Mexico – EU diplomats take stock of cooperation
The heads of mission of the European Union met with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, chaired by MP Victor Giorgana. Italy was represented by its ambassador in Mexico City, Alessandro Busacca. The focus of the meeting’s agenda was on the progress achieved and future developments in the relations between Mexico […]
Read moreGreece – Art exhibitions, theatre shows and book presentations animate the week of Italian culture in Athens
The Italian Institute of Culture in Athens has organised a week-long programme of cultural events spanning from Italian literature to art in the Greek capital. The week began with a preview of “Cece”, a Luigi Pirandello’s comedy translated into Greek by Elina Daraklitsa. The play, put on by actors with disabilities, garnered the applause of […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni in Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit taking place today and tomorrow. The Summit – the fourth after Washington (2010), Seoul (2012), The Hague (2014) and the last, furthering the process launched by President Barack Obama in his historic speech in Prague in 2009 – aims at promoting worldwide […]
Read moreDei – Vietnam: PE- Process Engineering opens rubber thread production plant
Vietnamese company SA.DO.JSC has opened a new rubber thread production plant built by Italian company PE- Process Engineering. The Italian company designed and oversaw the construction of the automated production lines for the Vietnamese company, in addition to supplying chemicals and equipment for the quality control laboratory, valued at 10 million dollars, which is about […]
Read moreDei – Russia: A guide on opportunities and risks for Italian companies
“Investing in Russia – a guide for Italian businesses” can help point Italian entrepreneurs who decide to enter the Russian market in the right direction. Produced by the Italian embassy in collaboration with ICE Moscow and the Ministry of Economic Development, with contributions from Italian operators in the Federation and the Russian authorities, the guide is published on the […]
Read morePakistan Trade and Investment Forum to take place in Rome on 5 April
Strengthening economic and industrial relations between Italy and Pakistan, illustrating opportunities the country offers and tools available to Italian businesses: these are the aims of the Pakistan Trade and Investment Forum that will take place on 5 April at the International Conference Room of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Forum is […]
Read moreArgentina – Cultural heritage conservation takes centre stage
The 4th International Meeting on Preventive and Interventive Conservation in Museums, Archives and Libraries will be held in Buenos Aires from Apr. 4 to 7. The event, organised by the National History Museum of the Cabildo and the May Revolution (Museo Histórico Nacional del Cabildo y de la Revolución de Mayo) in partnership with the […]
Read moreTunis – Tosca to sing at Jazz à Carthage Festival on 13 April
The Italian singer Tosca will perform on April 13 at the 11th edition of the Jazz à Carthage Festival in a show entitled “Appunti Musicali di Viaggio” (“Musical Travel Notes”). The only Italian guest at the Tunisian festival, Tosca will present a ‘musical narration’ unfolding from a Portuguese Fado to a Russian lullaby, from a […]
Read moreMoscow – NICE, the new Italian cinema, out to conquer Russia
NICE-New Italian Cinema Events makes its comeback in promoting emerging Italian cinema at the 19th edition of the NICE Russia 2016 festival directed by Viviana del Bianco. As in previous editions, the two Russian screenings will run almost in parallel: in Moscow from 5 to 11 April at the Illusion Cinema Theatre and from 8 to 13 April in St. Petersburg, where NICE […]
Read moreBerlin – A retrospective to show the many faces of Monica Vitti
“Ikone, Diva … Komödiantin”, the Berlin retrospective dedicated to Monica Vitti, the Italian actress with a thousand faces who played in an infinite number of roles, will close on 31 March. Maria Luisa Ceciarelli, whose stage name is Monica Vitti, is now 84 years old and hasn’t set foot on a scene for many years because of […]
Read more