Italian Economic Diplomacy 19 December: latest global news

The government of Georgia chose the company Keios  (www.keios.it) to work in a joint venture with CMC (Georgia) to plan and oversee urban regeneration work in the spa town of Abastumani. Worth about 850,000 euros, the project is financed by the World Bank under the Third Regional Development Project. The aim is to increase tourism in […]

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‘Mediterranean’ photography exhibition by Mimmo Jodice in Rabat

The ‘Mediterranean’ photography exhibition by Neapolitan artist Mimmo Jodice was opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in Rabat. The photographs on display are the fruit of the artist’s long research and years of travelling across the two shores of the Mediterranean: Naples and the South of Italy, Greece, Spain and France but also Turkey, Syria, […]

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Information Note – Presentation of the Twinning Project for the reform of the Tunisian Administrative Justice system (Rome, Palazzo Spada, 20 December 2018)

On 20 December, at 3 p.m., Palazzo Spada will host the presentation of the Italy-Tunisia Twinning Project for the reform of the Tunisian Administrative Justice system   On Thursday, 20 December, at 3 p.m., the Sala di Pompeo of Palazzo Spada (Piazza Capo di Ferro, 13) will host the meeting promoted by the Consiglio di Stato in association with the […]

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International Anti-Corruption Day at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, opened “International Anti-Corruption Day” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, devoted to the prevention of corruption in public and subsidiary companies. The President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority, Raffaele Cantone, and the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating […]

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Media accreditation notice – Arrival of the body of Antonio Megalizzi at the Ciampino Military Airport (18 December 2018)

Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in covering the arrival of the body of Italian citizen Antonio Megalizzi, scheduled for today, 18 December, at the Ciampino Military Airport, are requested to apply for accreditation. Accreditation applications should be sent by email to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Institutional Press and Communication Service […]

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Italy present at Design Creativity Month in China

The Milan Polytechnic participates in the Creativity Month opened at the Jinsha Ecool Park, the Design District of Chongqing, in China. The Ecool Park, located in a decommissioned factory, is an enormous complex dedicated to creative industries in the perspective of becoming the major design district in all of Southwest China. It houses exhibition spaces, […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 18 December: latest news from the world​

TURKEY – Sparkle enhances its ERP solution with SAP HANA at its Istanbul Data Center Sparkle, the International Services arm of the TIM Group and among the top ten global operators, enhances its ERP Infrastructure solution with the introduction of certified SAP HANA hardware in its Istanbul Data Center, Turkey. The solution, also available in […]

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UN General Assembly votes a resolution on a Moratorium on the death penalty

The  seventh Resolution on a universal Moratorium on the death penalty was adopted by the UNGA Plenary Session on 17 December. Every two years the resolution is proposed by a group of countries, including Italy, which has always been at the forefront of this campaign. The resolution received 121 votes in favour, up from 117 […]

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An Authentic Italian Christmas Celebration in Volkswagen’s Hometown

Every year, the Christmas celebration for the children of Wolfsburg, Germany, is a memorable event. Introduced in the 1980s for the children of the Italian community, thanks to the efforts of the Consular Agency of Italy, over the years this event has become an international celebration aimed at enhancing integration and dialogue between people of […]

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The Supreme Court of Thailand acquits Denis Cavatassi

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, confirms that the Supreme Court of Thailand has acquitted Denis Cavatassi, an Italian citizen detained in Thailand since 2011 and sentenced to death in 2016. “The good news of the important acquittal sentence handed down by the Thai Supreme Court this morning will enable […]

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16th session of the Italo-Russian Council on Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation (CIRCEIF)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, and the Minister of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation , Denis Valentinovich Manturov, co-chair the 16th session of the Italo-Russian Council on Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation (CIRCEIF), convening the representatives of the two Countries’ Administrations members of the Council. The CIRCEIF […]

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Concert in Bethlehem

Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean in the Church of Saint Catherine in Bethlehem A concert in the Church of Saint Catherine in Bethlehem was the closing event of the ‘Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean’ 2018 programme organised by the Italian Consulate General in Jerusalem. The performance featured the European Union Youth Orchestra conducted by Maestro Paolo Olmi with […]

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