Minister Bonino in Belgrade and Pristina – European integration, regional cooperation and bilateral relations
Italy supports Serbia and Kosovo’s efforts toward European integration, not least in light of the fact that the European incentive has proven to be decisive in placing both countries on the road toward normalising relations, which culminated with the accord signed on 19 April. European integration will therefore be the main focus of Minister Emma […]
Read moreMOSCOW – Mantegna’s St. George on its first trip abroad
The painting of St. George by great Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna leaves its home at Venice’s Academy Galleries for the first time ever to be shown in Moscow at the Armoury Chamber of the Kremlin Museum through 22 June. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreKENYA – Art and technology of Italian restoration
“Restoration in Italy. Art and technology in the activities of the Institute for Conservation and Restoration” is the title of an exhibition scheduled to open in tomorrow in Kenya at the department of Architecture and Construction Sciences of the University of Nairobi. The exhibition consists of 25 large-scale panels illustrating the Institute’s activities since its […]
Read moreYemeni business delegation in Italy
The 24th of June will be a first for a delegation of Yemeni businessmen, who will arrive in Italy accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to San’a Luciano Galli for a B2B (business to business) encounter with Italian firms organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With a GDP growth rate of 4.4% – expected to […]
Read moreSLOVAK REPUBLIC – ‘Dolce Vitaj’ Italian art festival, Bratislava
An exhibition of Italian 16th to 18th century painting entitled “Talianska malba” (Italian painting) will run through 20 June at the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava, and includes approximately 100 works by celebrated artists such as Annibale Carracci, Cecco del Caravaggio, Giulio Cesare Procaccini, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Tiepolo, Alessandro Longhi, Magnasco and others. The show […]
Read moreEGYPT – Technip Italy to build country’s largest oil refinery
An Italian firm, Technip Italy SpA, is about to become a new leader on the international business panorama, having signed a contract with the Egyptian Soukhna Refinery and Petroleum Company to build the country’s largest oil refinery at Ain-Sokhna (approximately 120 km east of Cairo). Present at the signing were representatives of the Egyptian Oil […]
Read moreItaly-China: Amb. Bradanini meets with Mayor of Shanghai
The ties between Italy and the city of Shanghai are ancient ones, and have intensified over recent years, a fact that was underscored by Italian ambassador to China Alberto Bradanini and Mayor of Shanghai Yang Xiong during their first meeting. 7.5 billion USD in trade with Shanghai Of Italy’s total 41.9 billion USD in bilateral […]
Read moreItalian Festival 2013 arrives in Bangkok
The 8th edition of the Italian Festival in Thailand opened in Bangkok, aimed at promoting that country’s multifaceted vision of Italy, foregrounding not only more traditional aspects but also innovation and potential. The calendar of events ranges from music to cinema, art to Made in Italy, beginning with Italian Moviemov that, from 24 to 28 […]
Read moreLIMA – Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese in Peru
Peru remembers Hugo Pratt in an exhibition entitled “On the road to adventure. Pino Ninfa’s homage to Hugo Pratt”. The Italian Cultural Institute of Lima organised the event, which will run from 19 June to 16 July and consists of 40 photographs of the places featured in the Corto Maltese cartoons drawn by Pratt. The […]
Read moreItaly-Serbia: Bonino visiting Belgrade on 18 June – European integration, regional cooperation and bilateral relations
The outlook for closer European integration for Serbia, regional cooperation, the Kosovo question and bilateral relations. These are the topics for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s discussions with the Serbian leadership in Belgrade on 18 June. During the visit, her first outside Italy apart from institutional ones, for example on EU business, minister Bonino will meet […]
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