Syria: Humanitarian conference in Rome on 3 February, announces Bonino
Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime “does not have a future”. This was the message to emerge from the meeting of the “Friends of Syria” Group in Paris on Sunday 12 January. Participants included the President of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad Jarba, and the foreign ministers of 11 countries, including Emma Bonino and the American Secretary […]
Read moreBonino in Paris for Friends of Syria Group, then tour in Africa. Foreign Minister will then fly to Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast (ANSA)
First, a stopover in Paris for the meeting of the 11 countries making up the Friends of Syria Group. And then Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will be continuing her tour of “a changing Africa” with a visit to Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast. After her recent mission to Ghana and Senegal, Minister Bonino will be […]
Read more340 Libyan troops in Italy for training
Within the framework of the Italian government’s efforts in support of Libya, and in keeping with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidane’s pledges in the margins of the Lough Erne G8 regarding the reconstruction of the Libyan armed forces, the first 14-week training cycle of began, under the aegis of the Defence Ministry, at the 80th […]
Read moreSwitzerland: Da Vinci Invest Ag buys Bruno Magli
Zurich-based Da Vinci Invest AG has acquired full control of the Bruno Magli fashion brand, which produces shoes, accessories and luxury men’s and women’s ready-to-wear apparel. The seller is the London-based investment fund Fortelus that bought the Magli group in 2007. The new owner has appointed Manfred Ebensberger CEO, effective immediately. The company, which will […]
Read moreItaly-USA – Study bursary agreement
An agreement was signed, financing three study bursaries to be offered to Italian citizens for the 2014-2015 academic year, by the Commission on Cultural Exchanges between the U.S. and Italy and the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research. Read more, in Italian
Read moreColombia – Rossini’s Cinderella at festival internacional de música
The Festival Internacional de Musica, held in Cartagena de Indias, comes to an end on 12 January. Organised by the Foundazione Salvini with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute, its main theme is the narrative fantasy of 20th century music, with Rossini’s Cinderella presented in semi-scenic form with an all-Italian cast and accompanied by […]
Read moreIBAC 2014 at Foreign Ministry in Rome – Bonino, Destinazione Italia to open country to the world
The Destinazione Italia Plan “is the instrument the government has chosen to confront global competition. It is a way to further open Italy to the world in order to seize new opportunities for growth and development”. One of the key passages in Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s opening speech at the meeting of the […]
Read moreMacao – Exhibition on Botticelli’s Venus
An exhibition on Botticelli’s Venus, received enthusiastically by audiences in Macao, was organised in collaboration with the Italian Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macao in collaboration and with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute, Mondo Mostre, Galleria Frilli, Ministry of Culture and the regional superintendent for culture of Piedmont. Read more, in Italian
Read moreCuba – Calvino featured at Italian Language Week
The 16th Italian Language Week in Cuba, dedicated to the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi and the 90th of Italo Calvino, was a resounding public success. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Chile, Mexico: $300-billion BBVA financing for Enel Green Power
Chile, Mexico: $300-million BBVA financing for Enel Green Power Through its holdings in Mexico and Chile, Enel Green Power has finalised two 5-year 150 million USD contracts with BBVA, each of which is meant to partially cover the cost of investments in those countries. The Mexican contract was launched in 2013, the Chilean will begin […]
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