Mexico – showcase for Italian footwear industry
The Italian footwear industry was showcased in Mexico in Leon, in the State of Guanajuato, at the 42nd annual “Americas Fair”, organised by the Mexican national footwear industry (ANPIC), led by Italian businessman Carlo Benedetti. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMontreal – Last leg of Italian wine’s “coast to coast”
Italian wine’s Canadian “coast to coast” journey came to an end in recent days with the closing of the 18th annual “A Tasting of Wines from Italy – Une de’gustation de vins d’Italie” in Montreal, where our ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado presided. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Mongolia: entra in vigore nuova normativa su investimenti esteri
Mongolia: entra in vigore nuova normativa su investimenti esteri Recentemente il Parlamento mongolo ha approvato una nuova normativa in materia di investimenti diretti esteri. Il nuovo quadro legale semplifica le procedure di ingresso al mercato mongolo ed elimina le misure più controverse, tra cui l’approvazione governativa per gli investimenti in settori quali il bancario, l’estrattivo […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Mongolia: entra in vigore nuova normativa su investimenti esteri
Mongolia: entra in vigore nuova normativa su investimenti esteri Recentemente il Parlamento mongolo ha approvato una nuova normativa in materia di investimenti diretti esteri. Il nuovo quadro legale semplifica le procedure di ingresso al mercato mongolo ed elimina le misure più controverse, tra cui l’approvazione governativa per gli investimenti in settori quali il bancario, l’estrattivo […]
Read morePhilippines typhoon – a million euro in aid from Italy
Italy has pledged one million euro in aid to the Philippines for the typhoon Haiyan emergency, which has left at least 10,000 dead. The announcement came from Deputy Minister with the remit for international cooperation Lapo Pistelli, who explained that “in the coming hours one million euro in emergency supplies for transport, food, medicines and […]
Read moreTirana – Book traces history of Albanian Theatre
A book by Dedin Suli, entitled “Artiste te shquar te interpretimit koreografik shqipta” tracing the history of more than half a century of Albanian theatre, from 1950 to 2012, was launched in Tirana on Friday. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreCanberra -The ‘Mappa del mondo’ of Fra Mauro on display
The precious mid-15th century “Mappa del Mondo” by Fra Mauro, left Venice’s Biblioteca Marciana for the exhibition “Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Autralian” in Canberra, where it will remain on display at the National Library of Australia through 10 March 2014, its first ever exhibition abroad. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreLima – Prizes for Italian tales and poetry
The award ceremony for the first “Jorge Puccinelli” literary competition for short stories and poetry written in Italian by the local students of the “Antonio Raimondi” school, was held at Lima’s Pirandello Theatre. The project is part of efforts to encourage young people toward cooperation and bilingualism. Read more, in Italian
Read moreA “mini-UN” at the Farnesina: the foreign ministry hosts the Rome Model United Nations
The International Conference Room of the foreign ministry in Rome was transformed today into a replica of the UN General Assembly for the 100 students from 17 countries participating in ROMUN, the Model United Nations organised by that organisation’s student movement. The foreign ministry’s Secretary-General, Michele Valensise, hosted the event and spoke at its closing […]
Read moreBonino addressesCNA Next – Europe doesn’t mean a loss of sovereignty
Ensuring that Italy follows the path of growth, capitalising on our products and attracting inward investment: all of this is possible. But we need to take action, and look to the European dimension too. This was the message underscored by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in her address to the 4th Collective Intelligence Festival (CNA NeXT) […]
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