London – Italy presents its EU Presidency goals
A new political economy agenda for Europe, based on structural reforms to foster growth and employment so as to focus the new European legislature and the programme of the new Commission on these issues. These are the goals of the Italian Presidency of the European Union, as illustrated by Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano at the “EMU […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Uruguay: ENEL GP gives go-ahead for construction of wind farm
Uruguay: ENEL GP gives green light for construction of wind farm Enel Green Power has given the go-ahead for the construction of its first wind farm in Uruguay in the Cerro Largo region, about 320 kilometres from the capital, Montevideo. With a projected 50 MW of installed capacity, the wind farm will be able to […]
Read moreItalian language and culture – Farnesina and Dante Alighieri Convention
The collaborative relationship between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dante Alighieri Society was given a new lease of life with the signing today, Tuesday 29 July 2014, of a new Convention. The agreement was signed in the Farnesina’s Aristide Sartorio room by the Director General for Country Promotion, Ambassador Andrea Meloni, and the […]
Read moreItaly-USA: Celebrating Futurism in New York
Italian Futurism will be celebrated in New York on 26 August 2014. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, the event will feature a performance by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory based on the ideas of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Giovanni Papini. Read more, in Italian
Read moreUsa – Investment in renewables features in an event organised by our Embassy in Washington
Renewable energy and clean technologies were the focus of a webinar organised by the Italian Embassy in Washington and promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in close coordination with Confindustria, GSE and the World Bank. The event attracted about 100 Italian businesses in the sector, taking part in Rome in an interactive, multi-media format. […]
Read moreParaguay – Asuncion celebrates Boggiani
An exhibition entitled “The Incomplete Circle” dedicated to the life and works of Guido Boggiani opens on 6 August 2014 at the Museo del Barro in Asuncion. Boggiani was an Italian painter, photographer, explorer, ethnologist and trader who spent many years in Paraguay and forged close bonds with its people. Organised by the Italian Embassy […]
Read moreMogherini in Belgrade and Podgorica – “Ahead with EU integration and reforms”
The process of EU integration and reforms, as well as bilateral relations, were the focus of Minister Federica Mogherini’s meetings in Serbia and Podgorica, on the final leg of her mission to the Balkans. At the end of the meeting in Belgrade with her Serbian colleague Ivica Dacic, Mogherini expressed the hope that Serbia would […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: Zegna purchases Merino sheep farm for
Men’s suit designer Ermenegildo Zegna bought a 60% share in “Achill”, a 2,500 hectare farm specialised in raising Merino sheep (12,500 head), particularly prized for their wool. The farm is situated in New South Wales and has a 175-year history. Minor partner Tyrell Coventry, former president of the Australian Superfine Woolgrowers Association, will maintain responsibility […]
Read moreJapan – Embassy and ENIT launch “Visit Italy” contest
The goal of “Visit Italy”, a photography contest organised by the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo and ENIT (Italian National Tourism Board) is to allow Japanese people who have travelled to Italy to show what they learned and to increase the number of Japanese who choose to travel to Italy in the future. The contest […]
Read moreMaputo – Embassy of Italy offers literary aperitifs
The Embassy of Italy in Maputo Mozambique has begun a cycle of literary aperitifs in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society. They are dedicated to poetry, and recently offered an opportunity to announce the local winners of the “Nosside” prize who won honourable mention for their verse in either Portuguese or the local language, in […]
Read more