Afghanistan: Italy facilitates EU Ambassadors’ visit to Herat
A group of over 20 European Union ambassadors accredited in Afghanistan took part in an unprecedented visit to Herat province, at the initiative of the Italian Embassy. They met the Governor of the Province, Daoud Shah Saba; the public prosecutor, Maria Bashir; and the head of Regional Command West (RC-W), Brigadier General Ignazio Gamba The Ambassadors […]
Read moreThe Interview: Perrone, Made in Italy in California is not just food and fashion
Made in Italy isn’t only food, luxury cars and fashion here in California, but “is perceived in all its many facets”, assured Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles Giuseppe Perrone in an interview for the TG3 news programme “Persone”. There is, the Italian diplomat explains, a continuous network of relations, for example in the […]
Read moreMEDITERRANEAN – Italy-led environmental project becomes “Best practice”
Italy coordinated the MEDEEA Project for the development of energy planning in seven Mediterranean countries with the Ligurian regional agency for electrical power. The project was funded by the European Regional Development Fund and its concluding event took place in Cyprus with the “Medeea international conference – Mediterranean energy cities”. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreHUMANITARIAN LAW – International officeres study in Italy
A course is being held at the Villa Ormond International Institute for Humanitarian Law (IIHL) in Sanremo, Italy for a large delegation of international government officials from Libya and South Sudan, as well as from other Arab-speaking countries: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Qatar and the Palestinian Authority; other participants include officials, legal advisors and […]
Read more‘The ABCs of the United Nations’ in Italian for the first time
“The ABCs of the United Nations” – now available, for the first time ever, in Italian – is concise but detailed handbook for navigating the labyrinth of the United Nations system that explains its founding principles, its various agencies and institutions and its priorities. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe three pillars of foreign policy – Diplomacy for growth, Europe, managing international crises
Diplomacy for growth, Europe and international crisis management. These are the three pillars of Italian foreign policy, as stated by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at the press conference held at Palazzo Chigi, the Cabinet Office, at the end of the Council of Ministers meeting. Diplomacy for growth, looking to Expo 2015 The press conference provided […]
Read moreSouth Korea? Closer to businesses thanks to a ‘webinar’
Is risk-free investment possible in South Korea, the world’s 11th-ranked economy? The “Internationalisation a Click Away” project created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna, will be available to Italian firms as of 23 May precisely to answer that question. The project – webinars focused specifically on five countries: Indonesia, South Korea, South […]
Read moreITALY-USA – Web fund-raiser for Bernini bust
An on-line fund-raiser, known as a “crowdfunding”, was conducted in the U.S. and Italy to fund an earthquake-proof base for the bust of Francesco I d’Este in Modena’s Estense Gallery, aimed to restore the Bernini masterpiece – closed after the violent earthquake of 2012 – to the world. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSHANGHAI – An Italian historic memory tour
A tour for approximately 50 participants, through the places that represent Italy’s historic memory in Shanghai was a success, thanks to the organization of the Italian Cultural Institute in Shanghai and the Association of Italian Women in Shanghai (ADIS). The tour took its cues from the “Historic Map of Italians in Shanghai from 1608 to […]
Read moreBARCELLONA – An exhibit to explore Pasolini’s relationship with Rome
An exhibition in Barcellona, running from 22 May to 15 September, retraces Pier Paolo Pasolini’s relationship with 1950s Rome, a city that was not only a place but a physical, carnal and passionate element that inspired his writings, poetry and filmmaking. The show will later mounted in Paris, Rome and Berlin. Read more, in Italian.
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