Ukraine: NATO calls for more cooperation with Kiev – Moscow urged to adopt immediate measures to respect international law
NATO foreign ministers have decided to intensify cooperation with Ukraine and have agreed on “concrete measures to enhance Ukraine’s ability to provide for its own security”. These were two of the points set out in the conclusions of today’s meeting, where the foreign ministers also met their Ukrainian counterpart. The NATO and Ukrainian ministers agreed, […]
Read moreMogadishu – 20 Somali police officers trained by Italy’s Finance Police return home
The 20 Somali police officers trained in Italy by our Finance Police corps have returned home. Italian Ambassador Andrea Mazzella and Somali Finance Minister Hussein Abdi Halane were at Mogadishu airport to welcome the 20 officers, who come from Hargeisa in Somaliland, Garowe in Puntland and the capital, Mogadishu. The officers made a great success […]
Read moreACCREDITATION NOTICE – Arrival and Departure of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Ciampino Airport, Rome, 3 April 2014) – Recall
Thursday 3 April 2014: arrival at Rome’s Ciampino Military Airport of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her departure on the same day. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should: – complete the interactive form available at http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp – attach all required documentation (if not already submitted) to […]
Read moreMelbourne – Intellectual Property guide for business community
A “General Guide on Intellectual Property Law in the State of Victoria”, produced by Giovanni Di Lieto with support from the Italian Consulate General, was presented recently in Melbourne. About 50 legal experts and members of the business community attended the event, during which Consul General Marco Maria Cerbo described how the Guide will help […]
Read moreItaly-Serbia – Twinning agreement by Agriculture Ministries
A twinning agreement on the “Implementation of sustainable use of plant protection products and establishing systems for regular technical inspection of pesticide application equipment” has been signed by the Serbian and Italian Ministries of Agriculture. The agreement is one of Italy’s initiatives to support Serbia’s EU integration process and a strand of the two countries’ […]
Read morePrague – Umberto Galimberti on nihilism and the young
The Czech translation of “L’ospite inquietante: Il nichilismo e i giovani”, by philosopher and essayist Umberto Galimberti, was presented recently in Prague. Moderated by philosopher Ondrej Svec and journalist and translator Andreas Pieralli, the presentation was attended by the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Giovanni Sciola. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreImmigrazione: Della Vedova, politiche europee è l’obiettivo (in translation)
”L’Europa deve, ancor di più di quanto sta già facendo, che non è poco, considerare le politiche per l’immigrazione delle politiche europee”. Questo l’auspicio espresso dal sottosegretario agli Esteri, Benedetto Della Vedova, intervenendo al dibattito su ”L’Europa e le politiche di migrazione” promossa a Napoli dalla rappresentanza in Italia della Commissione europea. ”Questo perchè – […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana – 31 marzo: ultime news dal mondo. Servizio realizzato in collaborazione con Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor (in translation)
Peru’: ad Ansaldo, Breda, Salini Impregilo contratti per metro Lima Le Autorità peruviane hanno aggiudicato ad un consorzio costituito dalle società italiane Salini Impregilo, Ansaldo Breda e Ansaldo STS, insieme alle spagnole FCC e ACS Dragados ed alla peruviana Cosapi la gara per la realizzazione della linea 2 della metropolitana di Lima. Il progetto in […]
Read moreTurchia: Della Vedova su elezioni, ora consolidare affidabilità democratica (in translation)
“Da parte dell’Italia, dei paesi dell’Ue e delle istituzioni di Bruxelles c’e’ l’interesse a che si consolidi l’affidabilita’ democratica della Turchia, che e’ un importante partner sia in una prospettiva europea che atlantica, e a cui chiediamo di convergere su standard politici e civili pienamente democratici e non di allontanarsi da essi”. Con queste parole […]
Read moreFull throttle Putin
”Full throttle Putin”: il Presidente russo, con la decisione sulla Crimea ed i rapporti con l’Ucraina: e’ il tema di copertina del nuovo numero di ”Longitude” la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco in edicola il 5 aprile. Gli altri titoli, ”The twisting roads of arab transition”, ”Fiscal Compact truth” e ‘Erdogan’s turkey”, sono dedicati, rispettivamente, […]
Read more