Paris: Italian embassy hosts three new events showcasing the “made in italy” brand
The “Made in Italy” brand for leather-goods, furnishings and museum showcases is seeking new market opportunities in France, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On 23 January our Embassy in Paris organised a reception in collaboration with Luxury Living, a Forli’-based company that produces goods for the Fendi, Kenzo, Loro Piana […]
Read moreSyria in the eye of the storm – Italian Ambassador to Damascus recalled for consultations
The West is stepping up the diplomatic pressure on Damascus, after the Russian and Chinese veto on the UN Resolution against the repression in Syria. A veto that Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi defined as “extremely disagreeable, to use an euphemism: it shouldn’t have occurred because it is based on considerations of fact and of law […]
Read moreMediterranean: Italy is sponsoring Turkey in Europe, says Massari on visit to Ankara
European expansion to include Turkey and issues related to the Middle East and the Arab Spring were at the centre of the talks held by Minister Giulio Terzi’s Special Envoy for the Mediterranean, Maurizio Massari, in Ankara. As Massari reminded his Turkish interlocutors, Italy is “sponsoring” their country’s entry to the European Union. The meetings […]
Read moreItaly-Turkey: Trade reaches a historic high
International trade between Italy and Turkey closed 2011 at a record high. For the first time ever, the total value of trade comfortably exceeded 20 billion dollars, to reach 21.3 billion. This was not unexpected, given the excellent progress in commercial relations between the two countries over the year, and translates into a rise of […]
Read moreInternational Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: Terzi calls for UN Resolution condemning the practice
“2012 could be the year when, through a Resolution by the UN General Assembly, the international community condemns this barbaric practice. A practice that inflicts grievous damage on the dignity and physical and psychological health of women and girls, of whom over 140 million are affected throughout the world”. This was the declaration made by […]
Read moreYemen – Terzi meets Nobel Peace Prize winner Karman: civil society is counting on Italian support
Yemeni civil society “is counting on support from Italy and other European countries so that the transition can truly respond to the people’s desire for democracy”. Speaking was Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Rome with the Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize […]
Read moreLONGITUDE: “A bitter pill”
A new factor has come into the mix in the race for world leadership: medical science research, which boils down to the possession of knowledge, not technologies. The topic is the subject of the cover story of the new issue of the magazine “Longitude” (chief editor, Pialuisa Bianco), available on newsstands as of 4 February. […]
Read moreLima: exhibition on Italy’s museum homes a big success
More than five thousand visitors were recorded just in the first week of the exhibition “Museum homes. The taste for living in Italy”, mounted in the Peruvian resort town of Asia, located south of Lima. They came to admire the various typologies of a very special way of living, each of which a typically Italian […]
Read moreI BRIC alla guida dell’economia globale (in translation)
Brasile, Russia, India, Cina, economie emergenti destinate a trainare l’economia mondiale: questo il focus della tavola rotonda organizzata a Napoli il 26 gennaio scorso presso il Banco di Napoli dal Gruppo Economisti di Impresa in collaborazione con SRM-Studi e Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno. In occasione dell’evento, cui ha preso parte la Direzione Generale per la […]
Read moreSlovakia: Guide to economic/commercial activities in the Slovak Republic
The Embassy of Italy in Bratislava, in coordination with the former ICE office, has prepared a “Practical guide to economic/commercial activities in the Slovak Republic”, a tool for potential Italian investors interested in investing in the country or in intensifying existing activities and commercial relations with local partners.
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