Lebanon – Vivicittà Marathon
The Vivicittà Marathon returns to Tiro, in Lebanon – where the Italian UNIFIL contingent is deployed, and that has helped organise the event – with a message of peace and inter-cultural and interfaith dialogue. Approximately 1,500 children will participate in Sunday’s race for peace and solidarity organized by Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti (UISP), UNRWA […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Indonesia: Lion Air places order for 40 ATR 72-600 aircraft
A 1 billion US$ contract between ATR and Indonesia’s Lion Air was signed in Rome today, 27 November 2014. ATR is the joint-venture between Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and the Airbus Group. The contract, for 40 ATR 72-600 aircraft, brings the number of ATR 72 ordered by Lion Air to 100. Deliveries will start in January 2016 […]
Read moreStuttgart – Sell-out performance for Emma Dante and “Le sorelle Macaluso”
Stuttgart’s European Theatre Festival included a sell-out performance for Emma Dante and “Le sorelle Macaluso”, presented in the dialect of Palermo with German surtitles. Now in its 12th edition, the Festival was dedicated this year to Italy and the memory of Franca Rame. The event was organised with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read morePanama – Italian-Panamanian Youth Orchestra presented at the Residence
The residence of the Italian Ambassador in Panama hosted a concert by the Conservatoire of Santa Cecilia at an event to present the Italian-Panamanian Youth Orchestra. Established under the Italy-Panama bilateral cultural collaboration agreement, the Orchestra will give its first performance in January 2015 in Panama. The evening at the residence also provided an opportunity […]
Read moreFinmeccanica – One billion US$ dollar contract signed with Indonesia’s Lion Air
In the presence of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Finmeccanica’s CEO and General Manager, Mauro Moretti, a 1 billion US$ contract between ATR and Indonesia’s Lion Air was signed in Rome today, 27 November 2014. ATR is the joint-venture between Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and the Airbus Group. Biggest order of ATR aircraft in the last 20 […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Repubblica democratica del Congo: investe in zone economiche speciali (in translation)
Repubblica democratica del Congo: investe in zone economiche speciali Il Governo della Repubblica del Congo ha recentemente nominato Alain Akouala Atipault, Ministro delle quattro nuove zone economiche speciali, localizzate a Brazzaville, Pointe Noire, Ouesso (Dipartimento della Sangha) e Oyo-Ollombo (Dipartimento della Couvettee). I progetti finanziati con 4 miliardi di CFA per il 2014, mirano a […]
Read moreArgentina – A “bridge” linking Expo 2015 and Matera 2019
A “bridge” linking Expo 2015 and Matera 2019, the city’s year as European Capital of Culture, is being planned. The aim is to capitalise on the initiatives that the Italian Government intends to organise through our embassies to promote both events in Latin America. A key goal is to increase tourism numbers, not least in […]
Read moreAnkara – EU-Turkey relations, via Italy
European ambassadors and the heads of some of Turkey’s most representative economic organisations have met to examine the state of relations between the European Union and Turkey and key elements of the country’s EU accession pathway. The event was organised by Italy as part of the initiatives promoted in Turkey to mark the Italian Presidency […]
Read morePrague – The works of Piranesi cast their spell on visitors
Some of the best works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi are on show in Prague, with an exhibition entitled “Giovanni Battista Piranesi: a genius of the Italian Baroque (1720-1778)”. The exhibition will run until 1 February 2015. It was organised by the National Gallery of Prague in collaboration with the City of Prague Archives, under the […]
Read moreCórdoba – Restoration and conservation: a world-class Italian art
The art of Italian restoration takes centre stage in Córdoba with an exhibition running from 24 November to 12 December 2014. Produced by the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities, the exhibition celebrates the work of the Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration (ISCR). A series of panels have been installed […]
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