Chicago – Ozpetek e Virzì guidano italiani a Film Festival (in translation)
Ferzan Ozpetek e Paolo Virzì hanno ‘guidato’ la pattuglia italiana presente in forze al Chicago International Film Festival, importante appuntamento arrivato alla cinquantesima edizione. Insieme ad “Allacciate le cinture” del regista nato in Turchia ma naturalizzato italiano, e “Il capitale umano” di Virzì, sono stati proiettati anche “Tir” di Alberto Fasulo e “Eppideis” (Seven Little […]
Read moreYouth and the UN – In March the sixth edition of RomeMUN, the UN’s largest diplomatic simulation for European students
Two thousand participants from every part of the world in Rome ready to discuss the topics associated with the EXPO 2015 theme – Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life – in the UN’s largest diplomatic simulation in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe. Rome Model United Nations (RomeMUN) 2015 is a diplomatic simulation […]
Read moreUN-EU: peacekeeping, new strategies
The best practices and lessons learnt through the Plan of Action for enhancing CSDP support for UN peacekeeping adopted in July 2012 by the Council of the European Union, was the focus of a high-level international workshop held at the Farnesina and organized by MAECI within the framework of the Italian EU Presidency. The event […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Russia: Cremonini opens meat-slaughtering plant
Through Inalca Eurasia Holdings, in which the Knightsbridge Group also participates, the Cremonini group today opened the first beef slaughtering plant in the Russian Federation’s Orenburg in the Southern Urals. The plant has an annual capacity for slaughtering 130,000 head, and required a 40-million-EUR investment. It will have a pivotal role in enhancing and promoting […]
Read moreTunis – Agri-food: Italy guest of honour at SIAT 2014
Tunisia’s international agriculture and technology investment fair (SIAT), the country’s main agri-food event running from 29 October through 1 November, will welcome Italy as this year’s guest of honour, acknowledging our country as a privileged partner with approximately one hundred firms already operating on Tunisian soil. The agricultural sector, along with fishing, confirms a growth […]
Read moreMozambique – Celebrates peace with Festival Jazz
Mozambique plans to celebrate the anniversary of the peace accords to the tunes of a jazz festival organised by the Italian embassy in Maputo, which runs from today through Saturday. Now in its 10th edition, the Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival was created to commemorate the accord signed on 4 October 1992 that put an end to […]
Read moreBrazil – Italian embassy presents EXPO to businesses
The Italian embassy in Brasilia has joined the Federation of Industrialists of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in organising events on 4 and 11 November, to promote the 2015 EXPO in Milan and investment opportunities in Italy. As ambassador Raffaele Trombetta explained, “The embassy will present EXPO as a major opportunity for Brazilian firms, […]
Read moreVietnam – Angeloni says Italian strengthens cooperation
“Italian is the fourth most studied language in the world, and that’s why we want to present it as a tool for strengthening our relations, especially as regards cultural cooperation between Italy and Vietnam”, affirmed Italian ambassador in Hanoi Lorenzo Angeloni as he launched Italian Language Week. The opening of the event featured the exhibition […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore: Australia: Macquarie – Sorgenia concluding negotiations for renewable energy
According to Radiocor, Sorgenia is coming down the home stretch in negotiations with Macquarie for the concession of its renewable energy plant portfolio: 110MW wind turbines in Italy and 165MW wind turbines in France, the latter in equal joint venture with KKR, in addition to several other projects already approved. The price of the concession […]
Read moreEuropean Week for Health and Safety at Work
In observance of the European Week for Health and Safety at Work, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation signed on to the 2014-2015 “Healthy Work Places” campaign promoted by the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (EU-OSHA). On 5 November next, within the framework of an MAECI/INAIL event at the […]
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