China –Chongqing event on investment opportunities in Italy
The Chinese city of Chongqing recently hosted a roadshow event on investment opportunities in Italy. The total amount of the investments proposed by Italy was over 500 million euro, in sectors such as real estate, cosmetics, ship-building, fashion, food security and mechanics. Chinese investors showed particular interest in real estate (luxury homes, residential complexes, vineyards, […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Brahms-Martucci friendship in concert
The historic friendship between Brahms and Martucci will be the focal point of a concert to be held on 5 August in Buenos Aires, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Italy. The concert will feature a duet by Italian chamber musicians Angela Picco and Adriano Ancarani. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItalian EU Presidency: Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano’s Europe without borders – Making one’s contribution by learning from others
“We must be Europeans. There has to be integration and interconnection. We have to feel Italian, French, Spanish and German, but at the same time transform ourselves into Europeans – without losing our identity”. This was the message launched by Luca Parmitano, Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian air force pilot, […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Polonia: ERG completa acquisto parco eolico (in translation)
Erg Renew ha concluso l’acquisizione dal gruppo Vortex Energy del 100% del capitale di Ew Orneta 2, societa’ di diritto polacco titolare delle autorizzazioni per la realizzazione di un parco eolico in nPolonia, nella regione di Radziejow, con una capacita’ prevista di 42 MW e una produzione di energia elettrica, a regime, stimata di oltre […]
Read moreEthiopia – ‘Piazza!’, the embassy’s new newsletter
In order to give greater visibility to the numerous activities that link Italy and Ethiopia, and to strengthen the role of the embassy as point of reference for the historic Italian community in that African country, the diplomatic mission has created a bimonthly newsletter called “Piazza!”, a new information tool by which to boost the […]
Read moreItaly-Brasil – 4th edition of “Corritalia” in Rio de Janeiro
The 4th edition of “Corritalia Brasile” will be held on 19 August in Rio de Janeiro, a sporting event aimed at strengthening the friendship between Italy and that South American nation. The event is organised by CONI in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, the Consulate General and the Italian Athletics […]
Read moreUkraine: Mogherini calls for “strong and unified EU response” – and “new and positive” moves by Moscow
The downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane “changes the picture of the Ukrainian crisis”, which is not longer only Ukrainian and European, but “has become global, and new and positive moves by Moscow are necessary”, according to Minister Federica Mogherini’s summary of the common reflection by the EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. The head […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Azerbaijan: launch of strategic partnership with Italy
Italy’s launch of a strategic economic and political partnership with Azerbaijan was the most important result of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent visit to Italy to meet with President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano and Premier Matteo Renzi. The two countries signed a joint declaration that marks a leap in quaity in bilateral relations. The […]
Read moreLisbona – “Mistério Napolitano”: l’installazione di Giancarlo Neri (in translation)
“Lavorare a Lisbona? Non vedo l’ora, è quasi come se fossi già là, nella Travessa da Ermida, contento”. Parole dello scultore Giancarlo Neri, noto soprattutto per l’opera “Lo Scrittore” (una scrivania con sedia gigante alta 9 metri) e per l’installazione “Massimo Silenzio” (un tappeto di circa 10000 lampade sferiche disposte in occasione della Notte Bianca […]
Read moreOslo – Melodie mediterranee con Paolo Angeli al Jazzfestival (in translation)
Melodie mediterranee nell’estremo nord Europa. Il chitarrista sardo Paolo Angeli presenterà al pubblico norvegese “Sale quanto basta”, il suo ultimo lavoro discografico in occasione dell’Oslo Jazzfestival che si terrà nella capitale norvegese dall’11 al 16 agosto. L’evento, organizzato in collaborazione con l’Istituto italiano di cultura di Oslo, si terrà il prossimo 12 agosto alle 22: […]
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