Genoa – Science Festival, the Farnesina organises 3 round tables
The 12th Science Festival – one of the Ligurian regional capital’s most important international events – will run in Genoa from 24 October to 2 November 2014. “Time” – in all its forms, from the evolution of the species to physics to climate – will be the Festival theme. The event will include interactive science […]
Read moreSyria: refugees. Italy is playing its part – Berlin Conference decides on more funds for reception and aid
“Italy is playing its part, we’re doing a great deal to support the Lebanese armed forces, and we’re doing a great deal to support the refugees. Because the stability and prosperity of that region is vitally important to our own stability and prosperity”. Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was speaking at the international conference in Berlin […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey: Bridge over the Dardanelles will revitalise development for Çanakkale and Balıkesir
The Turkish Minister for the Environment and Town Planning has announced that the new bridge over the Dardanelles will connect Lapseki and Gelibolu, in Thrace. The project is one of the pillars of the development plan for the provinces of Çanakkale and Balıkesir, a plan which also includes other important initiatives. These include the urban […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Chile: fiscal reform brings new funding for healthcare and schools
The approval of the Chilean parliament of the fiscal reform introduced by the Bachelet government paves the way for increased social spending (especially on healthcare and schools) and for economy-stimulating interventions. In 2015 the Bachelet government will have an additional 2.3 billion USD annually at its disposal. With this reform, the current 20% tax rate […]
Read moreDiplomazia e Dintorni – When diplomats write: Domenico Vecchioni
There are many diplomats who are also writers. One of the skills required of diplomats is precisely the ability to write reports, analyses, summaries and press releases, which are all part of the predictable daily routine of every diplomat. Through writing a very close relationship is generated that often leads to the publication of books. […]
Read moreAnkara – Ambasciatori Ue incontrano i vertici turchi della Difesa (in translation)
Si e’ tenuto nei giorni scorsi ad Ankara un incontro degli ambasciatori dell’Unione Europea con i vertici politici turchi del settore della Difesa, seguito da una visita congiunta al complesso industriale della Turkish Aaerospace Industries Inc. (TAI), la piu’ importante impresa del paese nel settore aerospaziale. L’evento e’ stato organizzato dall’ambasciata d’Italia ad Ankara nel […]
Read moreCroazia – In mostra “la Luce del Barocco” di Guercino (in translation)
Verra’ inaugurata il 28 ottobre a Zagabria, alla presenza del presidente della Repubblica croata Ivo Josipovic – che co-patrocina l’iniziativa insieme al presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano – e dell’ambasciatore d’Italia, Emanuela D’Alessandro, l’esposizione “Guercino la luce del Barocco” che portera’ per la prima volta in Croazia 35 capolavori di Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, detto il […]
Read moreChicago – Ozpetek e Virzì guidano italiani a Film Festival (in translation)
Ferzan Ozpetek e Paolo Virzì hanno ‘guidato’ la pattuglia italiana presente in forze al Chicago International Film Festival, importante appuntamento arrivato alla cinquantesima edizione. Insieme ad “Allacciate le cinture” del regista nato in Turchia ma naturalizzato italiano, e “Il capitale umano” di Virzì, sono stati proiettati anche “Tir” di Alberto Fasulo e “Eppideis” (Seven Little […]
Read moreYouth and the UN – In March the sixth edition of RomeMUN, the UN’s largest diplomatic simulation for European students
Two thousand participants from every part of the world in Rome ready to discuss the topics associated with the EXPO 2015 theme – Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life – in the UN’s largest diplomatic simulation in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe. Rome Model United Nations (RomeMUN) 2015 is a diplomatic simulation […]
Read moreUN-EU: peacekeeping, new strategies
The best practices and lessons learnt through the Plan of Action for enhancing CSDP support for UN peacekeeping adopted in July 2012 by the Council of the European Union, was the focus of a high-level international workshop held at the Farnesina and organized by MAECI within the framework of the Italian EU Presidency. The event […]
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