Chile: Government passes a package of measures to relaunch the economy
Chile has presented a package of measures to relaunch the economy by boosting productivity. The 22 provisions specifically focus on three areas: expanding and improving the financial conditions offered especially to SMEs and to companies investing in technology and innovation; promoting higher exports in the service sector and streamlining companies’ bureaucratic and investment procedures. Some […]
Read moreTunisia – Democratic processes and cooperation perspectives
A multi-voiced debate links Tunisia and Italy’s Friuli Venezia Giulia region as a sign of democracy and cooperation. “Democratic processes in Tunisia and cooperation and development perspectives in the Mediterranean Basin” is the title chosen for the forum scheduled on April 9 at the Palazzo della Regione in Trieste as part of the “DevolepMed” project. […]
Read moreThe project – Cooperation to support human rights defenders in Uganda
A virtual space but a real commitment as a sign of cooperation. The online project is on the www.hrduganda.org, website, an Italian-language platform developed to inform users of the difficulties and successes of the defenders of human rights in Uganda by making available files, videos, photos and other analytic material. The hrduganda.org website is managed by […]
Read moreItaly-Mexico – Making an effort to boost cooperation
The Italian Ambassador to Mexico, Alessandro Busacca, is continuing his meetings with the country’s institutions to take stock of multi-sectoral bilateral relations and evaluate how best to implement them. The diplomat attended a meeting with the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Mexican Congress. Chaired by Victor Georgiana, the […]
Read moreSydney – Tour of Italy’s wines at Italian Institute in Sydney
A tour of the wines of Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto and Sicily, is being offered to participants comfortably sitting in Sydney. Piero Fonseca, head sommelier at Osteria Balla Manfredi in Sydney will guide a virtual tour in May and June through the four regions that produce Italy’s greatest wines. The events, to be hosted by the […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni in Japan
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will be in Tokyo today and tomorrow for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Italy-Japan bilateral relations and to attend the opening of two exhibitions, “Gems and Jewels of the Medicis” and “Renaissance Masterpieces from the Art Galleries of the Venice Academy”. The two exhibitions are […]
Read moreMinistry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit APP – Access to “Viaggiare Sicuri” and “Dove siamo nel mondo” services
Finding information and registering your journey will be easier from today thanks to the updated version of the Unità di Crisi – Farnesina [Ministry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit] app for Android, iOS and Windows Phone operating systems. The Unità di Crisi – Farnesina app allows Italian citizens to register their personal data and details […]
Read moreDEI – China: Trade fair for Environmental Technologies to be Held in November in Guangdong
The second IE Expo Guangzhou, a regional spin-off of IE Expo China – Asia’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies – will be held from 24 to 26 November 2016 in Guangdong. The aim of this year’s edition is to present solutions for water, waste, air and soil management in southern China. The Guangdong Environmental […]
Read moreLyon – From Dante to Cervantes, reflections on the wine-poetry relationship
2016 will mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare and Cervantes, while 2015 commemorated the 750th anniversary of the death Dante Alighieri. Drawing inspiration from these two important anniversaries for the culture of Europe and of the world, EUNIC – the European Union National Institutes for Culture – will invite several scholars to […]
Read moreSt. Petersburg – Italy guest of honour at economic forum
Italy will be the “Guest of Honour” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which gathers together leading Russian and international business people and senior Russian government officials, and is scheduled to be held from June 16 to 18. This is the first time Russian authorities have given such a role to an international […]
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