Italia-Corea: V Forum a Daegu, rapporti bilaterali e sfide globali (in translation)
Approfondire le relazioni bilaterali e riflettere sulle comuni sfide globali, dalla sostenibilità ambientale al multiculturalismo. Questi i temi al centro del V Forum Italia-Corea, co-organizzato con la Korea Foundation e dall’Università Keimyung, in partnership con l’Ambasciata d’Italia e l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Seoul, che si è svolto a Daegu, città metropolitana della provincia del […]
Read moreNATO Summit in Chicago – the future Alliance, in light too of the “exit strategy” from Kabul
The 25th NATO summit, which will be taking place in Chicago on 20 and 21 May 2012, will be “the biggest in the Alliance’s history”, commented NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The Secretary General underscored that during the maxi-summit, which around 60 countries and organisations will be attending, a further 20-30 multi-national projects will […]
Read moreNATO: Afghanistan – the stages of the withdrawal. Italy’s contribution
A gradual but flexible withdrawal from Afghanistan to meet the agreed deadline of 2014, after which no more fighting troops should remain. The first stage of the exit strategy took place in July 2011, with the first go-ahead for the withdrawal. This was the outline plan sought by the United States, the senior partner in […]
Read moreThe Interview: Italy and China partners in innovation, says De Luca, Consul General in Shanghai
The Italian economic community in China is very strong, but for 2012 we aim to do more by encouraging partnerships between small and medium-sized enterprises in sectors such as the green economy, design and life sciences. This was the comment of the Consul General in Shanghai, Vincenzo De Luca, in an interview in the “Shanghai […]
Read moreVARSAVIA – “Science Picnic” sull’energia, l’Italia partecipa come terra di vulcani (in translation)
Anche quest’anno l’Italia ha partecipato allo “Science Picnic” di Varsavia, manifestazione internazionale scientifica “outdoor” più grande d’Europa, per questa edizione incentrata sul tema dell’energia nelle sue diverse forme. L’evento, svoltosi il 12 maggio scorso in uno dei grandi parchi del centro, ha registrato la partecipazione di oltre 100.000 visitatori. L’energia vulcanica Lo stand italiano, coordinato […]
Read moreBARCELLONA – “Rinascimento, Principi e Re”, mostra di costumi al Museu Diocesa’ (in translation)
Lo scorso 9 maggio al Museu Diocesa’ di Barcellona è stata inaugurata l’esposizione di costumi ‘Rinascimento. Principi e Re’, un evento ideato e realizzato dall’associazione ‘Invito a Corte’ con la collaborazione dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura ed il patrocinio dell’Ambasciata d’Italia a Madrid, grazie alla volonta’ dell’Ambasciatore Visconti di Modrone, ed al contributo quale sponsor unico […]
Read moreCooperation: Lebanon – a strategic development plan for Dinnieh region
A strategic plan for economic development in the region of Dinnieh, one of the most vulnerable in Lebanon– this was the goal of an initiative launched one year ago thanks to funding from Italian Development Cooperation and the Belgian Government and implemented by UNDP-ART GOLD. The results were illustrated during a ceremony in Beirut with […]
Read moreRussia: una guida per gli investimenti italiani (in translation)
Da Mosca alla Siberia, da San Pietroburgo a Vladivostock, ecco il vademecum per orientare le imprese italiane che vogliono sbarcare nel mercato russo. E’ la ‘Guida per operatori economici italiani nella Federazione russa’, volume da 800 pagine a cura dell’Ambasciata italiana a Mosca, presentata oggi a Palazzo Giustiniani alla presenza del Sottosegretario Marta Dassu’ e […]
Read moreNapolitano addresses the Tunisian Constituent Assembly: “Strategic partnership” a model for Mediterranean countries
“A democracy is vigorous and vibrant only if all of its citizens, men and women, of all religious faiths or social groups, can identify with and participate in the res pubblica”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, in his address to the Tunisian Constituent Assembly, which has been working […]
Read moreIndia: Marines – go-ahead for transfer from prison. New mission by de Mistura
The authorities in Kerala have authorised the transfer of the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, from Trivandrum prison to another structure in the city, Kochi Borstal School. The School was suggested by the Italian delegation as a possible alternative to prison. The marines will be transferred some time in the next 3 […]
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