Dei/Sole 24 ore – Turkey: Innovatec signs agreement on solar panel parks
Turkey: Innovatec signs agreement on solar panel parks Innovatec signed an agreement for Erikoglu Sunsystem Enerji (ESE) solar panel parks, a joint venture between Innovatec and the Turkish PV Shop groups (controlled by the Erikoglu family). The agreement involves 4 1MW plants for an overall value of approximately USD6 million (€4.4 million) to be built […]
Read moreMogherini on Balkans mission – first stop Sarajevo, then Pristina, Skopje and Tirana
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini stopped in Sarajevo on the first leg of a mission to the Balkans that will later take her to Pristina, Skopje and Tirana. The minister met in the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina with the three-member Presidency and her counterpart Zlatko Lagumdzija, and attended a conference promoted by the European Union […]
Read moreSouth Sudan: €1 million in Italian Cooperation to UNICEF for healthcare and nutrition aid
The MFA’s Directorate General for Development Cooperation approved an emergency contribution of one million euro to UNICEF for healthcare and nutritional assistance on behalf of the communities struck by the serious humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, with special attention to women and children. The contribution follows upon Italy’s pledge during the South Sudan Donors Conference […]
Read moreMeriam freed arrives in Rome – The Italian government’s commitment to the young Sudanese
The young Christian woman detained in Khartoum after being condemned to death for apostasy, is now free and has arrived with her two children in Rome on a flight provided by the Prime Minister’s Office, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, who has been following the Sudanese woman’s case at length. She was received […]
Read moreChina –Chongqing event on investment opportunities in Italy
The Chinese city of Chongqing recently hosted a roadshow event on investment opportunities in Italy. The total amount of the investments proposed by Italy was over 500 million euro, in sectors such as real estate, cosmetics, ship-building, fashion, food security and mechanics. Chinese investors showed particular interest in real estate (luxury homes, residential complexes, vineyards, […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Brahms-Martucci friendship in concert
The historic friendship between Brahms and Martucci will be the focal point of a concert to be held on 5 August in Buenos Aires, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Italy. The concert will feature a duet by Italian chamber musicians Angela Picco and Adriano Ancarani. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItalian EU Presidency: Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano’s Europe without borders – Making one’s contribution by learning from others
“We must be Europeans. There has to be integration and interconnection. We have to feel Italian, French, Spanish and German, but at the same time transform ourselves into Europeans – without losing our identity”. This was the message launched by Luca Parmitano, Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian air force pilot, […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Polonia: ERG completa acquisto parco eolico (in translation)
Erg Renew ha concluso l’acquisizione dal gruppo Vortex Energy del 100% del capitale di Ew Orneta 2, societa’ di diritto polacco titolare delle autorizzazioni per la realizzazione di un parco eolico in nPolonia, nella regione di Radziejow, con una capacita’ prevista di 42 MW e una produzione di energia elettrica, a regime, stimata di oltre […]
Read moreEthiopia – ‘Piazza!’, the embassy’s new newsletter
In order to give greater visibility to the numerous activities that link Italy and Ethiopia, and to strengthen the role of the embassy as point of reference for the historic Italian community in that African country, the diplomatic mission has created a bimonthly newsletter called “Piazza!”, a new information tool by which to boost the […]
Read moreItaly-Brasil – 4th edition of “Corritalia” in Rio de Janeiro
The 4th edition of “Corritalia Brasile” will be held on 19 August in Rio de Janeiro, a sporting event aimed at strengthening the friendship between Italy and that South American nation. The event is organised by CONI in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, the Consulate General and the Italian Athletics […]
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