BOLIVIA – Italian exports growing
According to figures provided by the Italian Embassy in La Paz, Italian exports to Bolivia grew by 85.96% in 2012, to 170.9 million dollars. Imports of Bolivian goods also increased, by 29.85%, making a total value of 50.9 million dollars and giving Italy a trade surplus of over 120 million dollars. The excellent performance of […]
Read moreCASABLANCA – “Italian Day” at international book fair
The International Exhibition of Books and Publishing (SIEL) in Casablanca will host an “Italian Day” on Thursday 4 April 2013. The “Day” will include a presentation and book signing of Melissa, by Marco Palmieri, and Della Citta’ d’Argilla, by Maria Attanasio, at the EUNIC stand. The participation of the two authors was organised by the […]
Read moreBUCHAREST – Homage to Verdi opens with a concert
Events in honour of Giuseppe Verdi are taking place throughout the world. In Bucharest, the 200th anniversary of the great Italian composer’s birth was celebrated at a gala concert at the National Opera Theatre, with the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Bucharest. The event was attended by the Minister for Culture, Daniel Constantin Barbu. […]
Read moreITALIA-USA: Urbino Press Award ’13 a W. Blitzer di CNN
Il noto giornalista della CNN Wolf Blitzer e’ il vincitore del Premio Urbino 2013, assegnato ogni anno a un giornalista americano distintosi per la sua capacita’ di raccontare il mondo che cambia. L’annuncio ufficiale verra’ dato dall’Ambasciatore d’Italia negli Stati Uniti, Claudio Bisogniero, nel corso di una cerimonia che si svolgera’ il 18 aprile prossimo […]
Read moreITALIA-USA: Urbino Press Award ’13 a W. Blitzer di CNN
Renowned CNN journalist Wolf Blitzer is the winner of the Urbino Press Award2013, presented each year to an American journalist who has shown exceptional ability in reporting our changing world. The official announcement will be made by the Italian Ambassador in the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, at a ceremony to be held on 18 April […]
Read moreSHANGHAI – Italian boat and yacht industry ‘lands’ at Cibs 2013
A group of 30 companies will be representing Italy at the China International Boat Show (CIBS) 2013, one of the most important boat shows in Asia. The fair, now at its 18th edition, will take place in Shanghai from 11 to 14 April. The ICE-Italian Trade Promotion Agency has organised an Italian pavilion measuring around […]
Read moreSHANGHAI – From jazz to the music of Naples, Cappelli casts a spell on the chinese city
From blues to jazz, from Indian music to Celtic tunes, not forgetting the melodies of Naples. Marco Cappelli took the audience on a tour of rhythm during his performance at the House of Blues and Jazz, one of Shanghai’s leading night-spots. The audience included the Italian Ambassador to Beijing, Alberto Bradanini, and our Consul General […]
Read moreBUENOS AIRES – ‘Days in Argentina’, an inter-university initiative, returns
“Days in Argentina”, an initiative organised by the Italian Inter-University Consortium for Argentina (CUIA), returns to Buenos Aires. The aim of the event, which will run from 18 to 30 April 2013, is to promote the Italian-Argentinian partnership. A partnership that is already strong but always open to new opportunities for collaboration in high-level research. […]
Read moreVietnam to feature in ‘country presentation’ to Italian business community
A Country Presentation on Vietnam will be held in Florence on 22 April 2013 during an international handicrafts trade fair where the Asian country will be guest of honour. The initiative is intended to give the Vietnamese authorities a platform to present the country’s development projects and opportunities for economic and industrial collaboration directly. The […]
Read moreThe European Schools are 60 years old
The European Schools are sixty years old and will be celebrating their anniversary at l’École Européenne Luxembourg I, in Kirchberg, from 8 to 13 April 2013. The celebrations will include a “doors open” day and a rich programme of cultural and educational events, in the presence of representatives of the European Union and of member […]
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