Torino: prodotti afghani a Salone Gusto (in translation)
Spazio ai prodotti d’eccellenza afghani al Salone Internazionale del Gusto 2012: per la prima volta, il Paese asiatico ha preso parte all’importante kermesse di Torino, suscitando l’interesse dei partecipanti. Il Salone é uno degli eventi di maggior rilievo internazionale nel settore della gastronomia e della promozione e tutela della cultura agroalimentare, e in quanto tale […]
Read moreEU Parliament: Lux Prize to “Io sono Li’” by SEGRE
Spotlight on Italian cinema: the jury of the European Parliament awarded the 2012 Lux Prize to Andrea Segre’s “Io sono lì”, a poignant and poetic story about Chinese immigration in the Northeast. The prize was presented to the artist by Martin Schulz during an official ceremony in Strasburg. Read more, in Italian.
Read morePretoria: Ferrero report on corporate social responsibility
The third report by the Ferrero Group on Corporate Social Responsibility, entitled “Sharing values to create value”, was presented in Pretoria at the residence of the Italian Ambassador to South Africa, where a round table discussion involved a large number of representatives from business, economic and civil society spheres and the media. Read more, in […]
Read moreForeign Policy and Energy – ISPI-Farefuturo Conference – Terzi: diplomacy must maintain stable relations with suppliers, says Terzi
For Italy “it is vital to meet the challenge of energy security” as a result of our “scarce resources”, and diplomacy must “maintain stable and predictable” relations with supply and transit countries, Minister Terzi indicated in his opening speech to the Italian energy and foreign policy conference organized at the foreign ministry in Rome by […]
Read moreJoint Italy-PNA Committee – Terzi: comprehensive strengthened collaboration, confident about Gaza
The first meeting of the Joint Italo-Palestinian Ministerial Committee, held at the foreign ministry in Rome, “defined the comprehensive impetus we wish to give, with the emphasis on economic collaboration and the creation of partnerships between firms”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting with his Palestinian colleague Riyad Malki during bilateral […]
Read moreWarsaw: the provocative art of Cattelan
An exhibition at the Warsaw Contemporary Art Centre of 7 works completed by the artist Maurizio Cattelan between 1999 and 2011 met with resounding public and media success, as nearly 2,000 visitors flocked to the show in just its first few days. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSouth Korea: showcase for italian wines
Italian wines took centre stage in South Korea during the promotional event held recently during the second edition of the Gamero Rosso “Top Italian Wines Road Show”( 26 October) and“Toscana a land of wine”(15 November), both organize by the local ICE with the support of the Italian embassy, CCIA Siena and the special agency for […]
Read moreChina: new frontiers for wood construction firms
That China is a possible new frontier for Italian wood construction firms is one of the things that emerged from the first Italo-Chinese bilateral conference in Shanghai at the department of Civil Engineering of Tongji University and organised by the science office of the Embassy of Italy in Beijing. Consul General in Shanghai opened the […]
Read moreLIBYA – Second training module for Libyan media
A second training module for Libyan media personnel began on 17 November, organised by AGI in collaboration with the Association of Italians Repatriated from Libya, with financing from the Directorate General for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project was prepared with the assistance of the MFA’s Press and Institutional […]
Read moreCeasefire in Gaza – Terzi: important step. PNA Minister at foreign ministry in Rome
“An accord that is an important step toward a solution to the crisis”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi on the news of the ceasefire in Gaza, in effect as of 20:00 on Wednesday. “This achievement”, Terzi underscored, “is the fruit of the intense diplomatic activities of Western and regional democracies, in which Italy has played an […]
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