Mexico City – “Italy-Mexico” prize awarded
The 5th edition of the Italy-Mexico Entrepreneurial Prize, awarded each year to selected Mexican economic leaders that contribute to strengthening bilateral relations was recently held in Mexico City. This year’s choice was the emerging food industry Herdez, Mexico’s Barilla group partner. Read more, in Italian
Read moreFight against anti-personnel mines
Italy’s concern over the violations of the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines by some member states was reasserted by Italian Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament Ambassador Vinicio Mati, who spoke at the annual meeting of the states parties to the convention, which was signed in 1997 in that Canadian city and is aimed […]
Read more3rd Integrity Day – Bonino, prepared for tranparency
Solid commitment to transparency, legibility of data and monitoring of those sectors most at risk of corruption. In the course of its 3rd Integrity Day, the foreign ministry outlined the path that the efforts of Italian foreign diplomats and officials would take, and announced the modernisation of its counter-corruption operations. The event was hosted at […]
Read moreEconomic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – United Kingdom: Bank of Italy presents Financial Stability Report at the City
United Kingdom: Bank of Italy presents Financial Stability Report at the City The Bank of Italy delegation in London, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, organised a presentation of the Financial Stability Report(FSR) at the City to an audience of more than 100 asset managers, sovereign fund executives, financial analysts, hedge funds, chief economists […]
Read moreCybit 2013: MFA IT staff participate in attack simulation
The IT technicians of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in the second nationalwide IT security drill on 5 December, in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Office and with theMinistry of Economic Development. The purpose of this nationwide drill, known as “Cybit 2013″, was to assess the efficacy of information exchanges between national public […]
Read moreMandela: his lesson of great intellectual honesty is useful to everyone, says Bonino
“What I wish to recall about him is his great intellectual honesty. He gave due credit to De Klerk for overcoming apartheid, laying the foundations, as he acknowledged his adversary, for what went on to become the approach of his entire presidency: reconciliation. This remains a very useful lesson even nowadays, and in many countries”. […]
Read moreBrussels – Tribute to Pasolini with art and poetry
The exhibition “PPP. Una polemica inversa. Omaggio a Pier Paolo Pasolini” opens tomorrow at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, in celebration of the memory of one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century. The exhibition explores the great writer and director’s art and poetry. Read more, in Italian
Read moreSenegal – Growing demand for Italian
The events of the recently concluded 13th Italian Language Week in Senegal, organised by the Italian embassy in Dakar, concerned Italian language instruction in that country, with screenings of Italian films, an exhibition of Italian artists who live and work in Senegal and a concert by one of the best known Senegalese singer-songwriters Souleymane Faye, […]
Read moreAlbania – Premier Rama meets Italian business community
Support for Italian investments in Albania was the theme of a meeting between Albanian Premier Edi Rama, accompanied by our ambassador Massimo Gaiani, with the Italian business community in that country. Read more, in Italian
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – EU: Letta meets Van Rompuy, discussion focuses on growth
EU: Letta meets Van Rompuy, discussion focuses on growth Prime Minister Enrico Letta met the President of the European Council, Van Rompuy, yesterday, 4 December 2013, at the Cabinet Office in Palazzo Chigi. The Prime Minister explained to Van Rompuy “how hard Italy is working to achieve a legislature for growth, a legislature that will […]
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