Bonino in Iran: Hopes for global nuclear accord, and period of normal EU-Iran relations. Bilateral pacts
Italy intends to open a new season of dialogue with Iran, and to bring other European countries along. This was Minister Emma Bonino’s transparent summary of her visit to Iran, the first by an Italian foreign minister in ten years, and the first by a European head of diplomacy since Hassan Rowhani’s election on 14 […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Romania: Ansaldo and ENEA set up consortium for 4th generation reactor
Ansaldo Nucleare, ENEA and Romania’s “ICN” Nuclear Research Institute have set up a consortium, known as Falcon, to produce a 4th generation reactor. The documents setting up the Falcon Fostering ALfred CONstruction Consortium have been signed in Bucharest in the presence of the Minister with delegated powers for Energy, Costantin Nita. “The creation of the […]
Read moreItaly–Thailand – Synergy and collaboration for Palazzolo extradition
Collaboration and synergy between the Italian Foreign Affairs, Justice and Home Affairs ministries and the Thai authorities has led to the extradition to Italy of mafia boss Vito Roberto Palazzolo. Palazzolo has been on the international “Wanted” list since the early 1990s for mafia-related crimes, and had been sentenced to 9 years in prison. He […]
Read moreItalian schools abroadThe “Olympiad in Italian” is back – registration by 31 January
The “Olympiad in Italian” is back. After the success of the last edition, which attracted numerous Italian schools and students abroad, the initiative returns with an online competition for secondary school pupils to test their Italian grammar, spelling and vocabulary. The deadline for registration – through the dedicated website www.olimpiadi-italiano.it – is 31 January 2014. […]
Read moreWe hope to see more EU coordination in defence sector, says Bonino
European defence policies, the crisis in South Sudan, Egypt’s transition and the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons. These were the main issues covered by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in her address to the Senate and Chamber’s joint Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees. The hearing, in which Defence Minister Mario Mauro also took part, was intended […]
Read moreItalia-Serbia – Cooperazione per formazione chirurghi (in translation)
Cooperazione a tutto campo fra Italia e Serbia nel settore della formazione dei chirurghi: nel quadro dell’azione di intensificazione dei rapporti scientifici fra i due paesi, si e’ tenuto presso la Facolta’ di Medicina dell’Universita’ di Belgrado, il convegno/workshop ‘Mini invasive Surgery: Italy meets Serbia’, organizzato dalla nostra ambasciata in collaborazione con la facolta’ di […]
Read moreTallinn – Un concorso per studenti per celebrare Verdi (in translation)
Iniziativa originale in Estonia dove, in occasione del bicentenario della nascita di Giuseppe Verdi, l’ambasciata italiana ha organizzato il concorso ‘Verdissimo Junior’ rivolto agli studenti delle scuole superiori. Oltre 400 alunni, provenienti da tutto il Paese, hanno assistito a una prova generale del ‘Rigoletto’ allestita nell’ambito del Festival verdiano del Teatro dell’Opera di Tallinn lo […]
Read moreItaliy-Usa – The “Dying Gaul” arrives in Washington
The “Dying Gaul”, one of the Capitoline Museums’ greatest masterpieces, has arrived in Washington for an exhibition that will run until 16 March 2014 at the National Gallery of Art. The event was opened in the presence of the Director of the Capitoline, Claudio Parisi Presicce, and the Mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, who met […]
Read moreAfghanistan – Alla Farnesina una finestra su societa’ civile afghana (in translation)
Una finestra sulla societa’ civile afghana e le sue aspirazioni: e’ la ricerca “Aspettando il 2014: la societa’ civile afghana su pace, giustizia e riconciliazione” presentata alla Farnesina. L’analisi, condotta sul campo per cinque mesi da Giuliano Battiston, fa parte del piu’ ampio progetto “Afghanistan: attivita’ di formazione e sostegno alla societa’ civile afghana nel […]
Read moreCile – Il nuovo design italiano in mostra a Santiago (in translation)
Il nuovo design italiano arriva in Cile. E’ stata inaugurata nei giorni scorsi a Santiago, presso il Centro Culturale La Moneda, l’esposizione “El Nuevo Diseno Italiano”, che accomuna il lavoro di 133 designer italiani contemporanei con 288 progetti di proprieta’ della Triennale Design di Milano. La mostra, organizzata con il sostegno della nostra ambasciata e […]
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