G20 Youth Summit: Young Ambassadors Society seeks 5 delegates for Y20 Turkey 2015 in Istanbul
The Young Ambassadors Society is once again training and recruiting the Italian delegation for Y20, the G20 Youth summit taking place from 15 to 21 August 2015 in Istanbul. Participation in international summits Once again this year, the Young Ambassadors Society (YAS) will be sending 5 Italian delegates to the Istanbul Summit taking place in […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Israel: Competition for technological cooperation with Italy now open
Israel: Competition for technological cooperation with Italy now open The Italian Foreign Ministry and the Israel-Europe R&D Directorate (ISERD) are seeking eligible projects for the funding envisaged by the Italy-Israel technological cooperation agreement. The projects approved could receive funding of up to 50% of documented research and development (R&D) costs. A wide range of sectors […]
Read moreBrussels: pedalling for freedom in memory of Ennio Odino
It is difficult to sum up in just a few lines a life as full as that of Ennio Odino’s. As a resistance fighter he escaped a massacre in Liguria, and was then interned in Mauthausen concentration camp. After he was freed he returned to Italy, where he became a professional cyclist alongside Fausto Coppi. […]
Read moreBrussels: pedalling for freedom in memory of Ennio Odino
It is difficult to sum up in just a few lines a life as full as that of Ennio Odino’s. As a resistance fighter he escaped a massacre in Liguria, and was then interned in Mauthausen concentration camp. After he was freed he returned to Italy, where he became a professional cyclist alongside Fausto Coppi. […]
Read moreFinland: EXPO Milan presentation
Initiatives presenting Milan’s Universal Exposition were a great success at the Matka 2015 tourism fair in Helsinki, which ran from 15 to 18 January and is the largest travel industry event in Northern Europe. The EXPO stand, in the Italian exhibition area, attracted record numbers of visitors. The Italian Ambassador in Helsinki, Giorgio Visetti, also […]
Read moreHamburg: author Bajani presents his homage to Tabucchi
Italian author Andrea Bajani has presented his novel “Mi conosci” to German readers, at an event hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg. The book is a homage to the memory of his friend and fellow author, Antonio Tabucchi, who died in 2012. The novel, published in Germany with the title “Erkennst Du mich”, […]
Read moreArgentina – Italy’s Teatro San Carlo to perform in music festival in Plaza Vaticano
The Teatro San Carlo in Naples and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires will be working together at the “Music Festival in Plaza Vaticano 2015”. Italy’s participation is supported by the Italian Embassy in Argentina and the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires. The Teatro San Carlo will be presenting Mozart’s Requiem (ballet) on 30 […]
Read moreMontreal – Michelangelo’s sculptures through the lens of Aurelio Amendola
A photography exhibition by Aurelio Amendola will bring the sculptures of Michelangelo Buonarroti to the Canadian city of Montreal. Hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, “Michelangelo’s sculptures through the lens of Aurelio Amendola” opens on Thursday 5 February and runs until Friday 27 February 2015. The exhibition features 36 black-and-white photographs by the world-famous photographer. […]
Read moreDei/Sole24Ore – Canada: 724 million euro investment planned for ferries and ro-ro shipping
According to estimates by the Canadian Ferry Operators Association (CFOA), operators plan to invest about 1 billion Canadian dollars (equating to around 724 million euro) over the next 5 years. The country’s ferry operators currently carry 53 million passengers and 18 million vehicles each year. Indeed, ferries are commonly used in Canada, especially to reach […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey: project revived for coal-fired power plant at Afşin-Elbistan
Turkey plans to extend and modernise the electricity power stations fuelled by lignite from fields near the town of Elbsitan, in Kahramanmaraş province in the south-east of the country. Its aim is to limit the amount of energy imports needed to support the country’s growth. The Afşin-Elbistan coalfields contain reserves of 4.4 billion tons, or […]
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