27 companies of Confindustria Giovani participate in ‘Italia en 24’
Confindustria Giovani, with the assistance of the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires, brought the representatives of 27 Italian companies to Argentina to participate in ‘Italia en Santa Fé’, the second phase of the ‘Italia en 24’ initiative, with the aim of fostering investment opportunities in Argentina’s 24 provinces. Italian entrepreneurs in the field of agro-industries, […]
Read morePanama: Astaldi has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new Medical School
Astaldi has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new Medical School in Panama in joint venture with Cocige. The call for tenders was published in December 2016 and the process lasted for more than 20 months due to various appeals lodged by the participating companies, but in the end the Italian company […]
Read moreOpening of the symphonic season in Washington
Today, on behalf of the President of the Italian Republic, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio bestowed on Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, the honor of the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The award ceremony followed the […]
Read moreThe ‘Orchestra di piazza Vittorio’ in Dakar
As part of the preparatory activities for the reopening of the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar, yesterday evening the Italian Embassy presented the much-awaited concert by the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, the renowned band of musicians from different backgrounds that formed in Rome’s Esquilino district, giving life to a unique multicultural project. The concert was […]
Read moreTokyo: “Michelangelo, the ideal body” visited by more than 180,000 people
Over 180,000 people visited the Tokyo exhibition ‘Michelangelo and the ideal body’ in the three months that it was on display. The exhibition was organised by the Japanese editorial giant NHK in partnership with ‘Mondo Mostre’ and with the sponsorship of the Italian Embassy. Hosted in the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park, […]
Read moreSeminar “Global anticorruption strategies and corporate compliance: a dialogue between the United States and Italy”
The Farnesina hosts the high-level Seminar “Global anticorruption strategies and corporate compliance: a dialogue between the United States and Italy”. The Seminar, promoted by the Anticorruption Coordination Office at the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Globalisation and Global Issues, is designed to be an exchange of practical experiences on the respective models and is […]
Read moreLondon: Italy for Innovation platform kicks off
‘I4I – Italy4Innovation’, the programme developed by Italian Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta and dedicated to innovation in Italy and in the United Kingdom, has kicked off in London. In the perspective of discussing innovation, especially in the field of companies and start-ups, on Monday, 17 September, the Embassy hosted a debate featuring Stefano Firpo (Director-General for Industrial Policy, Competitiveness […]
Read moreItalian cutting-edge healthcare products in Dubai
An important entirely Italian Treatment and Rehabilitation center was inaugurated at the Thumbay private hospital compound in the Emirate of Ajman, north of Dubai, in the presence of Italy’s Ambassador to the Emirates, Liborio Stellino, Italy’s Consul General in Dubai, Valentina Setta, and the Senior Healthcare Officials of Dubai. The Treatment and Rehabilitation Center will be run […]
Read moreCasablanca, final stop abroad for Durand de la Penne
Casablanca hosted the final foreign stop of Italian destroyer Luigi Durand de la Penne in the 2018 training campaign for 123 second class cadets from the Naval Academy of Livorno. After stops at Cartagena (Spain), Dakar (Senegal), Accra – Tema (Ghana) and Casablanca (Morocco), the Luigi Durand de la Penne is now sailing towards Portoferraio, […]
Read moreOpen Doors at Palais Sternberg as part of Open House Wien
Palais Sternberg, the seat of the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna, opened its doors for two days, on 15 and 16 September, as part of the events for Open House Wien. The event, now at its fifth edition, has been promoted in several European cities, offering the possibility of visiting publicly and privately-owned buildings of […]
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