Vietnam – 11 Italian companies at the Propak fair
Eleven Italian companies in the plastics and packaging sector have taken part in a trade mission to south-east Asia to present their products at the Propak Vietnam trade fair in Ho Chi Minh City. The fair was an important opportunity to establish new, and strengthen existing, commercial relationships. The mission was organised in collaboration with […]
Read moreTunis – Italian Embassy launches project to monitor energy consumption
The Italian diplomatic-consular network is continuing in its efforts to help the environment, with our Embassy in Tunis launching a pilot project to monitor its energy consumption. The aim is to identify any anomalies and ensure savings – both in economic terms and as regards CO2 emissions. The project was promoted in collaboration with the […]
Read moreJordan: Nasser Judeh tells Gentiloni Da’esh is taking Islam hostage. Mission to Amman to meet Judeh and King Abdullah. Visit to Azraq refugee camp on border with Syria
Da’esh “is trying to take Islam hostage and distort its image. That is why the battle against terrorism and extremism is a battle within Islam: it’s our battle”. Those were the words of the Jordanian foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, in a press statement after his meeting with his Italian colleague Paolo Gentiloni. Minister Gentiloni was […]
Read moreDei – Turkish Airlines: Istanbul-Bari route operational from 28 April 2015
Turkish Airlines will be launching its Istanbul-Bari route on 28 April 2015, with 4 flights per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays). Bari is the 10th Italian destination for the Turkish national carrier, after Rome, Venice, Milan, Turin, Naples, Bologna, Genoa, Catania and Pisa. In 2015, the airline also plans to increase the frequency of […]
Read moreSão Paulo – Italian film, a homage to director Carlo Mazzacurati
The Italian Cultural Institute in São Paulo is paying homage to Italian film director and screenwriter Carlo Mazzacurati, who died in January 2015 aged 57. The Institute will be screening his last work, “La sedia della felicità”, at 19.00 on Wednesday 15 April at its premises in Av. Higienópolis, 436, with a presentation by Prof. […]
Read moreUruguay – Italian films feature in Montevideo
Uruguay’s International Film Festival, now in its 33rd edition, begins today, 1 April and runs until 12 April 2015. Italy will be taking part with a number of films including “L’intervallo”, by Leonardo Di Costanzo (2012) and “Gli equilibristi” by Ivano De Matteo (2012). Also featured will be “Il gesto delle mani” (2015) by Francesco […]
Read moreItaly-USA Mutual recognition by airworthiness authorities
Lieutenant General Francesco Langella (Director of DAAA – Air Armaments and Airworthiness Directorate) has signed an agreement with his U.S counterpart, Brig. Gen. Timothy Gowen, on the mutual recognition of authorities between their respective military agencies. Lieutenant General Langella was acting in his capacity of national director for the airworthiness of all military aircraft and […]
Read moreItaly–Serbia: EU should open negotiating chapters within the year. “We cannot keep such a significant process at a standstill”
“Italy is utterly convinced that Serbia’s European integration must make progress, with the opening of negotiating chapters by the end of 2015”. This was Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s comment at the press conference in Belgrade with his Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic. “We cannot keep such a significant process for the EU at a standstill. Serbia has […]
Read moreArgentina – La Plata – promoting the Italian language through song
Autumn 2015 will see the first edition of the Festival of Italian Song in La Plata, an event that will run from 7 to 8 October at the Teatro Coliseo Podestá. The official presentation was attended by festival coordinator Nicolás Moretti; the Italian Consul General, Iacopo Foti; the Director General of Entidades y Colectividades, Mauricio […]
Read morePrague – Costanzo Rovati exhibition entitled “Un percorso nella materia”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Prague has organised a new exhibition entitled “Costanzo Rovati. Un percorso nella materia”. The Milanese artist works with traditional materials such as stone, marble, wood, ceramic and bronze, but also draws on more unusual sources such as plastic, nylon and industrial waste. Read more, in Italian.
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