Cuba- Italy Committees to support investment and cooperation
The first meeting of the Cuba-Italy Bi-national Committees set up to manage the Countervalue Fund established by the Bilateral Debt Treatment Agreements signed last July, was held today in Havana, chaired by the Deputy Minister for Overseas Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX), Ileana Nuñez, and the Italian Ambassador to Cuba, Andrea Ferrari. For Cuba, the meeting was […]
Read moreConference on the collaboration between MAECI and the Carabinieri Corps
The Farnesina will host the Conference on “The collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Carabinieri Corps to enhance citizens’ security and promote Italian concerns abroad” at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 30 May. The Conference seeks to enhance the collaboration between MAECI and the Arma dei Carabinieri (Carabinieri Corps) through several interventions. On […]
Read moreItaly-Thailand Business Forum
The third meeting of the “Italy-Thailand Business Forum” was hosted by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), an internationally prestigious think tank, at Palazzo Clerici – one of the most attractive historical buildings in Milan. It was attended by more than 30 high ranking representatives of leading Italian and Thai companies, demonstrating the increasing […]
Read moreGermany – “Writers in the library”, appointment with Paolo Di Paolo
The Italian Cultural Institute of Hamburg will be hosting Paolo Di Paolo on Wednesday 31 May, at 7pm in its series “Writers in the library…” . Former writers included Andrea Molesini, Mauro Garofalo and Michela Murgia, and now the Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to welcome the author of the novels “Dove eravate tutti” (2011, […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 26 May: latest world news
Spain: Valencia hosts a technology fair for UN peace missions Valencia is hosting a technology fair aimed at the needs of UN peacekeeping missions on 24 and 25 October, 2017. The fair, organised by the United Nations Procurement Division, will include five sectors: construction, security, telecommunications, energy and logistics. Companies wishing to take part will […]
Read moreMexico – Conference on the Otomi groups of the Sierra Madre Orientale
At 7pm on 31 May, the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City will host Federica Rainelli’s conference “’Gente de costumbre’. Life and ritual practices amongst the Otomi of the Sierra Madre Orientale”. In the mountains of the Sierra Madre Orientale, between the Sierra Norte de Puebla and the Huasteca Sud, is a small tongue of […]
Read moreItalian Dance Connection by Vanessa Tamburi is back in NY
The Italian Dance Connection (IDACO nyc), the contemporary dance festival led by Vanessa Tamburi, is back on the New York scene from May 30. The third festival will involve more than 25 dance companies, artists and directors. Round tables will be held during the week of the festival with off-site dance exhibitions at the Italian […]
Read moreBetween the lines of my boundaries
From 23 May to 22 December 2017, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid is hosting Lina Fucà’s exhibition entitled “Between the lines of my boundaries”, organised with the Giorgio Persano Gallery and the Merz Foundation. In recent years, interaction between different languages has become the main feature of her research, which begins with a reflection on the […]
Read moreAward for Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The web portal “Il visto per l’Italia” (http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home.aspx) received the “Premio 10×10 – 100 progetti per cambiare la PA” award yesterday at the “La Nuvola” Conference Centre in Rome. The award was received by project creators, Alberto Colella and Raffaella Gaggiano, and the Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Vignali. “Il Visto per l’Italia” is […]
Read more‘WOMEN’S OPTION”
Among the new options for a flexible labour market exit, the 2017 Budget Law has introduced the so-called Women’s Option. It is an opportunity for an early right to retirement for women compared to the normal old-age pension schemes, as long as women have reached some minimum requirements that have been extended in the new […]
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