Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 20 June: latest news from the world
Focus on Uganda Rome is hosting a meeting today of the Uganda Investment and Trade Hub for East Africa. The event was organised by Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo with Studio Legale Pavia e Ansaldo and the Italian Embassy in Uganda. The Uganda Investment and Trade Hub for East Africa is designed to give details of […]
Read moreMeeting of the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institute of the MENA region in Beirut
A meeting of the Italian Cultural Institutes and Embassies of the MENA region on 15 and 16 June focussed on the key themes of the project “2018. Italy, Culture, Mediterranean”. Those attending included: the Ambassador in Beirut, Massimo Marotti, the General Manager for the Promotion of the Country System, Min. Plen. Vincenzo De Luca, the […]
Read more2017 Trieste Summit on the Western Balkans
The official logo of the Western Balkans Summit, to be held in Trieste on 12 July under the Italian Presidency, was launched today. The logo has been designed to celebrate the highest moment in the Italian Presidency of the “Berlin Process”. The city of Trieste, which will be hosting the Summit, is represented through its well-known symbol […]
Read moreArgentina – Buenos Aires to host concert “Toutes les nuites” on June 25
Mezzo-soprano Mattea Musso will be performing vocal Renaissance and Baroque music, accompanied by Argentinian musicians Miguel De Olaso and Pablo Angilletta, at the “Toutes les nuits” event to take place on June 25 in Buenos Aires. The concert, which will be hosted by the cultural centre Usina del Arte, is featured in the centre’s Chamber Music programme and […]
Read moreFrance – Exchanging views on Palermo: a double exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute
The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris pays homage to the city of Palermo and its many faces with a double exhibition, inaugurated a few days ago and entitled: “Palermo arabo-normanna” [Arab-Norman Palermo] by Francesco Ferla and “Capanne” [Huts] by Angelo Cirrincione. In this fascinating city of contrasts, a magnet for photographers, working-class neighbourhoods merge with precious architecture dating back to the time of […]
Read moreRussian Federation – Italian Mission in Ekaterinburg
The Italian Ambassador in Moscow, Cesare Maria Ragaglini, will lead a mission in Ekaterinburg, the capital of the Russian region of Sverdlovsk, on 19 and 20 June. The mission, organised by ICE (the Italian Trade Agency’s office) in Moscow will include 20 Italian firms from the mechanics, construction, furniture and logistics sectors. Within the Federation, this region is one of those […]
Read moreMax Botticelli’s Portraits of Italian Fashion on show in Bratislava
Sunday, 18 June, was the closing date of “Portraits of Italian fashion, forms and emotions taking shape”, an exhibition displaying 80 images by Mx Botticelli, a photographer known for his work with fashion designers and maisons such as Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferrè, Iceberg, Antonio Marras, Valentino, Kenzo, Albino, Monvieve, Renato Balestra, Gattinoni and Romeo Gigli. […]
Read moreIntra-Yemeni dialogue on the constitutional arrangements in post-conflict Yemen
Rome-Fiesole, 16 June 2017. The European University Institute (EUI) of Florence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) hosted a session of the Informal Dialogue on the future constitutional framework to be promoted in Yemen. The Country has been in the grips of a tragic civil war for the past two years, […]
Read moreSave the Children National Forum
The Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Maria Vignali, was invited to attend the National Forum “Protect, Shelter, Grow Together” organised by Save the Children, at Palazzo Marino in Milan. The event represented an important opportunity for an in-depth analysis and debate on […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy 15 June: latest news from the world
Australia: Government announces major infrastructure project in Queensland The 2017-18 Queensland State Draft Budget was announced just a few days ago. The budget, which envisages an increase in public exoenditure and a reduction in the budget surplus, has the following priorities: creating new jobs to bring the unemployment rate down to 6%, increasing infrastructure funding and incentives to promote a transition to a […]
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