DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Georgia: tract of motorway built by Todini
A new tract of Georgia’s E60 motorway, which links the country’s east with west (and Tbilisi with the Black Sea), built by Todini (Salini-Impregilo) in a joint venture with the Japanese firm Tekenaka, was recently opened. The project consisted of a bypass to avoid entering the city of Kutaisi, 30 kilometres of roadway mean to […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Anatole Saderman photo exhibit
“Saderman, portraits in Rome” is the title of an exhibition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, running from 25 November through 18 December. The exhibition features photographer Anatole Saderman’s portraits of artists such as Guttuso, Vespignani, Afro, Capogrossi and other great names in Italian painting. The photos were taken during the photographer’s […]
Read moreItaly-Japan – Collaboration on earthquake studies
The National Physics Institute (INFN) and National Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Earthquake Research (ERI) in the margins of the Muographer2014 workshop held at the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo. Participants in the signing included Italian ambassador to Tokyo Domenico Giorgi and Ambassador […]
Read moreVietnam – Italy support for SMEs
Italy will be offering technical support to SMEs in southern Vietnam to help improve their competitiveness, according to the Director of the Italian Cooperation’s office in Vietnam, Riccardo Mattei during a meeting with the people’s committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the province of Dong Nai. “Italy”, he explained, “with its strong points in […]
Read moreDiplomazia e Dintorni – When classical music meets diplomacy (Tuesday 25 at 20:00)
Maestro Lorenzo Flores, orchestra conductor and composer, will be the guest on the 6th segment of Diplomazia e Dintorni on Radio LUISS, dedicated this time to the relationship between classical music and diplomacy. Music and the dialogue between peoples Music in general, and classical in particular, is a fundamental element of our cultural tradition and […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – Chile: USD 4.2 billion in transport investiments
Chile: USD 4.2 billion in transport investiments President Bachelet presented a portfolio of upcoming plans for investment in the sector of transport totalling USD 4.2 billion. In some cases, these are projects already announced by the previous administration and, in others, new ones aimed at improving the transport networks of regional capitals. Of the total […]
Read moreJoint MAECI – Uni-Italia press release on the “Internationalisation networks and agencies in Europe” Conference
The second annual “Internationalisation networks and agencies in Europe” conference was held at the Farnesina today, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Uni-Italia, with the Ministries of Education, University and Research (MIUR) and of the Interior and the Conference of Italian University Deans (CRUI). The meeting offered the principal European […]
Read moreBerlin – Exhibition “Faszination Farnesina” opens
The Berlin exhibition “Faszination Farnesina / At the origins of the European Union – Architecture and Art for the Farnesina Palace” will focus on the building that houses the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A fascinating dialogue between the art, architecture and urban design of 1950s and 60s Rome and, specifically, the “building site” of […]
Read moreSkopje – “Ancient Mosaics of Ravenna” exhibition opens
An exhibition “Ancient Mosaics of Ravenna” will run through 8 January in Skopje, and was organised by the Italian embassy in collaboration with the City of Ravenna and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia, with the support of the organisation for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Present at […]
Read moreUnited Kingdom – Italian Chamber of Commerce rewards young talent
British Al Jazeera correspondent Barbara Serra, of Sardinian descent, was among the winners of the “Talented Young Italians” awards conferred this evening by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the United Kingdom, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in London. This first edition of the event was also the official opening of the […]
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