tema “Le relazioni economico-commerciali turco-italiane dalla prospettiva di un banchiere”. Dopo il […]

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