Niger – Future customs police officers trained in Italy
The training course organised at the Finance Police’s Training and Specialisation Centre (CAS) in Orvieto for customs police officers from the Republic of Niger has come to a close. The course ran from 13 to 30 January. Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was designed to strengthen the institutions in countries […]
Read moreTheatre: The drama of migration – preview performance at the Italian Embassy in Paris
The 18th century “Sicilian Theatre” in the Italian Embassy in Paris was the splendid setting for the preview of the play by Sicilian writer Lina Prosa, “Lampedusa Beach”, on the dramatic situation of migrants in the Mediterranean region. The event will be broadcast by Canal + France in its “Le Supplement” programme. Read more, in […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi: GSE presents “E-Qbo” at Sustainability Week
Italy was present at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2014 with a pavilion at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES). The “E-Qbo” project was a notable success. The fruit of a collaboration by RSE (the research company linked to energy services operator GSE) and T-Red, a start-up company, the E-Qbo is a an off-grid cube clad […]
Read more“Matching Italy–Turkey” – Ankara enriches the European project, says Bonino
The EU-Turkey negotiations have been blocked for too long by “a stalemate that’s been of no use to anyone, either the EU itself or Turkey”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment at the “Matching Italy–Turkey” conference organised by Network Globale in collaboration with the Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Economic Development and the two […]
Read moreRemembrance Day: Roberto Faenza’s film “Anita B.”, inspired by Edith Bruck’s book, is screened in Jerusalem
Roberto Faenza’s film “Anita B.” was screened at the Jerusalem Film Archive yesterday, 26 January, to mark Remembrance Day. This was the first screening outside Italy of the film, based on Edith Bruck’s autobiographical book “Quanta stella c’è nel cielo”. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and its Director, Simonetta De Felicis, the screening was […]
Read moreAngola – Writer’s Union to publish book by Ambassador Mistretta, its first foreign author
The Angolan Writer’s Union is to publish “Nel paese chiamato alberi”, by the Italian Ambassador to Angola, Giuseppe Mistretta. This will be the first book by a foreign writer published by the Union. Ambassador Mistretta, who is also the author of “Un ponte lungo quattro secoli”, on Italian-Angolan relations, plans to have both books translated […]
Read moreLondon: For sale: Residue of long lease on former Consulate General premises
Vendita del lease residuale della precedente sede del Consolato Generale (38 Eaton Place SW1X 8AN)
Read moreCinema – “’La Grande Bellezza” screened at the Italian Embassy in Belgrade
Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-nominated film “’La Grande Bellezza” has been shown at a private screening at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Belgrade, Giuseppe Manzo. The film has already won a Golden Globe and was judged Best European Film for 2013 in Berlin. The screening, attended by Serbian Culture Minister Ivan Tasovac, was organised to […]
Read moreEuropean Union – Letta & Bonino at Commission. Italian Presidency focus: growth and jobs
The Italian Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2014 will focus on growth and jobs, because the current social malaise is making it hard for citizens to embrace the idea of Europe. And the European elections will be difficult if we cannot provide them with answers. These were Prime Minister Enrico […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy/ Sole 24 Ore – Ethiopia: Italferr to advice railways on new lines
Italferr, the FS Group engineering company, has won a consultancy contract linked to the maintenance and operation of the new rail line from the capital, Addis Ababa, to the port of Djibouti and for the city’s light metropolitan line. Both projects are at an advanced stage of construction. Italferr will be working with the Group’s […]
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