Sofia: cittadinanza onoraria all’Ambasciatore Benazzo (in translation)
Il Consiglio comunale di Sofia ha approvato la proposta di conferire la cittadinanza onoraria all’Ambasciatore d’Italia in Bulgaria, Stefano Benazzo. Nella motivazione si evidenzia il notevole apporto del diplomatico per la promozione di numerose iniziative volte ad arricchire la vita economica, sociale e culturale della capitale bulgara. Negli ultimi anni l’ambasciatore italiano ha rivolto particolare […]
Read moreBEIJING – Italo-Chinese conference on climate change
The glaciers of Tibet have receded over the past 50 years by 10-15% as a result of climate change associated with human activity. The topic was confronted in Beijing at the bilateral Italo-Chinese Conference entitled “From Glacier to Climate. An Euro-Asiatic perspective in cryospheric sciences”, organized by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Bicocca […]
Read moreMIKULOV: Classical Guitar Festival
Italy is being represented by award-winning musicians Carlo Marchione and Paolo Pegoraro at this year’s edition of the Mikulov International Classical Guitar Festival, one of the most important events of its kind in the Czech Republic and Central European in General.
Read moreItaly and the “diplomacy of growth” – support for industry and SMEs is my personal challenge, says Terzi
“Our challenge, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a ministry dedicated to growth and with a pronounced economic bent, is to provide broad-based support for the activities” of the large-scale, medium-sized and small enterprises of the aerospace and defence industries. Minister Giulio Terzi spoke at the closing of the Finmeccanica stand at the Farnborough air […]
Read moreDETROIT: Amb. bisogniero meets with Italian business community
On 9 July Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero visited Detroit to meet with representatives of the Italian business community there. After meeting with FIAT-CHRYSLER CEO Sergio Marchionne, the ambassador had a working lunch with representatives of Oakland County, where a large number of Italian firms such as – Magneti Marelli, Marposs, Stola Group – are […]
Read more‘Women in Diplomacy’ – Foreign Ministry Rome, 16 luglio
Less than 20% of the world’s decision-makers are women and, despite the important positions they hold in many fields, much remains to be done in terms of equal pay and political participation. Women, increasingly leaders in socio-economic and political transition processes, are a resource that has not yet been fully tapped. Building a Network for […]
Read moreBEIRUT: writer Paolo Giordano at the Hay Festival 2012
On 4 July Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Giuseppe Morabito participated in the opening ceremony for the 2012 Hay Festival in Beirut, dedicated to the theme: “Imagine the world”. Paolo Giordano present for Italy 2008 Strega Prize winner Paolo Giordano was present for Italy, and spoke about his first novel “The Solitude of Prime Numbers”, translated […]
Read moreEDINBURGH: Italy at Jazz and Blues Festival
A number of prominent Italian musicians will be participating in the upcoming edition of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, to be held from 20 to 29 July, in a special section called “Jazz Italia”, which opens on 20 July at the “Queen’s Hall” with a concert by Danilo Rea and Flavio Boltro performing jazz […]
Read moreAfghanistan: new aid hinges on respect for women, says De Mistura
International support for Afghanistan will hinge on the commitment by its institutions to fight corruption and respect human rights, especially regarding the condition of women, Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura explained to the press after the Tokyo Conference on Sunday, which earmarked 16 billion in post-2014 aid. Massively improving the condition of women Italy “dug its […]
Read moreItaly and the “diplomacy of growth” – EU-US Workshop on SMEs and steering promotion of the country system
The MFA maintains its commitment to the “diplomacy of growth” through various initiatives aimed at promoting the country system, as foreign ministry spokesperson Giuseppe Manzo explained in his customary press briefing. TEC The EU-US Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will be held on Thursday 12 […]
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