Mediterranean – Italy committed to sustainable tourism
Developing sustainable tourism by involving SMEs and the civil society in the discovery of the vast wealth of the Mediterranean is the goal of Open Network for Mediterranean Sustainable Tourism II, a project officially launched in a ceremony held at the University of Saint Esprit in Kaslik, Lebanon. The initiative, financed through ENPI Cross-Border Cooperation […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – Arabia Saudita: Fiera settore sanitario/medicale in maggio (in translation)
Si terrà dal 19 al 21 maggio a Riad presso l’international Convention and Exibition Centre la seconda edizione della “Saudi Health Exhibition and Conference 2014”: la fiera rappresenta un’importante occasione per entrare in diretto contatto con un segmento di mercato, quello del biomedico e farmaceutico, che presenta opportunità estremamente significative. Per qualsiasi ulteriore informazione è […]
Read moreAustralia – Celebrating10 years of Milan-Melbourne twinning
The cities of Milan and Melbourne recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of their “twinning” within the context of the annual “Food & Wine Festival”, one of Australia’s most prominent, in an evening of arias from famous operas accompanied by a sampling of traditional Milanese culinary specialties. Read more, in Italian
Read moreEdinburgh – “Treasure Island”, Italians and Scots on stage together
Italian and Scottish actors joined forces for the national premier of “Treasure Island”, a production based on an adaptation of Robert L. Stevenson’s original novel by Laura Pasetti, director of the Charioteer Theatre, and which received a very warm response from the audience of the Community Regal Theatre of Bathgate, near Edinburgh.
Read moreMadrid – Homage to Scarlatti’s sonatas
The sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti were honoured in a concert by Andrea Bacchetti (pianoforte) in Madrid during the 3rd season of a cycle dedicated to the execution of the Neapolitan composer’s entire body of work. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Union Fenosa Gas. Read more, in Italian
Read moreCinema – Sorrentino featured at Sofia Film Festival
The International Sofia Film Festival, now in its 18th edition and on through 30 March, has a full agenda that includes a wide selection of recent Italian film production, beginning with a mini-retrospective on the work of director Paolo Sorrentino. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreZagreb – “Sogni di carta”, de Chirico sketches
The exhibition “Sogni di Carta” at the Mimara Museum in Zagreb offers a cycle of 29 sketches from the Vittoriale degli italiani di Gardone Riviera that illustrate the collaboration in 1934 between Gabriele D’Annunzio, Luigi Pirandello and Giorgio de Chirico on the staging of D’Annunzio’s “La figlia di Jorio”, along with a selection of precious […]
Read moreMiddle East – La Stampa opens desk in Ramallah
“La Stampa” opened the first news desk of an Italian daily newspaper in the Palestinian city of Ramallah. Editor-in-Chief of the Turin-based newspaper Mario Calabresi also named Maurizio Molinari as paper’s’ Middle East correspondent. The aim is to bring a new approach to covering the region. Read more, in Italian
Read moreUkraine: G7-EU appeal to Russia – Italian Cooperation aid, focus on solidarity with people of Ukraine
In a statement issued today the leaders of the G7 country members and the Presidents of the European Council and European Commission urged Moscow to “cease all efforts to change the status of Crimea contrary to Ukrainian law and in violation of international law”. They then appealed to Russia to “de-escalate the conflict in Crimea […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana – 12 March: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor
Israel-Italy: 2014 call for tenders for joint industrial and scientific research projects The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website published a call for tenders for joint scientific and industrial research projects that could enjoy the financial support envisaged in industrial, scientific and technological cooperation agreements between Israel and Italy. The sectors for which projects may be […]
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