PRAGUE: Verdi celebrations: ‘Requiem’ in Cathedral
The celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi will be hosted in Prague on 15 September with the performance of his “Requiem Mass” in the Cathedral of San Vito. The event is part of the broader “Prague of Dvorjak” international music festival, now in its 6th edition. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSyria: Bonino, Italy will not participate in absence of UN mandate
“Italy will not actively take part in military solutions in the absence of a UN Security Council mandate”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s said in a briefing before the joint Upper and Lower House Foreign Affairs Commissions on the latest developments in Syria and Egypt. For Italy, the minister explained, a UN Security Council […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – 26 agosto: ultime news dal mondo – Austria: annunciata gara per catering sede ONU (in translation)
Austria: annunciata gara per catering sede ONU Il Polo viennese delle Nazioni Unite lancia un bando di gara per l’affidamento dei servizi catering dell’intero complesso del Vienna International Centre – VIC. Si tratta di un contratto per complessivi 10 anni (7+3) a partire dal luglio 2014 per la gestione delle aree del ristorante interno, della […]
Read moreSyria: Bonino, intervention unfeasible without UN mandate
Any military intervention in Syria without a mandate from the UN Security Council is unfeasible”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino during a Radio Radicale Forum, in which she urged consideration of the possible reactions of Russia and Iran. “We are going to have to avoid turning an international tragedy into a global one. […]
Read moreMONACO-PORTOFINO: Italy champions charity also at sea
The 2013 – and 2nd – edition of the Monaco-Portofino sailing regatta was a resounding success. The more than 30 participating Italian vessels were led by the Italian Navy’s historic ships Orsa Maggiore, Stella Polare, Corsaro II, Caroly, Chaplin and Sagittario. Proceeds from this year’s event will go to the Marafiki Primary School on Kenya’s […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – 23 agosto: ultime news dal mondo – Turchia: entro 2014 privatizzerà (concessioni) 4 aeroporti (in translation)
Turchia: entro 2014 privatizzerà (concessioni) 4 aeroporti L’Ufficio turco che presiede al settore aeroportuale (DHMI) prevede di pubblicare entro la fine di quest’anno le gare d’appalto per la gestione degli aeroporti di Dalaman, Bodrum-Milas, Samsun e Nevşehir-Cappadocia. L’aeroporto di Dalaman, situato, come quello di Bodrum-Milas, nella provincia sud-orientale di Muğla, ha una capacità annua di […]
Read moreMiddle East – situation is dramatic, says Bonino, and the end is not in sight
“The end of this dramatic period is not in sight, and my feelings on this aren’t positive”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment at the end of her briefing to the Council of Ministers on the situation in the Middle East. “We’re witnessing a massive clash within the Muslim world: not just between Sunnis […]
Read moreMAPUTO – MADE IN ITALY ON DISPLAY AT FACIM INTERNATIONAL FAIR
Over 50 Italian companies are taking part in Maputo International Fair – FACIM 2013, which runs from 26 August until 1 September 2013 and is now in its 49th year. Priority sectors, reads a note from the Italian Embassy in Maputo, are infrastructure, the agri-food industry, transport and services. The Italian stand is being organised […]
Read moreBEIJING – ITALIAN PUBLISHERS TAKING PART IN INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR
Eleven Italian publishers will be representing Italy at Beijing International Book Fair, which runs from 28 August until 1 September. The Fair, now in its 20th year, is a key events for rights sales. The Italian stand was organised by the Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ICE) in collaboration with the Italian Publishers Association (AIE) and […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – 22 agosto: ultime news dal mondo – Sri Lanka: Colombo ospiterà Business Forum Commonwealth in novembre (in translation)
Sri Lanka: Colombo ospiterà Business Forum Commonwealth in novembre Nel quadro del vertice dei Capi di Governo del Commonwealth (15-17 novembre 2013), dal 12 al 14 novembre prossimo si terrà a Colombo il Commonwealth Business Forum. Il tema del Forum di quest’anno sarà: “Partnering for Wealth Creation and Social Development”, con un’attenzione particolare al potenziale […]
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