Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Grecia: avvia gare per gas e petrolio offshore (in translation)
Grecia: avvia gare per gas e petrolio offshore E’ stato lanciato il bando di gara per la concessione di licenze di esplorazione e sfruttamento di giacimenti di idrocarburi siti in tre distinte aree della Grecia occidentale. Il termine per la presentazione delle manifestazioni di interesse e’ stato fissato al 6 febbraio 2015. Nei prossimi giorni […]
Read more#Farnesina Space: ISS is an outpost for humanity, says Cristoforetti
“We’ve created a destination for human beings in the most hostile place that exists: space”. This was how Samantha Cristoforettiexplained the significance of the International Space Station (ISS), where the second long-term mission by the Italian Space Agency (ISA) is heading as part of the Futura project. Cristoforetti, captain and pilot in the Italian Air […]
Read moreAddis Ababa – Saxophonist Enzo Favata and the Addis Acoustic Band
Jazz music set the tone in Addis Ababa with a performance by Italian Saxophonist Enzo Favata and the famous Ethiopian group, the Addis Acoustic Band. The event took place at the African Union (AU) Commission during a ministerial conference attended by African cultural ministers, AU president Dlamini Zuma, and the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Mistretta. The […]
Read moreGuatemala – Michelangelo’s “Rime” close Italian Language Week
“Le Rime di Michelangelo Buonarroti” is the title of the book presented at the closing event of the 14th Italian Language in the World Week in Guatemala. The theme of this year’s “Week” was “Writing the New Europe: Italian publishing, authors and readers in the digital age”. In a country with no Italian bookshops, the […]
Read moreBerlin – Art and architecture of the Farnesina on display
The Italian Embassy in Berlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are showcasing Italian art and architecture of the 1950s as exemplified by the work of the artists and architects involved in creating the Farnesina building. Work started on the plans for the Ministry headquarters in 1940. The exhibition, organised as part of the Italian […]
Read moreBulgaria – Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth” premières in Plovdiv
The première of a new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth”, the opera based on William Shakespeare’s play of the same name, will take place in Plovdiv on Tuesday 11 November 2014. This new version, produced by the Plovdiv State Opera in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia and director Nina Naydenova, will feature […]
Read moreLondon – NOVA conference features “brain drain” of talented young Italians
The 14th annual NOVA conference has opened in London with a gala event at the Italian Embassy in London, hosted by Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano. NOVA is the network of Italian students taking, or who have taken, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) courses in foreign universities. The evening was dedicated to this “brain drain” of talented […]
Read more“Diplomazia e Dintorni – Il diplomatico poliedrico”
“Il diplomatico poliedrico: Silvio Mignano”, the next instalment in the new series of “Diplomazia e Dintorni” radio programmes, will be broadcast on Tuesday 11 November 2014 at 20:00. The programme will feature special guest Silvio Mignano: poet, story-teller, artist, illustrator and diplomat. Silvio Mignano has a degree in law and has been a diplomat since […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Kazakhstan: Italian business mission
An Italian business mission to Kazakhstan, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Economic Development with Agenzia ICE and Confindustria, began yesterday. With a flow of exports equal to more than EUR 700 million (2013), Italy is the second largest European exporter to Kazakhstan after Germany, and sixth […]
Read moreKazakhstan, Italian mission to Astana and Almaty
An Italian business delegation left for Kazakhstan on a fact-finding mission set to run from 9 to 12 November, with an eye on opportunities for collaboration offered by the Kazakh market in the sectors of apparel, agri-industry and building materials. The initiative, organized by the Ministry of Economic Development, Agenzia ICE and Confindustria, will be […]
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