Italy-Russia – Bonino-Lavrov: pleased with progress on Syria and Iran
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met today in the margins of the intergovernmental economic summit, held in Trieste, to discuss principal international concerns such as the Iranian nuclear programme and the Syrian crisis. Syria: widening the conference stage The two ministers judged as favourable the decision to set […]
Read moreState Protocol: When form is substance, 8th meeting of ‘Diplomazia e Dintorni’
State Protocol is traditionally associated with diplomacy and remains one of the profession’s essential tools. The 8th meeting of “Diplomazia e dintorni”, held Tuesday 26 November, will confront the known and lesser known aspects of Protocol that are not simply pure formal aspects, as they are often viewed from the outside. Protocol and its principal […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore -Germany: Agritechnica displays 2nd millennium farming in Hannover
Agritechnica 2013, the world’s leading professional agriculture trade fair, held at Hannover’s Ferien Messe, scored a noteworthy success with 2,900 displayers from 47 countries and over 450,000 visitors (112,000 from abroad). The image that emerged from the most advanced nations redefines the role of agriculture in the future: no longer tractor-driven, but equipped with laptop […]
Read moreHuman Rights – European Court, reform on a human scale
Anyone can contribute to reform of the European Court of Human Rights. The European Council panel of experts has issued an open call for contributions with the aim of collecting proposals and opinions on reform of the European Convention and Court of Human Rights. Open to all Following the Declaration of Brighton in April 2012, […]
Read moreUnited Arab Emirates – New international success for Italian enterprise
Italian enterprise scores another success: Fata Epc, a Finmeccanica group affiliate, signed a 70 million dollar contract with Abu Dhabi-based Union Chlorine Llc (Joint venture by Oman Chlorine Saog and Horizon Energy Llc) for the construction and operation of a plant to produce hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide with a capacity of 70 tonnes per […]
Read moreItaly-USA – Accademia Teatro Scala crosses the ocean
The young soloists and musicians of the orchestra of the La Scala academy cross the ocean for the Year of Italy in the US festivities, thanks to the support of the Fondazione Bracco, to give a concert on 4 December at the Strathmore Music Centre. Read more, in Italian
Read moreBuenos Aires – Italian narrative in Argentina
The impact of past and present Italian narrative in Argentina will be the topic of a debate organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires for 2 December, 60 years on from the publishing of “Letras italianas” – a monographic issue of the magazine Sur in November 1953. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreBratislava – Concert and screenings commemorate Fellini
A concert and series of film screenings of some of his best known films made up the programme of a tribute in Bratislava to Federico Fellini on the 20th anniversary of his death. Read more, in Italian
Read moreJapan – Italian wine a success
The 2103 edition of “3000 year of Italian wines” was a great success. A major event on the industry’s agenda, it was included on the calendar of “Italy in Japan 2013”, and took place in various Japanese cities, to the delight of over 1,000 participants. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreCultural Diplomacy in the field with Destinazione Italia
A cultural diplomacy directed at building foreign confidence in our country – this is the challenge launched by Destinazione Italia, the Italian government’s plan for attracting foreign investments, and to which the foreign ministry and the diplomatic network are pivotal. Foreign investments museum and restoration industries Among its 50 proposals, the plan suggests attracting foreign […]
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