Italian students in NY for cultural exchange
A group of Italian women students completed a cultural exchange programme in New York run by the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW)in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry. In alternate years the programme hosts Italian women in New York and American women in Rome. Six Architecture students and one in History of Art This […]
Read moreItaly-Iraq: we want to be equal partners, says Pistelli
Italy intends to “replace development cooperation with economic cooperation between equals” with Iraq. This was Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli’s comment as he opened the II Trade and Investment Meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome, promoted by the Italian Development Cooperation and UNIDO as a way of increasing commercial investments between the two countries and […]
Read more‘Mision Campeones’, Italian Cooperation leveling the playing field for young Guatemalans
Kicking out crime and violence, and giving young Guatemalans a chance, was the goal of “Mision Campeones” organised from 9 to 16 June in Guatemala City by the Italian Development Cooperation, the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) and the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti (Lnd). The aim was to sponsor the Escuela Meteropolitanas de Futbol (Emefut) project, active […]
Read moreLONDRA – Consolato italiano ora in storica ‘Little Italy’ (in translation)
Si sposta nella City il Consolato Generale d’Italia a Londra che oggi apre al pubblico la sua nova sede presso la ‘Harp House’ al 83/86 Farringdon Street. In una zona che ha un forte tradizionale legame con l’Italia, storicamente luogo di insediamento dell’emigrazione italiana ma anche a pochi metri dal pulsante cuore finanziario della capitale […]
Read moreNo stop to U.S.-EU free-trade negotiations, says Bonino – Datagate: U.S. clarification needed for mutual trust
“I hope that U.S.-EU free-trade negotiations have not been put at risk”, stated Minister Emma Bonino, who called for “a bit more calm” in making judgments. Clarification from the United States on its alleged engagement in espionage is “indispensable for maintaining mutual trust, but awareness of the importance of the free-trade treaty is a must”. […]
Read moreLONGITUDE: ”Big Data…” (in translation)
”Big Data- Information and its discontents”, e’ il titolo di copertina del nuovo numero di ”Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, in edicola dal 5 luglio. Si tratta di una serie di servizi dedicati sia agli aspetti propriamente tecnologici della quantità di dati, sia agli effetti politici, economici e sociali che comportano la cosiddetta […]
Read moreEUROPE – Bonino: Rekindling the pro-Europe passion
It is necessary to rekindle the “pro-Europe passion”, without giving in to “pessimism”, since “there is no alternative” to the EU. Minister Bonino spoke at the foreign ministry in Rome during the dedication of a hall to Ambassador Silvio Fagiolo, one of the leaders in the formation of the European Community and who recently passed […]
Read more“Iraqi day” alla Farnesina (in translation)
L’Italia e’ stata scelta dall’Iraq per la sua prima presentazione internazionale d’affari ai massimi livelli. Sara’ una missione a 360 gradi, quella che dal 3 al 6 luglio, portera’ a Roma una delegazione mista istituzionale-imprenditoriale del paese mediorientale. A guidarla, il vice primo ministro con delega per le Questioni economiche, Roz Nouri Shaways, accompagnato dal […]
Read moreCHINA – Italy on China’s airwaves for 7 days
Italy goes on the air with Radio China International, which will dedicate a week on its broadcast calendar to Italy. The Chinese language broadcaster covers most of continental China as well as Hong Kong and Macao, and has a listener pool of over 200 million people. Broadcasts will feature Italian excellence in automotive, sports, tourism, […]
Read moreJAPAN – Italian restaurant week
Italian Restaurant Week in Japan is scheduled to run from 2 to 17 November and aims to promote Italian food and wine. Organised by Diners Club Japan and created in collaboration with the Associazione di cuochi della cucina italiana (Acci) and the support of a series of Italian firms, the event was presented by Ambassador […]
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