Romania – 282 new Italian firms
Trade relations between Italy and Romania are growing steadily stronger. In the first 2 months of 2014, 282 new Italian firms were registered in that Eastern European country according to the Romanian statistics institute. In February Italy placed third among trade partners for social capital, with a 9.6% share of the total, following France and […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore: United Kingdom: Ansaldo Energia purchases Nuclear Engineering Services
Through Ansaldo Nucleare, Ansaldo Energia purchased 100% of Nuclear Engineering Services (NES), an English company engaged in the largest nuclear decommissioning programme in the United Kingdom. The nearly 36-million-euro purchase is one of the developments announced by the Strategic Italian Fund for Ansaldo Energia on the occasion of the accord with Shanghai Electric which controls […]
Read moreMoscow – A stroll in “Russian Rome” between the centuries
How much Russia was there in 19 and 20th century Rome? We are told in “Passeggiata. La Roma russa. 1870-1920”, an exhibition curated by Bianca Sulpasso and Olga Strada and mounted at the Museum of Moscow by the Italian Cultural Institute with the support of the Italian embassy in Russia, University of Tor Vergata and […]
Read moreFrom Gaza toTromso – Pellegrin”Portraits” on display
World famous photo-journalist Paolo Pellegrin’s portraits of Palestinians in Gaza went on display in Tromso, where the Norwegian city will host the photo exhibit through 26 October. The show is being sponsored by the Perspektivet Museum, the Magnum Photo agency– where Pellegrin has worked since 2005 – and the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo. Read […]
Read morePakistan – Italian archaeological mission celebrated
Italy’s 58 years of committed efforts on behalf of the rich cultural patrimony of Pakistan was celebrated in Islamabad. Speaking before an audience of 200 guests, who included the Pakistani deputy foreign minister, Italian ambassador Adriano Chio di Cianfarani praised the work of four generations of Italian archaeologists that have resulted in the discovery of […]
Read moreItaly-Usa – Los Angeles pays tribute to Nino Manfredi
The city of Los Angeles was the setting for the event “Nino! Tribute to Nino Manfredi!”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Consulate General, in honour of the Italian actor who passed away in 2004. A series of screenings were held of his best known films along with an exhibition on his private and […]
Read moreBrasilia – workshop on Italian technology and Expo 2015
The Italian embassy in Brasilia recently collaborated with the ICE-Agenzia on the organisation of a seminar in Brasilia entitled “Italian excellence: technologies for Italo-Brazilian cooperation” within the framework of the “Italia na Copa” economic/cultural programme. Speaking at the seminar, Italian ambassador Raffaele Trombetta stressed the fact that Italy is often associated in Brazil with the […]
Read moreP3+3 Statement on Libya
Libya is at a crossroads. On one side lies the achievement of the transition through the political process and the forging of a Constitutional Charter based on nationally agreed principles, with a view to achieving the goals of the 17th of February revolution and fostering the rule of law, the respect of human rights and […]
Read moreP3+3 Statement on Libya
Libya is at a crossroads. On one side lies the achievement of the transition through the political process and the forging of a Constitutional Charter based on nationally agreed principles, with a view to achieving the goals of the 17th of February revolution and fostering the rule of law, the respect of human rights and […]
Read moreLibya: Mogherini, accord on international effort – Lisbon ministerial meeting of 5+5 Dialogue
Paving the way to dialogue and national reconciliation involving all the parties in Libya with the support of the international community. This was what was agreed by the foreign ministers of the 5+5 Dialogue who met in Lisbon, maintaining the approach outlined at the Conference in Rome on 6 March, which was repeatedly mentioned in […]
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