Italy-Austria – Austrian President Fisher at Solisti Veneti concert
A concert given by the Solisti Veneti orchestra at the residence of the Italian ambassador to Vienna Giorgio Marrapodi had a very special guest in the audience: President of the Austrian Republic Heinz Fisher, who attended the performance and made a short speech at its end. After thanking the musicians for the music on their […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Canada: : webinar on 9 December on automotive and agrifood opportunities
The latest 2014 webinar offered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s joint project with Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna entitled “Internationalisation just a click away” will take place on 9 December 2014 at 15:30. The webinar will examine the Canadian market and, in particular, opportunities in mechanics/automotive and agrifood sectors. Canada is a country with […]
Read moreDubai – Italy in the forefront of “The Big 5”
Italy was present in force at “The Big 5 Dubai”, the Middle East’s main tradeshow for the building and construction sectors. Our country was represented by over 400 vendors organised in various pavilions covering a surface of over 6,000 square metres (compared with last year’s 315 and 2012’s 270). Turkey came in second with approximately […]
Read moreBrazil – 2014 “Venice Cinema Week” gets underway
The 10th edition of “Venice Cinema Week” got under way in Brazil. An itinerant event, it will leave from the city of Brasilia and touch down in four others: Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where it will close on 15 December. Its organisers are the Embassy of Italy in Brazil, the […]
Read moreCameroon – Degree course in Italian as from 2015/2016
Starting with the next academic year 2015/2016, the University of Douala will offer a degree course in Italian starting from the academic year 2015/2016, which was presented at an “Open House” event held during the 14th Italian Language Week. A total of 250 students attended the event, along with Italian cultural attaché Raffaella Anselmi, Deputy […]
Read moreItalia per le Imprese stops in Padua
The 11th leg of the Roadshow Italia per le Imprese, con le PMI verso i mercati esteri (with SMEs toward foreign markets) took place yesterday. The initiative was born within the framework of the Command Centre for Italia Internazionale to better inform Italian small and medium sized enterprises of the various instruments the State makes […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Hong Kong: Ambasciatore Cina incontra imprese italiane (in translation)
Si e’ svolto un incontro tra il Commissioner del Ministero degli Esteri cinese presso la Regione Amministrativa Speciale di Hong Kong, Ambasciatore Song Zhe e una rappresentanza della business community italiana. All’evento hanno partecipato, oltre all’ICE e alla Camera di commercio italiana ad Hong Kong, 25 rappresentanti di societa’ italiane nei settori lusso, abbigliamento e […]
Read moreForeign-Defence – Delegation of EU, NATO and Associate countries visit Palazzo Aeronautica
On Saturday 29 November a delegation of European Union, Associated and NATO Country Member ambassadors visited the Palazzo Aeronautica in Rome. The idea was conceived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Air Force, and falls within the context of the fruitful collaboration between the foreign and defence ministries. The delegation […]
Read moreUSA – Midwest Mission for Ambassador Bisogniero
Ambassador to Washington Claudio Bisogniero will make a mission to the Midwest of the United States, where he will meet with local and authorities and Italian communities. His goal is to promote Italy’s trade and cultural ties with the U.S., putting the accent especially on the 2015 EXPO in Milan and the Transatlantic Trade and […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Embassy awards Argentine journalists
Italy’s ambassador to Argentina, Teresa Castaldo, awarded the 2014 prizes for journalism at the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires during the opening of an exhibition of the works of photographer Anatole Saderman. Winners included Graciela Cutuli, Emilia Erbetta and Nestor Tirri, who won a trip to Italy in 2015, and two others who […]
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