DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Chile: USD 4.2 billion in transport investiments
Chile: USD 4.2 billion in transport investiments President Bachelet presented a portfolio of upcoming plans for investment in the sector of transport totalling USD 4.2 billion. In some cases, these are projects already announced by the previous administration and, in others, new ones aimed at improving the transport networks of regional capitals. Of the total […]
Read moreJoint MAECI – Uni-Italia press release on the “Internationalisation networks and agencies in Europe” Conference
The second annual “Internationalisation networks and agencies in Europe” conference was held at the Farnesina today, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Uni-Italia, with the Ministries of Education, University and Research (MIUR) and of the Interior and the Conference of Italian University Deans (CRUI). The meeting offered the principal European […]
Read moreBerlin – Exhibition “Faszination Farnesina” opens
The Berlin exhibition “Faszination Farnesina / At the origins of the European Union – Architecture and Art for the Farnesina Palace” will focus on the building that houses the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A fascinating dialogue between the art, architecture and urban design of 1950s and 60s Rome and, specifically, the “building site” of […]
Read moreSkopje – “Ancient Mosaics of Ravenna” exhibition opens
An exhibition “Ancient Mosaics of Ravenna” will run through 8 January in Skopje, and was organised by the Italian embassy in collaboration with the City of Ravenna and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia, with the support of the organisation for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Present at […]
Read moreUnited Kingdom – Italian Chamber of Commerce rewards young talent
British Al Jazeera correspondent Barbara Serra, of Sardinian descent, was among the winners of the “Talented Young Italians” awards conferred this evening by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the United Kingdom, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in London. This first edition of the event was also the official opening of the […]
Read moreChina – Real Italian food, 35 restaurants awarded
A total of 35 Italian restaurants in China received awards from the “Italian Hospitality” quality certification project promoted by Unioncamere, with the support of the National Tourism Research Institute and 5 Italian ministries (Foreign Affairs, Cultural Assets, Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture). The award ceremony, organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Italy, was […]
Read moreMO: Gentiloni al Parlamento – Confermata la tradizionale posizione dell’Italia (in translation)
Sul Medio Oriente, in particolare sulla strada da percorrere per lasoluzione del conflitto tra israeliani e palestinesi, l’Italiaconferma la sua tradizionale posizione, in linea con quella europea:il Ministro Paolo Gentiloni alle commissioni esteri riunite di Camerae Senato ha ribadito che per l’Italia la priorita’ resta la ripresadel negoziato tra le parti e ha sottolineato l’opposizione […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Kazakhstan: Nazabayev lancia nuovo piano quinquennale da 30 miliardi di dollari (in translation)
Kazakhstan: Nazabayev lancia nuovo piano quinquennale da 30 miliardi di dollari Il Presidente Nazabayev ha comunicato l’avvio di un piano economico denominato “Nurly Zhol (Sentiero luminoso) in cui sono indicate le nuove direttrici strategiche affidate al Governo. I primi provvedimenti attuativi dovrebbero entrare in vigore gia’ entro il 1 gennaio prossimo con finanziamenti provenienti dal […]
Read moreKansas City – “War and Art” photo exhibition
The exhibition “War and Art: destruction and preservation of Italian cultural patrimony during the First World War” will run through 17 December in Kansas City. It was inaugurated on 18 November in the presence of Italian ambassador to Washington Claudio Bisogniero, Consul General in Chicago Adriano Monti and head of the Italian Cultural Institute of […]
Read moreAfrica – Cinema and music to promote Italian culture
The Italian Cultural Institutes of Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Pretoria are the main promoters of Italian culture in Africa. Their 2014 activities are especially focused on cinema and music, with projects successfully carried out including “Jazz in Africa”, an initiative funded for years now by the Farnesina and that brings some of the best Italian […]
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