Scotland – Italy commemorates war prisoners held in the Orkneys
Italy commemorated the prisoners of Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Our ambassador in London, Pasquale Terracciano, participated in a ceremony in Kirkwall dedicated to the Italian prisoners captured in Egypt during the Second World War and interred on the island in “Camp 60”. The ambassador was accompanied by the Italian Consul General in Edinburgh Carlo Perrotta and […]
Read moreGrowth Diplomacy – Cuba presents itself to Italy, events in Rome and Milan
UNIDO ITPO Italy and ICE, with the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), have joined forces with the Embassy of Cuba in Rome toorganise presentations on new legislation on foreign investments and business opportunities in Cuba. The two events, one on 30 June in Rome and […]
Read moreCanada – Montreal dedicates retrospective to Paolo Virzi’
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal dedicated a retrospective to celebrated filmmaker Paolo Virzì, who has had a string of successes over recent years that include his latest effort “Il capitale umano”, winner of the Donatello Prize. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMogherini at NATO ministers meeting – Ukraine and Iraq dominate talks
The situation in Iraq is a threat to the security and stability not only of that country but of the entire Middle East and Euro-Atlantic region. Consequently, the foreign ministers of NATO meeting in Brussels agreed on the need to concentrate on a political approach, as Minister Federica Mogherini asserted during a pause in the […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana – 25 June: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor
Cuba: Seminar in Rome on new investment lawAt the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome on 30 June, and at Milan’s Auditorium Centro Congressi Corridoni on July 1st, there will be a presentation of the new law on foreign investments in Cuba and business opportunities. The event’s joint organisers include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]
Read more“Italy of the Future” exhibit in Stockholm
“Italy of the Future” is the title of an exhibition on the excellent results of major Italian research institutes, and will open on 27 June in Stockholm within the context of the events planned for Sweden for the Italian Presidency of the EU Council. The exhibition has been organised by the National Museum of Science […]
Read more#Farnesina – Bignardi, Italy still the dream of thenew Albania
Italy as seen from across the Adriatic Sea through the eyes of young Albanians, recalls the image of a country clearly “involved in a moment of very complex transformation” but at the same time “a magical place, a place yearned for, that counts for a lot culturally, but also in other sectors”. Women committed to […]
Read moreThe Great War – Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio in Sarajevo
The “Orchestra of Piazza Vitttorio” – 18 musicians of 10 different nationalities – opened a series of cultural and sports events for the “Sarajevo Heart of Europe” Foundation, of which Italy is a member. The concert was funded by the mission for the 100th anniversary of the Great War of the Italian Prime Minister’s Office […]
Read moreBrazil – Learn Italian on “Click Italia”
A pilot project for the teaching of Italian has been launched in Brazil in the form of a web portal called “Click Italia” (www.clickitalia.com.br). The project is the fruit of collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo, the Fondazione Torino of Belo Horizonte and the inter-university consortium ICoN headquartered in Pisa. Its aim […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – UE: Italcementi chosen for Graphene project
UE: Italcementi chosen for Graphene project Italcementi has been selected to take part in the Graphene Flagship Project Consortium, a European research project on the development of new materials technologies with overall financing for one billion euro. The goal is to fully develop the potential of graphene and other recently discovered two-dimensional materials. Italcementi will […]
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