Foreign-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 […]
Read moreGeneva – Stele honours Italian emigration
Geneva paid tribute to the contribution that Italian emigration made to the construction and development of that city with the dedication of a commemorative stele in the city’s very central Place des Alpes. The initiative was promoted by the Societa’ delle Associazioni Italiane di Ginevra (SAIG), an organisation of Italian associations in Geneva that successfully […]
Read moreResearch and Innovation – Latest COTEC Report presented at the Farnesina
The “2014 Report on Innovation” by the COTEC Foundation for the improvement of the technological competitiveness of Italy, Spain and Portugal, was presented at the Farnesina. Participants included Director General for Country Promotion Andrea Meloni, President of the Italian COTEC Foundation and the CNR Luigi Nicolais, Directors of the COTEC Foundations of Spain and Portugal […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Slovacchia: crea fondi revolving per progetti PPP e start up (in translation)
Slovacchia: crea fondi revolving per progetti PPP e start up (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) – Roma, 01 dic – Il Governo slovacco ha stanziato 420 milioni di euro, pari al 3% del totale fondi UE assegnati al Paese per il periodo 2014-2020, per l’istituzione di un apposito organismo “Slovak Investment Holding”, preposta, in particolare, […]
Read moreDiplomazia e Dintorni – Religion, peace and diplomacy
The 7th segment of the new series of the radio broadcast “Diplomazia e Dintorni” will air on Tuesday 2 December at 20:00, This segment’s guest will be another diplomatic writer, Pasquale Ferrara, current Secretary-General of the University Institute of Fiesole, who will discuss the themes treated in his latest two books, “La politica inframondiale” and […]
Read moreItaly-Emirates, convergent views on crises Gentiloni in Abu Dhabi, common commitment on Libyan stability
Italy and the United Arab Emirates share “convergent views and common concerns regarding the principal international crises”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni thus summarised the results of his meeting with colleague Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi over the weekend, underscoring that this had been his first visit outside of Europe. Common commitment to Libyan […]
Read moreBeijing – Economy, Le Marche to partner with China
President of the Le Marche Region Gian Mario Spacca made a mission to China at the head of a large delegation of agri-alimentary firms, to participate in the World of Food event in Beijing – one of the most important sector trade fairs for northeastern China, a market of 200 million persons with overall turnover […]
Read moreCaracas – “Rich” 2014 Italian Language Week
The 2014 edition of Italian Language Week in Caracas was a very “rich” one, beginning with the opening of the photographic exhibition “Orinoco fra miti e leggende” by journalist Gianfranco Di Giacomantonio at the Italian Cultural Institute, which sponsored the show with the support of our embassy in Venezuela. The date was chosen to commemorate […]
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