Dei/Sole 24 Ore – EU: TechItaly 2014 programme opens with session at the European Parliament
The opening ceremony of TechItaly2014, the Italian hi-tech programme dedicated to investment in technological innovation, has taken place at the European Parliament. The first session, entitled “H2020: Transforming Global Challenges in Opportunities for Growth”, focused on important issues for the Italian and European hi-tech industries, such as cyber-security, raw materials and the impact of demographic […]
Read moreEU: Pistelli calls for stronger cooperation between civil protection and humanitarian aid
“As the European Union, we have a moral and political duty to act, promptly and effectively, in cases of natural disaster and to put in place preventive mechanisms to mitigate the effects of catastrophes”. Speaking was Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli as he opened the 33rd meeting of the European Union’s Directors General for Civil Protection. […]
Read moreLa Nazionale diplomatici in campo all’insegna di solidarietà, beneficenza e legalità (in translation)
Allo Stadio olimpico di Serravalle nella Repubblica di San Marino sono scese in campo la Rappresentativa giudiziaria sammarinese, la Rappresentativa magistrati, la Nazionale prefetti e la Nazionale diplomatici per un quadrangolare finalizzato alla raccolta di fondi per la Caritas San Marino-Montefeltro. La Nazionale diplomatici si è aggiudicata il trofeo contro la Nazionale prefetti. Il torneo […]
Read moreAnche questa è “Europa” (in translation)
Cooperanti e operatori della Protezione Civile lavorano insieme in situazioni critiche, dalle calamità naturali alle emergenze umanitarie. Questa foto è stata scattata durante un intervento nella valle della Spreča in Bosnia Erzegovina, soggetta a numerosi scenari di rischio, tra cui un elevato pericolo mine e la divisione della popolazione in 19 diverse comunità locali lontane […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Germany presents draft legislation on electric and hydrogen vehicles
Germany presents draft legislation on electric and hydrogen vehicles The German federal government presented the Bundestag with draft legislation designed to promote the use of electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles that calls for the creation of reserved parking areas, reduced parking fees and circulation permits for areas otherwise closed to traffic. The latest data of […]
Read moreUkraine: OSCE and G7 committed to crisis
The UN General Assembly offered an opportunity to confront the Ukraine crisis. The OSCE is in the forefront, having organised a meeting chaired by the Viennese organisation’s duty president Didier Burkhalter and secretary general ambassador Lamberto Zannier. The event centered on the OSCE’s efforts toward the peaceful resolution of the crisis, but discussions also included […]
Read moreItaly at the UN General Assembly. Summary of meetings, proposals and initiatives
The UN General Assembly has just concluded a full week of meetings, proposals and initiatives. Italy’s contribution to the themes on agenda, in addition to the two emergencies – the fight against terrorism and the threats of ISIS and the Ebola virus –included participation in high-level meetings, such as that of Premier Matteo Renzi, accompanied […]
Read moreFarnesina and CNR for the night of the researcher in Lecce
The Night of the Researcher, held at the Nanotechnologies Institute of the CNR’s National Nanotechnology Laboratory in Lecce in collaboration with the Farnesina, organised a session entitled “From Enigma to the Quantum Computer”. This evening at 19:00 Marco Mazzeo will introduce the theme of the conference “Toward the quantum computer”, followed at 20:00 by a […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – USA: delivery of the 200th AW139 produced in Philadelphia
AgustaWestland announced that its Philadelphia plant had made delivery on its 200th AW139 helicopter, a true product of excellence by the Finmecanica-AgustaWestland family, and in this case slated for the Yokohama Japan Fire Department, which had already received one earlier. The AW139 is the biggest seller in its class and has been produced at a […]
Read moreUsa -“Macchiaioli” for the first time in October
“The Macchiaioli”, an exhibition of the 19th century Italian art movement by the same name, will run at the Italian Cultural Institute from 2 to 30 October, give thing the American public their first ever taste of this fundamental moment in Italian modern art. Read more, in Italian.
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