Ideas of EXPO: “Right to Food”, an Italian project launched by the ‘Milan Center for Food Law and Policy’
Il ”diritto al cibo”, ovvero una Convenzione multilaterale in materia di diritto al cibo e al cibo garantito. E’ l’iniziativa del centro di documentazione ”Milan Center for Food Law and Policy”, presieduto da Livia Pomodoro, presidente del Tribunale di Milano, e costituito da Expo Milano 2015, dalla Camera di Commercio, dal Comune di Milano e […]
Read moreDubai – World Expo Tour stops off in the Emirates
“We have decided to build a bridge to Dubai 2020 as EXPO is a journey that must continue in order to foster the cultural progress of peoples”, said alderman for the EXPO and the internationalisation of businesses of the Lombardy Region Fabrizio Sala. Sala and his colleague in charge of Education, Training and Work, Valentina […]
Read moreBudapest – Italian Caffè Letterario hosts Tabucchi discussion
Budapest’s new Caffè Letterario continues its activities with a calendar of events promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of that city. One Monday afternoon a month, from January to June, the Institute hosts a readings from great Italian literature accompanied by a great cup of coffee Italian-style (a contribution from DeLonghi-Kimbo). The season opened on […]
Read morePrague – Great lyrical music in the heart of Bohemia
The most beautiful of Verdi’s arias will take centre stage in Prague in a concert organised by the Italian Cultural Institute at 19:30 in the city’s Smetana Hall featuring Bass baritone Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, who returns to the capital nearly two years after his sell-out success at the Rudolfinum’s Dvořák Hall. The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted […]
Read moreMinsk – Italy a top participant in the 22nd International Book Fair
The 22nd Minsk International Book Fair opens on 11 February, and Italy will be participating with a stand arranged by the Embassy showcasing two Italian publishing houses specialised in didactic literature – Alma Edizioni and Edilingua – as well as the many opportunities to study the Italian language in Belarus. Visitors to the stand will […]
Read moreShanghai – 2015 the year of rebalanced trade
The year 2015 will be one to adjust the trade balance between Italy and China, which currently places the Asian giant well ahead of our country. This is the goal of the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai for the year of the Milan EXPO. “All the components of our country system”, Italian Consul General […]
Read moreEU: Gentiloni at Foreign Affairs Council, Agenda centred on Ukraine crisis
The Ukraine crisis is at the centre of the agenda of a foreign ministers council meeting, where Minister Paolo Gentiloni is participating. A negotiated settlement to Ukraine crisis The European foreign ministers meeting begins a week that promises to be a demanding one for European and international diplomats seeking a negotiated solution to the Ukraine […]
Read moreMunich Conference: Gentiloni cites negotiation as route to settling Ukraine crisis
Negotiation continues to be the only viable route to settling the crisis in Ukraine. “Imagining a military solution as a contribution would be unjustifiably hazardous”, said Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who attended the international security conference in Munich, as he commented on Italy’s stance. Gentiloni, who also held a bilateral meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergei […]
Read moreMadrid – Photography – Fontana’s colours in Spain
“Photography must make the invisible visible, not simply reproduce the visible”. These are the words of photographer Franco Fontana, whose work on colour will be on display in Madrid in a personal exhibition entitled “Color” at the Mondo Galería. Running from 20 February to 4 April 2015, the exhibition is organised by the Italian Cultural […]
Read moreMexico – Italian machinery and industrial products
Seven Italian companies from four regions (Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna) represented Italy at Expomanufactura 2015, Mexico’s most important manufacturing fair. The Italian pavilion was organised jointly by the Ministry for Economic Development and the Italian Trade Agency-ICE, with support from the Italian Embassy in Mexico City. Mexico is an important market for technology “Made […]
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