Italian Economic Diplomacy – 02 March: Latest World News
Australia: 90 million euro contract for AgustaWestland helicopters AgustaWestland was awarded a 90 million-euro contract for the supply of eight AW139 helicopters to the Australian firm Toll, one of the world’s principal transport sector groups. The contract was signed during the 2015 Australian International Airshow. Toll is purchases the AW139s for use in medical rescue […]
Read moreMontreal – Italian video-art seeks to win over Canada
An Italian video-art review will be held at the Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montreal on Wednesdays 4 and 11 March (19:00), where the Italian Cultural Institute of that city will present “Archetypes of Contemporary Italian Video-Art”. The project is part of the broader “Création Vidéo: Trois temps, trois lieu”, and grew out of a desire to […]
Read moreMelbourne – A new virtual “Italy house” for young Italians in Victoria
The Italian Consul General Marco Maria Cerbo officially launched a new internet portal that gathers together all the principal Italian youth associations operating in the State of Victoria, in Australia. A variegated group that includes university students of Italian descent, young professionals, young people who love Italian culture and new arrivals (last year alone, nearly […]
Read moreScotland – Expo 2015 comes to Glasgow
Expo 2015 arrived in Scotland’s Glasgow Museum, which hosted an entire day of events dedicated to the Milan EXPO. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Ambassador of Italy to the UK Pasquale Terracciano were on hand, along with 500 invited guests representing a variety of institutions. Terraciano expressed the hopes that the British people would […]
Read moreItaly-Egypt: Conference today in Milan on partnership opportunities
A conference will be held today in Milan entitled “Italy and Egypt: new opportunities for a privileged partnership” promoted by ISPI with Promos-Chamber of Commerce Milano and Intesa San Paolo-Studies Department. Participants will include Egyptian Minister for Investments Ashraf Salman, in addition to institutional representatives and Italian businesses operating in Egypt. Marcello Sala, co-chairman of […]
Read moreMelbourne – Italian kiwi land on Australian tables
Italy and Australia join forces on – kiwis, of course. Thanks to an agreement between “Kiwiny Green” of Giavera del Montello located in the province of Treviso and the “Premier Fruits Group” of Melbourne, Australian shops will begin to offer high quality, organically-grown kiwis cultivated in the Italian region of Veneto. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreArgentina – Italy showcased at Pantalla Pinamar
The 11th edition of the Argentine-European film festival Pantalla Pinamar, named for the same Argentine town located in the province of Buenos Aires, will take place from 7 to 14 March. Italy will enjoy a special showcase for its latest productions in the section “Selected films from the Taormina Festival”. There will be a press […]
Read moreA new EU-US Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean and Middle East
A two-day (26/27 February) conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation entitled “A new EU –US Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean and Middle East: economic development and cooperation policies”, was arranged by the MFAIC in collaboration with the Association Prospettive Mediterranee, the Ebert Foundation (FES-Italia), EURISPES, The University of Calabria, The Italian […]
Read moreFrankfurt – An association against “Italian Sounding”
An association against “Italian sounding” brands has been created in Germany through the collaborative efforts of the Italian Chambers of Commerce of Frankfurt and Munich and the Confagricultura. Its aim is to counter the spread, especially in the case of agri-agricultural products, of counterfeit and “doctored” products branded with what sound like authentic Italian labels. […]
Read moreTokyo – Leonardo lives in “An impossible interview”
The theatrical event “Being Leonardo Da Vinci. An impossible Interview”, written, directed and acted by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, is currently touring Japan. After its premier in Tokyo, it will go on to tour Fukuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. Italian ambassador to Tokyo Domenico Giorgi attended the opening, which was organised and hosted by the Italian […]
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