Washington: embassy hosts concert in honour of veterans
A concert to honour the American military personnel injured during missions abroad: “Wounded Warriors” is the title of the event being hosted at the Italian Embassy in Washington on 17 November 2012, Veteran’s Day. The concert has been organised by Finmeccanica. Scientific symposium The Embassy will also be hosting a scientific symposium on Global Health, […]
Read moreOSCE Conference at Foreign Ministry – Italy’s role in strengthening Mediterranean partnership
There needs to be a bridge today uniting the two shores of the Mediterranean to encourage democratic processes in North Africa, and “OSCE has a role to play, along with Italy” in the achievement of this goal. These were the sentiments expressed by Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura today as he opened the OSCE Mediterranean conference […]
Read moreItalY-Russia: stronger partnership to face common challenges, says Terzi
A focus on the “broad prospects for collaboration between Italy and Russia on economic and cultural levels and in a political context in which bilateral relations are marked by a strategic partnership that must also act as a catalyst in the development of increasingly strong relations between the EU and Russia”. This was Minister Giulio […]
Read moreNew York: Valeria Golino at “Nice” presentation
Italian cinema is poised to take centre stage in New York, and Valeria Golino will be there to introduce it. The celebrated Italian actress will fly to the Big Apple on 7 November for the presentation at the Italian Cultural Institute of “Nice”: New Italian Cinema Events, whose aims are to promote Italian cinema abroad, […]
Read moreItaly-Spain – 13th intergovernmental summit – perfectly in sync on Europe’s future, euro irreversible
Italy and Spain are in perfect sync on the future of the European Union and the irreversibility of the euro, in the knowledge that their national interests coincide with those of Europe. The 13th intergovernmental summit in Madrid, chaired by Premiers Mario Monti and Mariano Rajoy, sought to strengthen the foundations of the European construction […]
Read moreZimbabwe: stand Harare Tourism Fair, a window on Italy
A FIAT 500, and Alfa Romeo 159 and a late-generation tractor: these the Made in Italy’s “ambassadors” that greeted visitors to the Italian Pavilion of the 5th International Tourism Fair of Harare: the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel and Tourism Fair where, for the second consecutive year, Italy was the only European exhibitor with an official stand, […]
Read moreLoans for joint ventures in developing countries, an investment in solidarity
Strengthening international cooperation and the internationalisation of Italian businesses are the main objectives of article 7 of Law no. 49/87 (new discipline for Italian cooperation with developing countries), which authorises the foreign ministry to grant low-interest loans to Italian firms intending to enter into joint ventures with local businesses in developing countries. And it is […]
Read moreMinister Giulio Terzi reminds his new Indian colleague Salman Khurshid of urgency to resolve case of Italian Navy sharpshooters Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi made immediate contact with new Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid to underscore the urgency of finding a positive solution and of no longer postponing the case of Italian Navy sharpshooters Marina Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone to whom, Terzi stressed, the Italian government assigns top priority within the framework […]
Read moreIl Sottosegretario Dassù all’Assemblea dei Giovani Imprenditori (in translation)
Il Sottosegretario agli Esteri Marta Dassù ha presentato a Capri, lo scorso 27 ottobre, la dichiarazione congiunta sull’Europa dei Giovani Imprenditori di Italia, Francia, Germania e Spagna. Nella dichiarazione, i Giovani Imprenditori chiedono un’Europa orientata alla crescita e politicamente molto più integrata: gli Stati Uniti d’Europa. Marta Dassù ha sottolineato l’importanza, a questo fine, di […]
Read moreMoscow: new Elena Miro’ store promises to expand
The Gruppo Miroglio brand Elena Mirò opened its new flagship store yesterday in the centre of Moscow, with plans for expansion across Russia where it expects to double the number of shops by the end of 2015. Dedicated line Miroglio reports that “heavier garments and coats are particularly sought after by Russian women”, and that […]
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