Progress in the Implementation of the JCPOA and Lifting EU Sanctions on Iran
Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola opened the meeting on “Progress in the Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and Lifting EU Sanctions on Iran”. The meeting was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation together with Confindustria, the Italian Banking Association ABI and other associations to provide clarification […]
Read more“Italy for Companies” Roadshow in Castellanza (Varese)
The next leg of the Italy for Companies Roadshow will be in Castellanza, in the Varese area. Sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and promoted and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development, the event has been organised by ICE – Italian Trade Agency, with Federmacchine and the Union of Industrialists […]
Read morePodgorica – Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Montenegro inaugurates head office
A few months after it was formally set up, the Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Montenegro (Assimont) officially inaugurated its office in Podgorica. The association is the brainchild of Italian entrepreneurs operating in Montenegro who wanted it to serve as a reference point for other Italian entrepreneurs that consider this part of the Balkans an […]
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Kuwait: Salini Impregilo signs 958 million dollar contract Italian industrial group Salini Impregilo, partnering with the Turkish company Kolin (55% and 45% shares, respectively), was awarded a 958 million dollar contract in May to build residences in the future ”smart city” of South Al-Mutlaa, west of Kuwait City. The Italian ambassador attended the contract […]
Read moreParis: Minister Gentiloni takes part in the Western Balkans Summit
After the preceding summits in Berlin (2014) and Vienna (2015), this year the annual Western Balkans Summit was held in France for the first time. The aim of the meeting, chaired by President Francois Hollande, was to “accompany the efforts” of the region in its process of “rapprochement” to the European Union by reinforcing “concrete […]
Read moreMexico City – An exhibition on Canova through Jodice’s glance
The exhibition “Sensualidad y Belleza: Antonio Canova e Mimmo Jodice” will be held in Mexico City’s San Carlos national museum from July 6 to October 2. The exhibition, organised with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in the Mexican capital, is designed to present the great neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova (born in Possagno […]
Read moreThe Project – Music and theatre, the magic of Umbria’s Festivals fascinates China
Cultural cooperation between Italy and China finds its landmarks in Umbria. After the experience of Umbria Jazz, which brought Italian artists on tour in the most important cities of China, another cultural promotion project is now in the pipeline: bring to China, where the public is 90% young and particularly interested in innovative high-quality performances, […]
Read moreTeheran – Aquileia continues the “Wounded Archaeology” series with an exhibition on Iran
After “The Bardo in Aquileia”, the exhibition dedicated to the Tunisian museum struck by a terrorist attack, the series continues with “Wounded Archaeology”, an exhibition on Iran. Opened on 25 June, the exhibition “Lions and Bulls of ancient Persia in Aquileia” is the first of the kind in the world after the signing of the […]
Read moreTrieste – Training School for Sustainable Blue Growth in Mediterranean
Diplomacy and scientific research will join forces for Trieste’s 2016 edition of the Advanced Training School on Sustainable Blue Growth in Mediterranean and Black Sea Countries, a higher training event on oceanography and marine science addressed to young people, scheduled from 4 to 8 July 2016. The event will also be attended by researchers, businessmen […]
Read moreItaly-Brazil Parliamentary Friendship group to meet on 5 July in Brasilia
The Italy-Brazil Parliamentary Friendship group will meet on 5 July at Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia. The meeting will open with remarks by Waldir Maranhao, the Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies, by the President of the Foreign Affairs Commission, Pedro Vilela, by the President of the Parliamentary Friendship group, Carlos Zarattini and, […]
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