Italy-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 […]
Read moreItaly-Israel: intergovernmental summit – Terzi-Lieberman: EU sanctions against Iran good, concern for Syrian crisis
Strengthening economic relations and bilateral trade, as well as discussion of the most pressing regional dossiers, ranging from Syria to the stalled Middle East peace talks, to the Iranian nuclear programme combines to form the central focus of the third Italy-Israel intergovernmental summit, the first under the guidance of Premier Mario Monti, since that of […]
Read moreThe EIB earmarks €200 million for Emilia Romagna
The European Investment Bank (EIB) opened a 200 million-euro credit line as a concrete gesture toward the earthquake devastated companies and communities of Emilia-Romagna. The loans will be disbursed through domestic banks in the region that were party to an agreement signed in June between Emilia-Romagna, Confindustria and the city administrations of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: Caravaggio and followers exhibit opens
Caravaggio comes to Argentina in an exhibition that runs through 15 December at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA) in Buenos Aires – 7canvasas by the Baroque master himself and 14 by his followers. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItaly-Israel: Intergovernmental Summit – Terzi-Lieberman: EU sanctions on Iran good, Syrian crisis a concern
Economic relations and bilateral trade, not to mention an excellent opportunity to discuss the most pressing regional dossiers, ranging from Syria to the stalled Middle East peace talks, to the Iranian nuclear programme. These were the central themes of the third Italy-Israel intergovernmental summit, the first under the guidance of Premier Mario Monti, since that […]
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