Norway. Ghella wins an important contract in the infrastructure sector
Ghella, in a joint venture with Norway’s AF Gruppen, won an important call for bids launched by the City of Oslo for the construction of a new water distribution network worth approximately 870 million euros. The Italian company holds 40% of the joint venture that was awarded the infrastructure project named E6 Rentvannstunnel , providing […]
Read moreHearing of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Defence, Lorenzo Guerini, before the Joint Foreign and Defence Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate
The Joint Foreign and Defence Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate held a hearing with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Defence, Lorenzo Guerini, on the situation in Ukraine.
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio due to speak at the event “(Dis)Information. International Challenges and Internal Resilience”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will speak at the event: “(Dis)informazione: sfide internazionali e resilienza interna”. The event, co-organized with the “Italian Digital Media Observatory (IDMO), will be introduced and moderated by Prof. Paola Pisano, scientific expert in digital economy and the evolution of technological innovation at the Farnesina. […]
Read moreNew artwork for Collezione Farnesina: “Verso Lagosanto” by Ghirri
Collezione Farnesina is enriched by a new artwork: the photograph “Verso Lagosanto” (1989) a photograph by Luigi Ghirri (Scandiano, 1943 – Ronconi, 1992). In this photograph, taken at the end of the 1980s for the series “Il profilo delle Nuvole” (1985-89), Ghirri captures the landscape of the area of Bassa Ferrarese. Suspended in time and […]
Read moreFarnesina Collection: new Catalogue now online
The new Farnesina Collection Catalogue on photography, illustrations, graphics and street art is now available online. Set up on the fifth floor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the photographic gallery includes, among others, works by Paola Agosti, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Antonio Biasucci, Silvia Camporesi, Luciano D’Alessandro, Franco Fontana, Mario Giacomelli, Luigi […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Estonian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eva-Maria Liimets
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation with his Estonian counterpart, Eva-Maria Liimets, today 2 February 2022. The agenda included Italian support for its allies’ security and Ukraine’s territorial integrity. The ministers’ discussion focused on the need for a constructive dialogue with Moscow and an effective and […]
Read moreItaly first donor country of COVID-19 vaccines in Syria
At the Global Health Summit held in May 2021 and organised by Italy during its Presidency of the G20, alongside the European Commission, the Italian government undertook to donate millions of vaccine doses to priority countries, such as Syria. “Italy is donating doses via COVAX, after pledging 470 million dollars to Gavi COVAX Advance Market […]
Read moreSaudi Arabia – WeBuild is to build a mega car park for the Diriyah historic-archaeological site
WeBuild has won the 940 million euro tender to build a huge car park for the Diriyah historic-archaeological site, located to the north of Riyadh. Under the Vision 2030 plans, the site will become one of the kingdom’s principal tourist attractions. Managed by the Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA), it includes the Al Turaif UNESCO […]
Read moreGranarolo Group expands its distribution network in the US thanks to SIMEST Venture Capital Fund
Granarolo Group, a leading company in the dairy industry, shall further expand its market share in North America by acquiring both productive and commercial companies. The transaction was also made possible thanks to the public contribution provided by the Venture Capital Fund (Fondo Venture Capital – FVC), an instrument managed by SIMEST in agreement with […]
Read moreIveco opens vehicle factory in Ivory Coast
An assembly unit of Iveco Daily motor vehicles was recently inaugurated in Abidjan, at the factory of the local transportation company Sotra-Industries. The new plant is expected to churn out over 1,000 units per year and will manufacture the minibus version of the Daily model, aptly renamed Daily Ivoire. The new vehicles will run on […]
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