Italy follows with concern the latest developments of the political situation in Thailand
“Italy follows with concern the latest developments of the political situation in Thailand, a long-time friend and partner. In view of the upcoming legislative elections, we call on Thailand’s political parties to ease current tensions peacefully within the institutional framework, in compliance with democratic principles and the rule of law.”
Read moreDei/Sole 24 ore – Algeria: IMF positive, 2.7%growth in 2013
Upon conclusion of an assessment mission to Algeria, IMF delegation head Zeine Zeidane issued a preliminary press statement outlining a overall positive assessment of the macroeconomic picture there, with GDP up 2.7% and government measures having brought inflation under control (4.5% in October, against 8.9% in 2012) wiped out the public deficit. Positive also is […]
Read moreItaly-Latin America, shared strategy for growth – Bonino calls for coordinate responses to global challenges
Growth, territorial development and sustainable policies, cooperation between SMEs: the three macro-headings of the sessions of the 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, opened today at the foreign ministry in Rome by Minister Emma Bonino. The conference runs through Friday and its participants include a large number of Central and South American ministers and representatives […]
Read moreItaly-USA – Symposium in Washington on Levi Montalcini
“I am not my body. I am my mind”, is the title of a symposium organised by the Embassy of Italy in Washington on the first anniversary of her death. The seminar will concentrate on the social changes that medical research can generate over the coming decade, and falls within the context of 2013 – […]
Read moreJerusalem: Botticelli celebrated in music
Jerusalem at the Museum of Israel before the great master’s famous fresco “The Annunciation” (on loan from the Uffizi Gallery), which will remain on display through 10 February. Diplomats – including Italian ambassador to Israel Francesco Maria Talo’ – joined business persons, artists and others from cultural spheres despite the bad weather to meet in […]
Read moreLos Angeles – L’arte italiana diventa 2.0 (in translation)
L’arte italiana a Los Angeles diventa 2.0. Il merito e’ di una nuova applicazione, “Italy Art LA” e del relativo sito web (www.italyartla.com), che permetteranno agli utenti di scoprire l’arte italiana nella citta’ californiana grazie a un sistema basato sulla geolocalizzazione e attraverso una varieta’ di strumenti, quali una piantina personalizzata ed interattiva, testi scritti, […]
Read moreGreat Britain – ‘Primo Approdo’ for young Italians in London
The project “Primo Approdo”, offering assistance and guidance to young Italians moving to England and Wales for work or study, will get under way on 8 January 2014. Workshops will be held three times a month at the Consulate General of Italy in London on a variety of pertinent themes, and a manual drafted by […]
Read moreIstanbul – Appuntamento con il cinema italiano (in translation)
‘Appuntamento con il Cinema Italiano a Istanbul’: si intitola così la rassegna cinematografica che per una settimana ha catalizzato l’attenzione dei cinefili nella metropoli turca. L’iniziativa, organizzata dall’Istituto italiano di cultura e dall’Istituto Luce Cinecitta’, in collaborazione con l’Ambasciata italiana ad Ankara e il Consolato generale d’Italia a Istanbul, ha visto la proiezione in anteprima […]
Read moreRiga – Italy showcases the best in interior design
The city of Riga offered the setting for an event promoting Italian contemporary interior design organised by the Embassy in Latvia in collaboration with the ICE office in Stockholm. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMemorandum of Understanding for Italian and Latin American SMEs signed today at 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference. Giro cites growing demand for Italy
The time has come to export the Italian small and medium sized enterprise model to a growing Latin America, because that sub-continent could be one of the keys to Italian economic recovery. To that end a memorandum of understanding was signed today by the Ministry of Economic Development and Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) for the […]
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