DEI/Sole 24Ore – EU: SNAM focusing on additional interconnections with European gas networks
EU: SNAM focusing on additional interconnections with European gas networks EU: SNAM focusing on new interconnections with European gas networks. SNAM Rete Gas Chairman Carlo Malacarne announced, when he presented the company’s results, that its strategy includes the creation of a network with the capacity to exchange gas flows at the regional level. This will […]
Read moreBalkans: Italy encourages closer EU integration – Mogherini meets Luksic. “I plan to visit region at start of EU Presidency”
“The Italian government supports Montenegro’s closer integration with the EU and with NATO. The Italian Presidency has a role to play in the western Balkans by encouraging European integration for the entire region”. This was Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s comment in the joint press conference with her Montenegrin opposite number, Igor Luksic, at the end […]
Read moreItalia-Turchia – “Destinazione Italia” presentation in Istanbul
“Destinazione Italia” arrives in Turkey with a presentation organised by the Italian Embassy in Ankara with the collaboration of Invitalia and Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK). The event, taking place on 16 April 2014 in Istanbul, will present the Italian government’s programme plus investment opportunities worth over 100 million euros. Investment opportunities in Italy […]
Read moreTirana – Photography events to be opened by Ferdinando Scianna
Italian photographer Ferdinando Scianna will be in the Albanian capital, Tirana, on Thursday 17 April 2014 to open an exhibition on Italian photography. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and EJAlbum, which distributes photo albums in Albania. Scianna visited the country as early as 1984, and his work from that journey features […]
Read moreChina – New rules in place to simplify visa application process
New rules are now in place to simplify the visa application process for Chinese citizens. From today, applicants will no longer need to visit the consular office for their place of residence. They will be able to apply at the Embassy or at the nearest Italian consulate, regardless of their “hukou” (registered residency). Increasing tourism […]
Read moreLos Angeles – An exhibition pays homage to the operas of Giuseppe Verdi
Los Angeles pays homage to Giuseppe Verdi with an exhibition illustrating the most famous performances of his works at Teatro dell’Opera in Rome. The initiative, which runs from 18 April to 28 May 2014 at the Italian Cultural Institute, will feature 18 costumes dating from as far back as 1916 and originally worn by artists […]
Read moreUkraine: keep dialogue open, says Mogherini – EU ministers call on Syria to fulfil obligations to destroy chemical weapons
“We must ensure that the window of dialogue offered by Thursday’s meeting remains open – it is the only opening we have to find a solution to the situation in Ukraine. We need to ensure, in short, that we do not give anyone an excuse not to attend the meeting in Geneva”. This was Foreign […]
Read moreItaly-Somalia: Giro-Osman Jawari meeting
Under-Secretary Mario Giro met the Speaker of the Somali Parliament, Mohamed Osman Jawari, at the Farnesina today for discussions that included the AMISOM Mission, the political and stabilisation processes, and development cooperation. AMISOM Mission and political process The meeting was a valuable opportunity to exchange information and views on the situation in Somalia with respect […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24Ore – Albania: Week of Italy in May dedicated to business opportunities
The Embassy of Italy in Tirana, in collaboration with representatives of System Italy and private enterprise, has organised the first edition of “Italy Week in Albania”: three days of events targeting Italian firms and dedicated to a series of priority economic cooperation sectors. The initiative, which will take place in Tirana from 5 to 7 […]
Read moreEU Foreign Affairs Council agenda – Mogherini, concern for Ukraine. Bosnia-Herzegovina integration, Syria
“No, I don’t think so”, was Minister Federica Mogherini’s response, as she arrived in Luxembourg for the EU Foreign Affairs Council, to journalists’ who asked if it was time to go on to “phase 3” of the sanctions against Russia. But, the minister asserted that it was “a situation whose developments in recent days and […]
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