Vienna – Presentation of 23rd edition of Mittelfest
The Italian Cultural Institute of Vienna presented the 23rd edition of Mittlefest, which will take place from 19 to 27 July in Cividale del Friuli, city on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and where this major summer festival has been held since 1991. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItaly-Greenland – Ambassador Palmas visits Nuuk
Italian ambassador in Copenhagen Stefano Queirolo Palmas recently visited the regional capital of Greenland, Nuuk, where he met with autonomous governor Aleqa Hammond, with whom he discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation and EXPO 2015. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreCzech Republic – Italian exports soar: up14, 5%
Italian exports to the Czech Republic are soaring, thus confirming the strategic role Eastern Europe plays on the Italian trade panorama. As of April, Italian exports rose by 14.5% thanks, above all, to the automotive, machinery and general equipment and chemical products sector. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreEU: Presidency ‘Trio’ in Rome – Mogherini meets with foreign ministers of Luxembourg and Latvia
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini meets today at the foreign ministry in Rome with foreign minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn and foreign minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs to present the agenda priorities. As from tomorrow, July 1st, the next 18 months will see Italy followed by Luxembourg and then Latvia in the position of […]
Read moreCivitella Val di Chiana massacre: Ministers Mogherini and Steinmeier at 70th anniversary
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and her German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier participated in the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Nazi massacre at Civitella Val di Chiana (Arezzo), where 244 civilians were killed in an act of retaliation on 29 June 1944. Minister Steinmeier is the highest level German official ever to take […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – China: Fiat – Gac oaunches construction of new factory in Canton
China: Fiat – Gac òaunches construction of new factory in Canton The cornerstone was laid for a new Fiat Guangzhou Automobiles (GAC) factory, located in the district of Panyu (Canton), which will call for a total investment of approximately 4 billion RMB. The site in Canton will be devoted to building 3 Jeep models destined […]
Read moreMoscow – Exhibition on Giuseppe Verdi
The exhibition “Giuseppe Verdi. Musica e cultura” will run at the F.I. Chaliapin Museum from 1 to 30 July, and is part of the events for the Year of Italo-Russian Tourism. Its objective is to explain the life and works of the great Italian composer in relation to historic and political events in Italy. Read […]
Read moreArgentina – ‘Verano Italiano’ presents “Exodus”
Five Italian women artists, born between 1975 and 1980 – Sara Basta, Elena Belliantoni, Laura Cionci, Mariana Ferratto and Dunia Mauro – interpret the theme of the exodus in terms of encounter, identity, travel and family, through an exhibition entitled “Exodus” that will run in Buenos Aires from 10 July to 3 August. Read more, […]
Read moreItalia-China – Cultural diplomacy, conference in Beijing
The first conference on cultural diplomacy and creative industries between Italy and China was held today in Beijing. It was organised by the ‘Priorita’ Cultura’ association of Sen. Francesco Rutelli, founder of Allianza per l’Italia and the “China Public Diplomacy Association”. Present also was former foreign minister of China Li Zhaoxing.
Read moreEU: Mogherini’s Copenhagen mission – Italian EU Presidency a ‘new season’ for Europe
The half-year EU duty Presidency must not be a “period of transition” but rather lead to a “new season” for Europe, as Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini stated today at the end of her 2-day mission to Copenhagen, where she presented the goals of the Italian Presidency to her Danish hosts. In order to […]
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