Istanbul – 7 Italian films for Turkish cinema-goers
Italy and its films have been a huge hit with Turkish cinema-goers. Seven films were featured during the 5th “Italian Cinema in Istanbul” season organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà. The initiative, which attracted over 1500 film-lovers, was supported by the Italian Embassy in Turkey and our Consulate General in […]
Read moreEU: modernisation and investment-readiness for the Italian system – Discussion Day at the Farnesina – 15 December 2014
“International harmonisation instruments in the commercial field: an opportunity to modernise the Italian system and open it up to investment within the framework of European Union law”. That is the title of a discussion day that will take place on 15 December 2014 in the Aldo Moro hall at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Internationalisation: Italy for business, Perugia 18 December
Internationalisation: Italy for business, Perugia 18 December A new internationalisation road show event will take place in Perugia on 18 December 2014 at the Chamber of Commerce’s Conference Centre. Entitled “Italy for Business: with SMEs towards foreign markets”, the initiative aims to illustrate the various instruments provided by the state and the organisations in the […]
Read moreLondra – In Residenza quinto ‘lunch’ di lavoro per il semestre italiano (in translation)
Si e’ tenuto presso la residenza dell’ambasciatore d’Italia a Londra, Pasquale Terracciano, il quinto appuntamento della serie di breakfast e lunch di lavoro organizzati dalla sede diplomatica nell’ambito della Presidenza Italiana dell’Unione Europea. Ospiti d’onore per il lunch, il ministro degli Esteri del governo ombra Douglas Alexander e quello per gli Affari europei Pat McFadden, […]
Read moreCile – Europa costruisce il piu’ grande telescopio del mondo (in translation)
Il consiglio dello European southern observatory (Eso) ha dato il via libera alla costruzione dello European extremely large telescope (E-Elt), il piu’ grande telescopio ottico del mondo. Lo strumento avra’ 39 metri di apertura e sara’ il piu’ grande “occhio del mondo rivolto al cielo”. La costruzione avverra’ sul Cerro Armazones, nel deserto cileno di […]
Read moreBarcelona – Servillo to stage “Le voci di dentro”
Eduardo De Filippo’s “Le voci di dentro” is being staged in Barcelona by Italian actor/director Toni Servillo as part of a tour that has already seen performances in Chicago, St. Petersburg, Paris, London and Madrid. The play will run until 13 December 2014 at Barcelona’s Lliure theatre. Future dates include Liège, Lyons and Budapest. Read […]
Read moreHanoi – Fashions by Gaudiomonte on display
Italian fashion designer Michele Gaudiomonte is showing his collections in Asia, with an exhibition in Hanoi that will run until 15 December 2014 to coincide with Vietnam’s spring-summer 2015 Fashion Week. As the Italian Ambassador, Lorenzo Angeloni, pointed out, Gaudiomonte’s creations are works of art produced using the finest Italian silks. The event was organised […]
Read moreCairo – Exhibition on Nefertari tomb, discovered by Schiaparelli
The photographic exhibition entitled “Nefertari 1904-2014” has opened in Cairo to mark the 110th anniversary of the discovery of Queen Nefertari’s tomb by the Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaparelli. The exhibition will be hosted in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square until 8 January 2015, after which it will transfer to Alexandria and Luxor. The event […]
Read moreTurkey – Italy guest of honour at Izmir tourism fair
Italy was guest of honour at the tourism fair in Izmir, which attracted 30,000 visitors (a 50% increase on 2013) and about 800 exhibitors from 30 countries. Our country was represented by the Italian Embassy in Ankara and by 20 travel agencies and tour operators and representatives of EXPO Milano 2015, all hosted in the […]
Read moreUnited Kingdom – Europe’s growth will be channelled through Venice
The need to revitalise infrastructure investment in Europe as a driver of growth. That was the theme of a workshop organised by the Italian Embassy in London and the Venice Port Authority, held at the Residence of Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano. The event included a presentation on the Venice Offshore-Onshore Transfer System, one of the projects […]
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