Italian Development Cooperation bulletin
The new edition of the monthly bulletin, “La Cooperazione Italiana informa”, has been published (pdf format) on the Italian Directorate General for Development Cooperation website. Key features include the European Development Days in Warsaw; a foretaste of 2012 from Italy’s local development offices worldwide; and the resolutions passed by the board meeting of 12 December […]
Read moreMediterranean: The first tour by Minister Terzi’s Special Envoy, Massari, is under way
In the heart of the Arab Spring countries, the first regional tour by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s Special Envoy for the Mediterranean and Middle East, Maurizio Massari, is now under way. The first stop will be Morocco – a key partner in the Maghreb, a 5+5 member and a supporter, with the EU, of a […]
Read moreSantiago: Bergamo’s “Tascabile” and Cesena’s “Raffaello Sanzio” at Santiago’s Theatre Festival
Bergamo’s “Tascabile” and Cesena’s “Raffaello Sanzio” theatre companies represented Italy at the 19th “Santiago a Mil” International Theatre, Music and Dance Festival. The Festival, which took place in the Chilean capital in January 2012, is one of the country’s major cultural events. Bergamo’s Teatro Tascabile is an avant-garde company of international fame. For the Festival […]
Read moreChamber: Terzi attends conference commemorating Mirko Tremaglia
Minister Giulio Terzi is taking part in a conference today, Tuesday 31 January 2012, in memory of Mirko Tremaglia, the former Minister for Italians Abroad who recently passed away. The conference will be held at the Chamber of Deputies. Opened by Roberto Menia and closed by the Chamber’s Speaker, Gianfranco Fini, the discussion will focus […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi: Pirelli and Ducati introduce innovations
Pirelli and Ducati introduced innovations in the United Arab Emirates, with recent tests there for the world press of the new F1 Pirelli tyres. The initiative took place in the setting of the F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi, with the participation of President and CEO of Pirelil SpA Marco Troonchetti Provera, and was a significant […]
Read moreCountry System: conference in Parma on diplomacy and business
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and daily newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore”/Radiocor, in collaboration with the Parma industrialists union, have arranged a conference for Wednesday February 1st in Parma entitled “Diplomacy and business in the globalised world, 150 years since the unification of Italy”. The conference will be an opportunity for dialogue with businesses heavily […]
Read moreSomalia: Terzi meets with Premier Ali: Italy still supporting stabilisation
Italy is “strongly determined to continue its support for Somalia’s efforts at stabilization, and especially on the security front”, Minister Giulio Terzi assured at the end of a meeting today at the foreign ministry in Rome with the Prime Minister of the Somali Transitional Government Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. “A fundamental aspect of our relations with […]
Read moreCooperation: Italy’s commitment to mother and child health
The 31st issue of the Italian Cooperation Newsletter is a special on healthcare cooperation. The Italian Cooperation is committed to reducing infant and maternal mortality and to fighting the spread of AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, and supports developing countries in the organisation of basic healthcare services, environmental sanitation, the control of chronic and […]
Read moreTurkey: new investment opportunities in 2012
Ambassador of Italy Gianpaolo Scarante will meet on 31 January with representatives of the Italian business community in Turkey at an encounter to be held in Istanbul’s Palazzo di Venezia. Taking part in the meeting will be approximately 100 business persons from all the sectors in which Italian businesses are operating in Turkey, from the […]
Read moreLebanon: Italy still a leader: General Serra installed at the command of UNIFIL
Italy once again takes command of the UN mission in Lebanon. On Saturday 28 January a ceremony was held for the instalment of General Paolo Serra as commander of the UNIFIL mission, in the presence of Minister for the Defence Giampaolo Di Paola and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Staffan De Mistura. The appointment […]
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