Longitude: “Angela the Great”
The rise of the German Chancellor and the new challenges facing her is the cover story, entitled “Angela the Great”, of the November edition of “Longitude”, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco. China and international security are the topics covered in the leader articles, written by the editor and by Franco Frattini, Giampiero Massolo, Vincenzo […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – African Union: tenders for Eastern Africa geothermal facility
On 21 October a workshop was held at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa to present the “Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility for Eastern Africa”to investors wishing to participate in the call for tenders. To register consult the following webpage:http://www.grmf-eastafrica.org/events/registration_informati onworkshop_2013. The Facility was launched in April 2012 thanks to funding from the German government, […]
Read moreTourism – Italy showcased at Minsk
What Italy offers tourists in all its various aspects, even those lesser known ones, was the objective of a workshop held in Minsk during the Tourism Fair held there from 23 to 26 October, where it was noted that visas issued to citizens of Belarus had risen by 23.4% compared with last year. Read more, […]
Read moreItaly-Brazil – Cooperation in science, technology and innovation
Taking stock of fruitful collaboration under way and opening new chapters in bilateral interests that include science parks, start-ups, joint nanotechnology laboratories and Earth observation research formed the content of the first meeting of the Mastaldi scientific and technological cooperation commission that met on 24 October during the 5th edition of the Italy-Brazil Cooperation Council. […]
Read moreCooperazione – Via a Piano d’Azione sulla disabilità. Presentato alla Farnesina con Vice Ministro Pistelli (in translation)
E’ stato presentato questa mattina alla Farnesina il “Piano di Azione sulla disabilità della Cooperazione Italiana” nel corso di una conferenza stampa a cui hanno partecipato il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri, Lapo Pistelli, il Direttore Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo, Giampaolo Cantini, e i rappresentanti della Rete Italiana Disabilità e Sviluppo (RIDS): Pietro […]
Read moreItaly – China: economic potential and pledge for human rights
Relations between Italy and China are good, diversified and rest on a centuries-old friendship, but there is still potential to be tapped and for bilateral economic relations to meet expectations. This was the message that Minister Emma Bonino underscored at the end of a meeting this morning in Rome with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Czech Republic: Brno Engineering Fair
The 55th annual International Engineering Fair, MSV 2013, was held in Brno, where it attracted more than 1500 Czech, European and non-European producers. Turkey was this year’s guest of honour, with a pavilion that showcased power engineering, financial and industrial investment services. Italy returned this year with 66 firms, slightly fewer than 2012. Participants included […]
Read moreSeoul – The best in Italian wines
Italian wine flowed freely in Seoul South Korea for the third edition of the Gambero Rosso Top Italian Wines Roadshow, where 63 Italian wine producers took part in ‘Simply Italian – Great Wines’, an itinerant event that had the patronage of the Italian Embassy of Seoul and will be making future stops at Osaka, Sydney, […]
Read moreOman – Verdi scores on display in Muscat
Celebrations for the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi continued with the opening of an exhibition in the capital of Oman of some of the great composer’s scores. The exhibition was organised with the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will conclude on 13 November. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreBusiness and Mediterranean – Bonino attends presentation of Euro-Med SME Centre
An international network for the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Euro-Mediterranean area, which, despite the crisis, have shown signs of vitality that cannot go unheeded. This is the main thrust of the new Euro-Med Development Center for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (EMDC), a network for logistical and technical support for […]
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