Cile – Il nuovo design italiano in mostra a Santiago (in translation)
Il nuovo design italiano arriva in Cile. E’ stata inaugurata nei giorni scorsi a Santiago, presso il Centro Culturale La Moneda, l’esposizione “El Nuevo Diseno Italiano”, che accomuna il lavoro di 133 designer italiani contemporanei con 288 progetti di proprieta’ della Triennale Design di Milano. La mostra, organizzata con il sostegno della nostra ambasciata e […]
Read moreNapolitano: Ambassadors a resource for Italy’s growth Bonino: A presence in emerging and difficult countries to help our enterprises
Italy in the world and the world in Italy: interviews with the ambassadors Italy’s commitment in Libya, a nation still striving for peace almost three years after the fall of a long-lived regime; or in Afghanistan and in Iraq, to help with the reconstruction after years of war, while also paying a high price in […]
Read more10th Ambassador’s Conference – “Italy attracting the world”: focus on diplomacy for growth
Diplomacy for growth, attracting foreign investment, internationalisation of Italian firms. These will be the topics for the 10th Ambassador’s Conference taking place on 18 and 19 December at the Farnesina. An event which, this year more than ever, will focus on the role of Italian diplomats on the road to growth that Italy intends to […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – Malaysia: Successful Italian trade mission
The Deputy Minister for Economic Development has led a multi-sector trade mission to Malaysia, accompanied by the Vice President of Confindustria, Paolo Zegna; the Farnesina’s Directorate General for Country Promotion, with Minister Michelangelo Pipan; ICE/Italian Trade Agency; and Simest. About 30 Italian businesses took part, as well as representatives of Italian and local trade associations. […]
Read moreItaly: an energy hub in the Mediterranean – Bonino in Baku to sign Azerbaijian-Europe gas pipeline project
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline(TAP), part of the pipeline linking Azerbaijian with Europe, is “a strategic project that represents an important contribution for Italy, both to cover our energy demand and to enable us to become an energy hub for southern Europe and the Mediterranean”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, speaking in […]
Read moreSlovakia – Italian film plays a starring role in Bratislava
The Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava organised Italy’s successful participation in the International Film Festival of Bratislava and the International Documentary Film Festival, as well as events on Federico Fellini and contemporary Italian cinema, and a concert featuring Nino Rota’s film scores. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreManila – A success for Italian Language Week
Manila’s recent Italian Language Week was a great success, with celebrations of Verdi, opera master-classes, and screenings of films such as “Amarcord” and “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso” – to mention just some of the initiatives organised by our Embassy. Ambassador Massimo Roscigno described the Philippines as “fertile terrain” for the promotion of the Italian language, which […]
Read moreItaly “off the beaten track” to be showcased in Tourism Year
Exhibitions, festivals, workshops, cultural events, fairs and meetings with tourism operators will form the “backbone” for the Italian-Russian Year of Tourism. Italy will be promoting less well-known destinations in the Federation’s growing tourism market. As our Ambassador in Moscow, Cesare Maria Ragaglini, explained, the aim is to help Russian visitors discover villages, UNESCO sites and […]
Read moreIraq – Italy working to save the archaeological heritage
The Italian archaeology community is helping restore Iraq’s heritage. On Friday 20 December, the reconstruction project for the Madrasa al-Mirjaniya in Baghdad’s Iraq Museum will be presented in Rome at the Ministry for Culture’s Conservation and Restoration Institute. The project was implemented by Monumenta Orientalia and supported and funded by the Farnesina’s Directorate General for […]
Read moreEU: Foreign Affairs Council – Syrian chemical weapons to pass through Italian port
Syria’s chemical weapons will be passing through an Italian port, with the selection of the precise place being decided – and notified to the Italian Parliament – by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemic Weapons (OPWC). The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at the end of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs […]
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