World Food Day
Not one, but many different forms of malnutrition: 842 million people around the world suffer from hunger, and one in four children below the age of five is affected by growth problems; approximately 2 billion people do not receive the vitamins and minerals necessary for good health; and 1.4 billion people are overweight, approximately one-third […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – 15 ottobre: ultime news dal mondo – Mediterraneo: Promos crea centro per micro, piccole e medie imprese (in translation)
Mediterraneo: Promos crea centro per micro, piccole e medie imprese Il 29 ottobre presso la Camera di Commercio di Milano si terrà la conferenza di presentazione del Centro Euro-Med per le micro, piccole e medie imprese con la partecipazione del Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino. Si tratta di un network “transnazionale”, di carattere pubblico-privato, per […]
Read moreItaly-Serbia – III Intergovernmental summit: renewed support for EU entry
Italy’s renewed support for Serbia’s entry into the EU and new agreements in the context of a strategic bilateral relationship. These were the results of the third Italo-Serbian intergovernmental summit held in Ancona, where a large delegation of Ministers participated – including Minister Emma Bonino – along with Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Serbia to become […]
Read moreTurkey – Italian artists conquer Istanbul
All eyes are on Italian artist Margherita Moscardini whose installation “Istanbul City Hills. On the Natural History of Dispersion and States of Aggregation” for the XIII Bicentennial of Contemporary Art in Istanbul -received the acclaim of the Turkish critics. The piece has been chosen to become part of the permanent collection of Rome’s MAXXI museum […]
Read moreUruguay – Italy stands out at book fair
Italy was a protagonist at the Book Fair of Montevideo, Uruguay’s main publishing event. An ad hoc stand run by the Italian Cultural Institute promoted the Italian publishing sector, the Institute’s activities and the Italian language. Read more, in Italian
Read moreKampala – Italian pavilion a success at int’l fair
The Italian Pavilion for the International Fair of Kampala, fruit of collaboration between the ICE and the Business Club Italia in Uganda (BCI-U), was a resounding success with its 110-square metres strategically placed to showcase Italian exhibitors and enchant visitors. Read more, in Italian
Read moreItalian Language Week – From 14 to 20 October diplomatic missions host 1200 events
The 2013 edition of Italian Language week will take place from 14 to 20 October in 94 countries around the world. The annual initiative aimed at the promotion of our language and culture, is organised by the cultural and diplomatic networks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the High Patronage of the President of […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – China: Alta SpA enters satellite propulsion market
During the International Astronautical Congress 2013 in Beijing a strategic cooperation agreement was signed between Alta SpA, China HEAD Aerospace and the Lanzhou Institute of Physics (LIP) of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). Alta is a Tuscan SME that was recently bought by the Angelo Investments Group, which concerns itself with diagnostics and […]
Read moreGiro in Peru, progress on partnerships
The themes of the VI Italy-Latin America Conference to be held in Rome in December, and in which President of Peru Humala is to participate, and Peru’s participation in the 2015 Milan Expo, were the focus of Under-Secretary Mario Giro’s mission to Peru, where he was received by the Peruvian Congress on the morning of […]
Read moreLos Angeles – Marinelli foundry sculpture on display
From 16 October to 9 November the Los Angeles Italian Cultural Institute will provide the setting for the bronze sculpture of Florence’s historic Marinelli foundry, in an exhibition entitled “Of bronze and fire. The art of the foundry – Tuscan works” and, at the same time, a selection of works will be on view in […]
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