Marines: Bonino to meet Human Rights Commissioner, Pillay, in Geneva
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will be meeting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, in Geneva to discuss the case of the two Italian marines held in India. Minister Bonino announced the meeting to the press after her Senate briefing on the subject this morning, Thursday 13 February. The Italian government contacted […]
Read moreMarines: Bonino in Parliament – “It’s not a bilateral question. NATO and EU at our side”
The question of the two Italian marines is not a bilateral issue between Italy and India. It involves the European Union and NATO (which have lined up on Italy’s side) and concerns compliance with anti-terrorism agreements and UN decisions on anti-piracy missions. That was the central concept in Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s address to the […]
Read moreSeoul – Italy with Style: a showcase for Italian fashion and beauty brands
Seoul has hosted “Italy with Style”, an event showcasing the Made in Italy brand with over Italian 100 exhibitors in the clothing, footwear, fur, leather, eyewear, jewellery and cosmetics sectors.The initiative was organised by the ICE trade agency in collaboration with 7 trade associations and the fashion promotion body, Ente Moda Italia. Read more, in […]
Read moreItaly-Brazil – Joint venture by postal services
Italy’s Poste Mobile and Brazil’s postal service have signed a 20-year framework agreement to set up a new virtual mobile operator (MVNO) for the Brazilian market. The joint venture will draw on the innovative expertise gained by Poste Italiane in mobile telephony and high-added value services. The agreement was signed in the presence of the […]
Read moreMarines: NATO at Italy’s side
NATO warned India today that using the anti-terrorism law in the trial of the two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen would undermine international efforts to fight piracy. India announced that its Supreme Court will hold a hearing next week to decide whether the two riflemen, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, should be tried […]
Read moreItaly-Afghanistan – Valensise signs agreement for Herat airport modernisation
The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Michele Valensise, today ended a visit to Afghanistan that took him to Kabul and Herat City, in the west. In Herat, he signed an aid credit agreement for the modernisation of the city’s airport. Italy’s civil and military commitment praised In Kabul, Ambassador Valensise met the National Security Adviser, […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – Chile: GDP expected to grow by 4% in 2014
Chile’s central bank has published the preliminary economic figures for 2013, which put annual GDP growth at 4%. The projections for 2014 are positive: a slightly lower rate in the first six months of the year, with growth picking up in the second half, to an average 4% for the year. The Chilean economy is, […]
Read moreSydney – Alla scoperta della Mappa di Fra’ Mauro (in translation)
Continua l’opera di promozione in Australia della celebre ‘Mappa del Mondo’ di Fra’ Mauro.Esposta temporaneamente alla National Library of Australia di Canberra, il prezioso documento della meta’ del 1.400 sara’ presentato al pubblico di Sydney venerdi’ nel corso della conferenza di Angelo Cattaneo presso l’Istituto italiano di cultura. Esperto in cosmografia, cartografia e letteratura di […]
Read moreEl Salvador – Italia collabora a monitoraggio Chaparrastique (in translation)
Conclusa con successo una missione in El Salvador di un team di ricercatori e tecnici dell’Istituto nazionale italiano di geofisica e vulcanologia (Ingv). Obiettivo era installare attrezzature tecnologiche di alta precisione in grado di migliorare i sistemi di monitoraggio e sorveglianza del vulcano Chaparrastique, intorno al quale vivono oltre 50 mila persone. Il team era […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana – 11 febbraio: ultime news dal mondo. Servizio realizzato in collaborazione con Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor (in translation)
Danimarca: opportunità nel settore delle infrastrutture aeroportuali. E’ stato annunciato un programma di espansione dell’aeroporto di Copenaghen (Lufthavne), principale hub della regione scandinava, mediante ampliamento e razionalizzazione dei terminal esistenti, che, con un investimento di circa 2,68 miliardi di euro, nei prossimi 20/30 anni, consentirebbe di raddoppiare il numero di passeggeri serviti da 20 a […]
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