Melbourne – Italian kiwi land on Australian tables
Italy and Australia join forces on – kiwis, of course. Thanks to an agreement between “Kiwiny Green” of Giavera del Montello located in the province of Treviso and the “Premier Fruits Group” of Melbourne, Australian shops will begin to offer high quality, organically-grown kiwis cultivated in the Italian region of Veneto. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreArgentina – Italy showcased at Pantalla Pinamar
The 11th edition of the Argentine-European film festival Pantalla Pinamar, named for the same Argentine town located in the province of Buenos Aires, will take place from 7 to 14 March. Italy will enjoy a special showcase for its latest productions in the section “Selected films from the Taormina Festival”. There will be a press […]
Read moreA new EU-US Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean and Middle East
A two-day (26/27 February) conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation entitled “A new EU –US Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean and Middle East: economic development and cooperation policies”, was arranged by the MFAIC in collaboration with the Association Prospettive Mediterranee, the Ebert Foundation (FES-Italia), EURISPES, The University of Calabria, The Italian […]
Read moreFrankfurt – An association against “Italian Sounding”
An association against “Italian sounding” brands has been created in Germany through the collaborative efforts of the Italian Chambers of Commerce of Frankfurt and Munich and the Confagricultura. Its aim is to counter the spread, especially in the case of agri-agricultural products, of counterfeit and “doctored” products branded with what sound like authentic Italian labels. […]
Read moreTokyo – Leonardo lives in “An impossible interview”
The theatrical event “Being Leonardo Da Vinci. An impossible Interview”, written, directed and acted by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, is currently touring Japan. After its premier in Tokyo, it will go on to tour Fukuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. Italian ambassador to Tokyo Domenico Giorgi attended the opening, which was organised and hosted by the Italian […]
Read moreAlgiers – Christian Leotta brings Beethoven’s sonatas
Pianist Christian Leotta brought the first 8 of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s piano sonatas to Algiers in a recital at the Auditorium of the Radio. The event was a premier for Africa, and the first phase in a project created by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the ‘Aissa Messaoudi’ Cultural Centre for the execution […]
Read moreUK – Science and Uni cooperation grows
Italian ambassador to the London Pasquale Terracciano was at the University of Cambridge for a series of meetings focused on boosting Italian studies at that British university complex, later visiting the Fitzwilliam Museum, where two bronze statues on loan to the museum were recently attributed to Michelangelo. The ambassador then went on to the Language Department, […]
Read moreInternationalisation: Gentiloni participates in Control Centre meeting
Minister Paolo Gentiloni chaired the fourth meeting of the Italia Internazionale Control Centre created in 2011 with the goal of defining guidelines and strategies for the foreign promotion and internationalisation of Italian products. Prospects and strategies for internationalisation Attending the meeting will be Minister for Economy and Finance Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister for Infrastructure and […]
Read moreLibya: Gentiloni says Italy and Tunisia share positions
With regard to the Libyan crisis, Italy and Tunisia share a common position on “the need to redouble efforts to find a solution that all the factions can agree to, since political stability is the only way to resolving the crisis”, said Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the end of a meeting with Tunisian President Beji […]
Read moreDei – Eritrea: De Lorenzo Spa supplies 3 million euro in teaching equipment
De Lorenzo Spa, a world leader in the design and production of teaching equipment for technical and professional training, completed the supply and installation of 3 million euro worth of equipment in Eritrea. The Italian firm was awarded the contract in 2013 through a Eritrean Ministry of Education call for tenders and funded by the African […]
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