Vietnam to feature in ‘country presentation’ to Italian business community
A Country Presentation on Vietnam will be held in Florence on 22 April 2013 during an international handicrafts trade fair where the Asian country will be guest of honour. The initiative is intended to give the Vietnamese authorities a platform to present the country’s development projects and opportunities for economic and industrial collaboration directly. The […]
Read moreThe European Schools are 60 years old
The European Schools are sixty years old and will be celebrating their anniversary at l’École Européenne Luxembourg I, in Kirchberg, from 8 to 13 April 2013. The celebrations will include a “doors open” day and a rich programme of cultural and educational events, in the presence of representatives of the European Union and of member […]
Read moreUN Vote on Arms Trade Treaty
Italy welcomes the positive outcome of the work on drafting an Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations. After long negotiations, the text was supported by a broad coalition of over 150 countries, including Italy, who today approved a General Assembly Resolution establishing that the treaty will be open for signing on 3 June 2013 […]
Read moreBUDAPEST – Round table on science and diplomacy
The Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest will be hosting a round table on “Science and Diplomacy: Central Europe and the Mediterranean” on 8 April 2013. The event is being promoted by the Italian Embassy, TWAS – The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. During the round table, the […]
Read moreDoing business abroad: roadshows in Verona and Naples
New “diplomacy for growth” initiatives, with two roadshow events, in Verona and Naples, on business opportunities abroad for Italian businesses. The events are being organised by the Directorate General for Country Promotion in collaboration with Il Sole24Ore Radiocor, Confindustria Verona and Naples Chamber of Commerce. The conference on “Doing Business Abroad: Support and guidance from […]
Read moreBULGARIA – Concerts and exhibitions in a rich italian programme
A rich month of events in Bulgaria, where the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia has organised a programme of exhibitions, seminars and concerts, from film to music, from the economy to science. The opening event was a radio programme on Federico Fellini, broadcast as part of Radio Plovdiv’s “Great Europeans” series. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreGUATEMALA – Italian business opportunities with Central American and Caribbean Games, 2018
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second city, offers interesting opportunities for Italian businesses. The point was made by our Ambassador to Guatemala, Fabrizio Pignatelli, recently returned from a visit to the region, where he met the governor, mayor and archbishop, as well as members of the Italian community. The Ambassador took part in a round table on the […]
Read moreSERBIA – Italian technology and expertise for the environment
Protecting the environment, with the focus on defending land and water resources and on recycling waste products and reducing pollution levels. These are the key topics discussed at a seminar organised by Confindustria Serbia, the Serbian industrialists confederation, in collaboration with Rimini’s “Ecomondo” Fair and the Italian Embassy in Serbia. The seminar was opened by […]
Read moreRUSSIA – Italian architects, 1000 years in a book
The book entitled “Mille anni di architettura italiana in Russia” has been presented at the Italian Embassy in Moscow. Produced by the Embassy itself and published by Umberto Allemandi, the book has been hailed by experts as a key reference work on Italy’s influence on Russian architecture. The first Italian projects by Italian architects in […]
Read moreMOZAMBIQUE – Italy funds university research
Young researchers from Mozambique presented “Biotechnology for Health” and “The Genetic Characterisation of Populations”, at the first symposium of biotechnologies masters of the Eduardo Mondlane University. The symposium was organized within the context of the training and continuing education programme of the biotechnology centre funded by the Italian government, Sardegna Research and the Universities of […]
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