Montreal – Three young Italian sopranos performing in Gala Concert
Three young Italian opera singers will be performing in Montreal, at the 20th Concert Gala Benefice des Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques. The three sopranos, Chiara Mogini, Federica Spatola and Veronica Lazzeri, will also be taking part in the 20th edition of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques International Youth Programme organised by Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20. The events are […]
Read moreWashington – Italian Embassy pays homage to veterans
A Grand Night at the Opera to pay homage to wounded American veterans. On Saturday 2 November Finmeccanica and the Italian Embassy in Washington honoured about 100 military personnel, and their families and health professionals, from the Walter Reed National Medical Center, Fort Meade and Fort Belvoir. The concert, now in its 5th consecutive year, […]
Read morePersepolis – Important archaeological discovery by Italian-Iranian team
The Italian-Iranian archaeological mission in Persepolis has announced an important find: a rectangular tower probably dating from the period of Cyrus the Great (6th century BC). Toll-e Ajur (the hill of bricks), where the tower, probably a religious building, was found, is a few kilometres from Persepolis itself. As the Italian Ambassador, Luca Giansanti, commented, […]
Read moreEU ITC experts meet in Brussels
The heads of Europe’s foreign ministry ICT departments have held their first meeting, in Brussels. The event arose from the need to compare notes on common issues that have a supra-national dimension and could benefit from a collaborative approach by EU countries. Attendees were particularly interested in the presentations on best practices that could be […]
Read moreTripoli – An exhibition on the dramatic situation of Syrians in Libya
“Faraway Syria”, an exhibition providing an overview of Syria’s neighbours and focusing on the difficult living conditions of the thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in Libya, has opened in Tripoli. The exhibition was organised by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) with the support and patronage of the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute and the […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – South Africa: ENEL Green Power wins 6 renewable energy contracts.
South Africa: ENEL Green Power wins 6 renewable energy contracts. ENEL Green Power has won 6 renewable energy contracts in a tender published by the South African Energy Ministry for stage 3 of the “Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme” (REIPPP). ENEL will provide Eskom, the South African power utility, with 513 MW of electricity, […]
Read moreItaly-Latin America – Electricity grid infrastructure offers growth opportunities, says Giro
Italy can provide Latin America with its consolidated experience and establish fruitful synergies in electricity infrastructure. This was the comment by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro as he opened a workshop on electricity hosted at the Farnesina and organised in collaboration with the Italian-Latin American Institute (IILA), Enel, Terna and GSE. Access to electricity […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana – 4 novembre: ultime news dal mondo. Servizio realizzato in collaborazione con Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor (in translation)
Bolivia: FMI prevede crescita PIL + 4,8% Secondo il rapporto sulle prospettive dell’economia mondiale del FMI la Bolivia supererà il tasso medio di crescita dei Paesi del Sudamerica (3,2%) e con un aumento del PIL pari al 5,4% sarà la seconda economia più dinamica del continente dopo il Paraguay e insieme al Perù. La nuova […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi – Italy’s “Still Life” wins film festival award
The film “Still Life” by Italian director Uberto Pasolini took first prize in the category of “New Horizons” at the 7th annual Abu Dhabi Film Festival. The film, something between drama and comedy, confronts the themes of death and solitude with a light and gentle touch. Read more, in Italian
Read moreOcse – Valensise incontra delegati italiani, siete punta d’eccellenza (in translation)
L’Ocse rappresenta un organismo “a vocazione globale” con cui l’Italia vuole costruire un rapporto più forte. Lo ha detto il Segretario generale della Farnesina Michele Valensise nel tuo intervento ad un incontro con i delegati italiani dell’Organizzazione per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo economico, al Mae. Il gruppo italiano all’Ocse rappresenta una “punta di eccellenza” […]
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