Italian publishing – BooksinItaly to launch14 April
BooksinItaly, the first website for the promotion of Italian publishing, language and culture around the world, is set to be launched in Milan on 14 April. The site will be available in Italian and English and aims to reach an audience of Italian and foreign publishers, translators, Italian scholars and Italian cultural Institutes abroad. Read […]
Read moreSomalia – Italy committed to health
Italy is heavily committed in Somalia, especially in the healthcare sector, and for World Health Day organised the presentation of a documentary filmed in Mogadishu by RAI correspondent Enzo Nucci and an exhibition by artist Massimo Grimaldi of photos taken in the ‘Mohamed Aden Sheikh’ Children Teaching Hospital (Mas Cth) in Harghesia, the capital of […]
Read moreEkaterinburg – “Leto” Tourism Trade Fair
According to the results of a mission by the Italian embassy in Moscow and ENIT to Ekaterinburg, prospects are good for the development of collaboration between Italy, the region of Sverdlovsk and the City of Ekaterinburg, The occasion was the participation of Italian firms in the “Leto” tourism trade fair, a key tourism market event […]
Read morePeru’ – San Isidro opens its doors to the world
The fourth edition of “San Isidro apre le porte al mondo” will be launched on 11 April, an event organised by the municipal administration of Lima that aims to strengthen ties between San Isidro and the international community present in Peru. The diplomatic missions set up in Lima will exhibit their countries’ cultural, gastronomic and […]
Read more#Farnesina – Artists in times of crisis
The contemporary landscape becomes an intimate interior carefully and meticulously depicted by Andrea Chiesi in his oil-on-canvas paintings. The artist, along with the collective “ZimmerFrei”, is the winner of the 2013 Gotham Prize awarded by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York. 3rd edition of the ‘Gotham Prize’ Now in its 3rd edition, the competition […]
Read moreMogherini briefs Schengen Committee – A visa every 15 seconds in 2013; 12,000 lives saved, but EU needed
“In 2013 Italy became the number-two Schengen country for number of visas issued, with a total of 2,125,490. We cam in second only to France (2,471,220 visas issued) and, for the first time, surpassed Germany (slightly more than 2 million). Our 172 authorised missions issued an average of one visa every 15 seconds, which is […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24Ore – Russia: 230 aziende italiane hanno partecipato a Obuv Mir (in translation)
Si e’ svolta a Mosca Obuv Mir Kozhi, la Fiera piu’ importante della Federazione per il comparto moda calzature e pelletteria, che si svolge in due edizioni l’anno, a marzo (per la stagione primavera-estate) e ottobre (per quella autunno-inverno). Duecentotrenta le aziende presenti nel Padiglione italiano. Il settore moda e accessori vede l’Italia fra i […]
Read moreVenezuela – Giro cites “solidarity and support for the Italian community”
“Solidarity and support for the Italian community, and convinced support for the resumption of dialogue between government and democratic opposition to bring the country our of this pressing crisis”, asserted Under-Secretary Mario Giro in a briefing before the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission on his recent Caracas mission. Giro reported that, with all probability, the opposition, […]
Read moreDiplomacy ‘On air’ – Relations with the media
Relations with the press and, more in general, with the media, including the new “social media”, have become an increasingly essential part of the work of diplomats. For a profession that, by its very nature, is so heavily projected outward in its reach, and in a world that has become so dependent on the flow […]
Read moreTarget Angola – Opportunity Forum in Turin
The Italian businesses that will be participating in the first Business Forum Italia Angola will have an opportunity to better inform themselves of the economic potential and investment opportunities offered by that African nation. The forum will take place tomorrow 9 April in Turin and is the fruit of the collaborative efforts of the Italian […]
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