Istanbul – ‘Vibrazioni Mediterranee’ in concert
Martino De Cesare and the group ‘Le ‘Vibrazioni Mediterranee’ will offer a concert on Thursday in Istanbul to celebrate the opening of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and will take place in the theatre of Casa Italia in that city. […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – “Exodus” exhibition to open Thursday
“Exodus”, a group show of five Italian artists – Sara Basta, Elena Belliantoni, Laura Cionci, Mariana Ferratto e Dunia Mauro – will open on Thursday 19 July in Buenos Aires as part of the “Verano Italia” programme intended to promote the best of Made in Italy through June and July. The show was organised by […]
Read moreSt. Petersburg – The Regio “ambassador” of Italy with Verdi
Turin’s Regio Theatre will be the protagonist of evening events on 9 and 10 July featuring the work of Giuseppe Verdi and Italian culture in Russia’s northern capital of St. Petersburg. On the first evening, Gianandrea Noseda will be conducting the theatre’s orchestra and chorus in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem; the second evening will […]
Read moreKiev accoglie messaggio Italia-Ue – Mogherini, priorità ‘cessate fuoco bilaterale’. Oggi incontro con Putin (in translation)
Il messaggio dell’Italia a Kiev e a Mosca è lo stesso: usare tutti gli strumenti diplomatici necessari all’interno dell’Ucraina e nella regione per arrivare ad un “cessate il fuoco bilaterale”, al controllo delle frontiere, al disarmo dell’est, al rilascio di tutti gli ostaggi, al libero lavoro dei giornalisti all’est. Contemporaneamente agevolare l”’implementazione” dell’accordo di associazione […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana – 08 July 2014: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole24Ore e Radiocor
Australia: contract for AgustaWestland (six AW139) AgustaWestland has signed a contract with Australian Helicopters for the purchase of six AW139 helicopters for Ambulance Victoria, to be used on rescue missions as from January 2016. AgustaWestland already has 50 helicopters of various types in service in Australia and New Zealand. (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) Read […]
Read moreParis – “Un été italien”, Italian cinema comes to France
The best of Italian cinema is coming to France thanks to an agreement between RAI Cinema and the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris, which yesterday evening hosted the first in a long series of screenings of feature and documentary films (scheduled to run through October) co-produced over recent years by RAI Cinema. Audiences will be […]
Read moreEstonia – Concert in Tallinn for launch of Italian EU Presidency
The Embassy of Italy in Tallinn celebrated the start of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union with a concert dedicated to Italian opera. The musical programme included works by Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini sung by five Italian artists selected through the collaboration of the Donizetti Foundation of Bergamo […]
Read morePoland – The “Notte della taranta” in Warsaw
Warsaw hosted the “Notte della Taranta” in celebration of the start of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union within the context of the city’s 14th Musical Gardens Festival, which was dedicated this year almost exclusively to Italy. Read more, in Italian
Read moreItaly-China – Orobianco comes to Chongqing
The Italian manufacturer of high-end handbags and luggage “Orobianco”, already present on the South Korean and Japanese markets, set up its first point of purchase in Chongqing, a Chinese metropolitan area that has registered an increase in consumption of more than 30% in the last two years. A press conference was held at the Italian […]
Read moreItalian Cooperation – 2.8 million for Eastern Sudan
The Italian Development Cooperation has launched two new efforts in eastern Sudan, one in the healthcare sector and one on behalf of food security, for an overall value of 2.8 million euro. The projects will concentrate on assisting the populations of the States of Kassala, Gedaref and Red Sea, a vast area where maternal-infant mortality […]
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