Expo, two new Italy-Cern accords on research and education
President of the Region of Lombard Roberto Maroni flew to Geneva with a delegation to visit the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest particle physics laboratory and an international organisation that has confirmed it will join the UN and the EU as a participant in the 2014 Milan Expo. In addition to […]
Read moreLondon – Italy meets Japanese investors
Italy introduced itself to Japanese investors based in London in a seminar on investment opportunities in Italy organised by ICE, Invitalia and Jetro with the help of our embassy in London. The aim was to offer an overview of the factors of political and economic stimulus to possible manufacturing and financial investments in our country. […]
Read moreDiplomacy “On air” – “An Ambassador in Africa”
Giuseppe Mistretta, presently Italy’s Ambassador in Angola but recently named Ambassador to Ethiopia, will host the 17th instalment of “Diplomazia e Dintorni” on the air on Tuesday 25 February at 21:00. “An Ambassador in Africa” Giuseppe Mistretta is also the author of “Un ponte lungo quattro secoli” (Gangemi editore, 2013) a book of curious stories […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore: France: 18.2 million euro contract to Thales Alenia Space for Artes 14
Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Finmeccanica 33%) signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for Phase B in the development of a new generation geostationary satellite platform through the Neosat programme. The 18.2 million euro contract falls within the framework of the Artes 14 programme, and was jointly awarded to Thales Alenia Space […]
Read moreBeijing – 15 Italian IT students awarded certificates
Ambassador of Italy in Beijing Alberto Bradanini received 15 of the best Italian students in the field of IT and telecommunications who participated in the Talent Lab project funded by Huawei and promoted by the Italian education ministry, to award them certificates of attendance. Read more, in Italian
Read moreRomania – Business and “social responsibility”, Bucharest reviews Ferrero Report
The 2012 report on social responsibility of the Ferrero Group was presented at the Bucharest Residenza Italia. The presentation was organised with the support of the Italian embassy in Romania, and participants included a large group of Italian and Romanian institutional representatives. Read more, in Italian
Read moreIndia: no Sua act. Summit at Palazzo Chigi – Renzi meets in Rome with Mogherini, Pinotti, De Mistura
On Monday morning, the Indian Attorney General asked the Supreme Court that the two Italian Marines not be tried on the basis of the SUA Act (anti-piracy/terrorism law), but that the charge against them, in any case, be formulated by the police anti-terrorism unit (NIA). The defence objected to this latest request and the judge […]
Read moreFederica Mogherini is the new Minister for Foreign Affairs
Federica Mogherini is the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, and was sworn in at the Presidential Palace on Saturday
Read moreGreece closes 2013 with trade surplus
Greece closed out 2013 with a trade surplus of 1.244 billion, against its 4.615 billion deficit the previous year, according to an announcement by the Central Bank of Greece, which pointed out that this was the first surplus since 1948. In fact, the institute specified, ever since trade balance data had begun to be published, […]
Read moreItaly-Somalia – “Peacebuilding” course opens
A ceremony was recently held in Hargheisa, the administrative capital of the State of Somaliland in Somalia, for the opening of the course “Introduction to peacebuilding and peace support operations for the civilian personnel”, organised by the Istituto Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa for a number of ministers. Read more, in Italian.
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