London: For sale: Residue of long lease on former Consulate General premises
Vendita del lease residuale della precedente sede del Consolato Generale (38 Eaton Place SW1X 8AN)
Read moreCinema – “’La Grande Bellezza” screened at the Italian Embassy in Belgrade
Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-nominated film “’La Grande Bellezza” has been shown at a private screening at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Belgrade, Giuseppe Manzo. The film has already won a Golden Globe and was judged Best European Film for 2013 in Berlin. The screening, attended by Serbian Culture Minister Ivan Tasovac, was organised to […]
Read moreEuropean Union – Letta & Bonino at Commission. Italian Presidency focus: growth and jobs
The Italian Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2014 will focus on growth and jobs, because the current social malaise is making it hard for citizens to embrace the idea of Europe. And the European elections will be difficult if we cannot provide them with answers. These were Prime Minister Enrico […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy/ Sole 24 Ore – Ethiopia: Italferr to advice railways on new lines
Italferr, the FS Group engineering company, has won a consultancy contract linked to the maintenance and operation of the new rail line from the capital, Addis Ababa, to the port of Djibouti and for the city’s light metropolitan line. Both projects are at an advanced stage of construction. Italferr will be working with the Group’s […]
Read moreMoscow – First Russian-language site on tourism in Italy
The first Russian-language website dedicated to tourism in Italy was presented at the Italian Embassy in Moscow in the presence of local tour operators. The site – Italiagodturisma.com – was created to promote the Italy-Russia Year of Tourism, launched by President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Enrico Letta in Trieste in November 2013. The site […]
Read moreItaly-China – Agreement between Italian Consulate in Chongqing and Shanghai International Studies University
Cooperation between Italy and China grows further with a framework agreement signed by our Consulate General in Chongqing and Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). The agreement envisages 3 main points. One is collaboration at student level, and opportunities for young students on SISU’s Italian language courses to develop their research projects in collaboration with the […]
Read moreItalian language as a resource to export for a return to growth, says Giro
The Italian language is a rich resource to export as a “luxury good for a return to growth”. And capitalising on our culture is a way to attract tourism – a potential market of one billion people a year. Italian is the 4th language studied at global level, says Giro Italian is the 4th language […]
Read moreSerbia – The 50 most powerful foreigners include 5 Italians
Five Italians, including our Ambassador to Belgrade, Giuseppe Manzo, are included in the list of the 50 most powerful foreigners in Serbia, published by the city’s Blic newspaper. Ambassador Manzo took up his post in June 2013 and enters the list for the first time. The other four Italians are Antonio Cesare Ferrara, CEO of […]
Read moreLa diplomazia “on air” (in translation)
L’attività del diplomatico è da sempre associata alla conoscenza e all’esercizio del diritto internazionale. Non è un caso che questa disciplina costituisca una delle materie fondamentali del concorso diplomatico. La diplomazia e il diritto internazionale Ma in concreto in che cosa consiste e quali sono gli aspetti del diritto internazionale con cui i diplomatici ed […]
Read moreLetta and Bonino at the EU Commission: focus on Italian Presidency
A focus on the contribution and concrete results that the European Union can expect from the Italian Presidency in the second half of the year. From reforms to external relations, from the economy to the post-European election period. These are the main topics for discussion at Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s meeting with the College of […]
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