Amman: Meeting of the Counter ISIL Finance Group
Amman played host to the 9th Counter ISIL Finance Meeting on 11 February. The Group was first established in 2015 within the framework of the Global Anti-Daesh Coalition. It is chaired by Italy, the USA and Saudi Arabia.The meeting, which was attended by 49 delegations of member countries and observer states, focused on the steps […]
Read moreFarnesina hosts a book and web documentary presentation: “Italians in Belgium”
On 13 February the Farnesina will host the launching of the book and web documentary entitled “Italians in Belgium”. It forms part of a larger project: “Italians in Europe – European integration seen through the eyes of Italians abroad”, which tells the present and past stories of Italian communities living in key European countries.It is […]
Read more“Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean in Lebanon”
The integrated programme “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean 2018” was presented to the press and to the major partners of the Italian Cultural Institute, on 30 January, before the Lebanese Minister of Culture, Ghattas Khoury. The event was attended by the country’s most prominent media and television networks producing in Arabic, French and English. The programme’s […]
Read more“La Notte della Taranta” Popular Orchestra
The “La Notte della Taranta” Popular Orchestra, specialised in the popular music of the Salento area, will perform at the Olympic Games of Pyeongchang (South Korea) with a band of seven artists next 23 February. The performance will take place at the PyeongChang Olympic Festival Park, set up by the organizers of the Olympic games, […]
Read moreRiunione degli esperti e ufficiali della Guardia di Finanza in servizio all’estero
Prevenzione e contrasto a corruzione, traffici illeciti, finanziamento del terrorismo, criminalità organizzata, controllo dei flussi migratori illegali e protezione del made in Italy: sono i principali ambiti della consolidata collaborazione tra la Guardia di Finanza e il Ministero degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, oggi al centro dell’annuale Riunione degli esperti e degli ufficiali di […]
Read moreMeeting of Experts and Officers of the Guardia di Finanza serving abroad
Preventing and combating corruption, illegal trafficking, terrorism financing, organised crime, controlling illegal migration flows and protecting Brand Italy. These are the main areas of consolidated cooperation between the Guardia di Finanza (GdF) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) being discussed in the annual Meeting of Experts and Liaison Officers of the […]
Read more“Italian Fashion” and “Shoes from Italy” in Tokyo
Italian style was in the limelight for three days in Tokyo. The 52nd edition of “Italian Fashion” and 62nd edition of “Shoes from Italy” took place at the BelleSalle Shibuya Garden in the centre of Tokyo between 6 and 9 February, with 147 companies presenting their clothes, fur, leather and shoe collections for the 2018-19 […]
Read moreFruit Logistica, CSO: statement by the Italian Ambassador in Germany
The event held at the Italian stand in Berlin’s Fruit Logistica revealed great consensus over the need for joint action on the part of Institutions, trade associations and professionals of the sector in order to promote Italy around the world. “Italy is Germany’s leading partner in the agro-food sector and its presence at Fruit […]
Read moreThe “Pompeii–The Infinite Life “ in 5 musei cinesi
Exhibits in terracotta, bronze and gold, statues, in addition to frescoes and furnishings from the area of the Vesuvius dating back to the Roman era, will be on display in five prestigious museums in China. The exhibits will be on show at the Archaeology Museum of Chengdu until 3 May, at the Qinshihuang Mausoleum Museum […]
Read moreInternational competition “BeamLine for schools – BL4S”
To date, Italy is the only Country that has twice won the CERN international competition, known as “BeamLine for schools – BL4S”. The competition is open to teams of high-school students from across the world. The winning teams is given the opportunity to conduct a scientific experiment at the prestigious research centre of the European […]
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