Italian Economic Diplomacy, 19 May: latest news from the world
USA: Renexia wins Maryland wind power contract Renexia (Toto Group) and its North American subsidiary company, US Wind, have won a contract to supply wind power to the State of Maryland. The contract is part of an auction the Italian group won in 2014 to develop a wind farm project off the coast of Baltimore. Once the planning and […]
Read morePortugal – ‘Treasures of the Vatican Museums’ exhibition lands in Lisbon
Lisbon’s Museu Nacional de Arte Antica has organised the exhibition “Madonna. Tesouros dos Museos do Vaticano”, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon. The event will open on May 19, and will run until September 10. The curators are Alessandra Rodolfo and Jose’ Alberto Seabra Carvalho. This is the first time that a selection […]
Read moreUnited States – “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema” event to open with film “Indivisible”
The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City will soon host “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema”, the major film festival dedicated to Italian contemporary cinema in the United States. The Festival’s 17th edition will run from 1 to 7 June, 2017 and offer New York audiences a selection of the most important Italian films of 2016. The opening night will feature […]
Read moreSerbia offers a full immersion in the music of Puccini
The Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, in association with the National Theatre of Belgrade, presented a concert-lesson dedicated to Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. The guest of the evening was Milan-born Maestro Alberto Veronesi, one of Italy’s most renowned Italian orchestra conductors specialised in Puccini’s repertory and president of the Festival Puccini di Torre del Lago. […]
Read moreMinister Alfano on mission in Beirut
The Minister’s agenda will start with a meeting with the President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, at the Presidential Palace in Beirut. The minister will then meet with the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, at his official residence and then he will be received by Prime Minister, Saad Hariri. The head of Italian diplomacy […]
Read moreScience for peace in the Middle East
The international multidisciplinary laboratory SESAME, the acronym of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, was officially inaugurated in Allan, Jordan, on 16 May 2017. The facility is a third-generation synchrotron light laboratory comparable to a “CERN in the Mediterranean”. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrated by King Abdallah II of Jordan, was attended by the eight member Countries in this important common project […]
Read more10th “Dolce vitaj” Italian festival
Federico Albanese and his piano will perform in Slovakia for the first time. The tour that is taking him across Europe will make a stop in Bratislava on Monday, 5 June, at the Primate’s Palace. Albanese’s concert is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava in partnership with the Hlavné mesto SR Bratislava and […]
Read moreInternational Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
On the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Italy reaffirms its international commitment to fight any form of discrimination, including the one based on sexual orientation. Italy’s actions to protect and promote human rights in the world are based on the deep conviction that human rights are universal. Italy supports and promotes international initiatives to […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 16 May: latest news from the world
Sweden: new public transport agreement approved for Stockholm A new local and regional public transport agreement has been signed in Stockholm which provides for the construction of two new underground lines, the expansion of an existing tram line and the extension of a section of the northern urban train line, for a total cost of […]
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Enterprises: Siracusa to host ICE Roadshow for the Internationalisation of companies on 17 May On 17 May, Siracusa will play host to another stop of the ICE Roadshow for the Internationalisation of Companies. The event, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, is promoted and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development […]
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