Italy-Japan: Leonardo da Vinci exhibition presented in Tokyo
In May 2015 Japan will host the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci and the Battle of Anghiari – The Mystery of the Tavola Doria”, organized by the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. The Doria Panel The press conference for the presentation was held recently in Tokyo in the presence of, among others, Italian ambassador Domenico Giorgi. The […]
Read moreStockholm – Concert by Bollani to bid farewell to EU presidency
The Italian EU Presidency concluded in Stockholm with a performance by Stefano Bollani. The great Italian jazz musician received an enthusiastic response from the audience of 300 guests from political, diplomatic and business spheres. Great cultural events Speaking before the audience, Italian ambassador Elena Basile thanked the Swedish and Italian firms that had made the […]
Read moreGentiloni visits refugee camp in Erbil – “We’re proud of you”, he tells Italian military
“I hope that Europe and Italy can do more” to alleviate the humanitarian crisis, “of which Kurdistan is bearing the heaviest weight”. These were the words of Minister Paolo Gentiloni, visiting the refugee camp at Bahrka, about 40 minutes from Erbil. Run by the UNHCR along with Italian NGOs Intersos and Un Ponte Per, the […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Uganda: Building Energy to build photovoltaic plant in Tororo
Uganda: Building Energy to build photovoltaic plant in Tororo The consortium made up of Milan-based Building Energy SPA and Uganda’s Simba Telecom has won the tender to build a photovoltaic plant in Tororo (near the Ruenzori mountains). The contract is part of the “Get Fit” programme promoted by the Electricity Regulatory Authority, which to date […]
Read moreEthiopia: New Italian-Amharic dictionary presented
The event to present the new Italian-Amharic dictionary at the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa was an opportunity to discuss the complex and rich relationship between Italy and Ethiopia in the field of linguistic and philological studies. The dictionary was initially edited by Professor Berhanu Abeba, who died in 2008, and subsequently by Gianfrancesco […]
Read moreRomania: President Iohannis hosts Italian concert
The newly installed Romanian president, Klaus Iohannis, was guest of honour at a concert by Mauro Maur which closed the celebrations in Romania for the Italian EU Presidency. Italian Ambassador Diego Brasioli and the director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Ezio Peraro, who promoted the concert, also attended. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreZagreb – Guercino lights up EU ambassadors meeting in Croatia
The last coordination meeting for the European Union countries’ ambassadors to Croatia took place recently in Zagreb. The meeting took place in the Museum of Arts and Crafts, which until 31 January 2015 will host the exhibition entitled “Guercino: the Light of the Baroque”. Before the meeting, the Italian Ambassador to Croatia, Emanuela D’Alessandro, accompanied […]
Read moreEU: Gentiloni in Riga – Turnover of EU Presidency
Minister Paolo Gentiloni was is Riga today for a visit on behalf of the January 1st turnover of the EU Presidency and in the spirit of the European Presidency “Trio” (Luxembourg, Italy, Latvia). Meeting agenda The Eastern and Southern Partnership, the main international crises and immigration were the topics at the centre of the agenda of […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: Barnett give green light to Perth Freight Link
Australia: Barnett give green light to Perth Freight Link Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett announced approval of the “Perth Freight Link” project for modernising the various infrastructures of Fremantle Port. The project has already been funded for a sum of approximately AUD 1.6 million (more than 1 billion euro) by the Australian federal and Western […]
Read moreItaly-U.S.: Kerry applauds Italian EU Presidency
United States Secretary of State John Kerry hosted a working lunch at the American State Department for the European Ambassadors accredited in Washington. The encounter fell within the framework of the events promoted by the Italian embassy for the Italian duty presidency of the Council of the EU. Exchange of views on Euro-Atlantic relations The […]
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