Blumm Prize – 20 artists in Embassy in Brussels
With her work “Vasi Comunicanti”, Venetian artist Maria Elisabetta Novello is the winner of the Contemporary Art Prize organised by the Pomilio Blumm agency. The award ceremony was held in the splendid Caraman-Chimay Palace in Brussels, which since 1910 has been home to the Italian Embassy in Belgium. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore 26 September 2013 – Israel: EU organises seminar in Tel Aviv on technology incubators
Israel: EU organises seminar in Tel Aviv on technology incubators. The EU Delegation in Israel is organising an “EU/Israel Seminar on Innovation” that will take place on 18-19 November at the Google Campus in Tel Aviv. The programme should be finalised in October. The seminar is intended primarily for the heads of European and Israeli […]
Read moreShangai – Homage to Sergio Leone
Shanghai has discovered Sergio Leone, thanks to the retrospective devoted to the great Italian director that will be running at the city’s Film Museum until 30 September 2013. The exhibition was organised with the collaboration of the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute. Entitled “Once upon with Leone”, it will include screenings […]
Read moreItaly–Bosnia – Cooperation to fight organised crime
“The excellent level of collaboration between the Bosnian and Italian forces of law and order is a vital element of the war against organised crime and drugs trafficking”. The comment was made by the Italian Ambassador in Sarajevo, Ruggero Corrias, at the end of a seminar on “Best practices in combating organised crime”, which took […]
Read moreUn – 2014: a key year for Security Council reform, says Bonino
Next year will be a crucial and very busy year for the reform of the United Nations Security Council, in the run-up to 2015 and the UN’s 70th anniversary. A year when the pace will be stepped up to modernise the UN’s highest political body. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at […]
Read moreSyria: confidence for Geneva 2, says Bonino
A date for a conference on Syria, the “Geneva 2” conference, could be set in the next few days. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, who is in New York for the 68th United Nations General Assembly. She underscored, however, that numerous difficulties still need to be overcome. “I remain confident and […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Azerbaijan: Conference in Rome TAP and gas market impact
Azerbaijan: Conference in Rome TAP and gas market impact The International Affairs Institute (IAI) will hold a conference tomorrow 26 September from 15-18:00 on the impact predicted in terms of increate supply security and diversification on the European and Italian markets once the TAP gasduct is completed. (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) Germany: Third quarter […]
Read moreSerbia – The Italian Embassy promotes “quality of life”
Quality of life and prosperity in urban and rural areas, was the pivotal theme of a workshop held in Belgrade. The event was organised by the Italian embassy in Serbia with the collaboration of the AIS3 Association (Association of Italian and Serbian scientists and scholars), the Universities of Belgrade and Novi Sad, and was part […]
Read moreBerlin – Book tells the story of “ITaliens” project
A book on the “ITaliens” project , which enabled a large group of contemporary Italian artists living in the German capital to show their work at the diplomatic mission, was presented at the Embassy of Italy in Berlin. The book contains photos, documents and interviews with over 40 Italian artists who participated over a 2-year […]
Read moreDigital Administration – “eGov 2013” Prize
Farnesina promotes digital innovation The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the avant-garde of digital innovation and the concrete application of the Digital Administration Code, as demonstrated by how it placed in its bid for the “eGov2013” Prize: of the projects that reached the finals, six were generated by the foreign ministry – 4 in […]
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