Washington: Diplomatic-consular network observes Day of Remembrance
The Italian Embassy in Washington and the network of Italian Consulates and Italian Cultural Institutes in the U.S. organised a series of events in observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year’s commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps will include meetings, conferences and film screenings in Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Los Angeles, New […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Georgia: short list for new Black Seaport
Seven industrial groups and consortia have been short-listed for the construction of a new deep-water port near Anaklia Georgia on the Black Sea. The total twelve bids submitted came from, among others, MSC, Bouygues, China Harbour Engineering and Mitsu. Those short-listed were asked to submit new detailed proposals to the government by 16 April. The […]
Read moreEconomic Diplomacy: Farnesina boosts support for research centres and universities reaching abroad
The Farnesina has boosted its support for research centres, universities and polytechnic institutes seeking to develop internationally, thanks to its RISeT (science and technology information network) http://riset.esteri.it. The network allows access to information on research and innovation from a network of science attachés, embassies and consulates, Italian research associations abroad and international centres headquartered in […]
Read moreBrussels – Domenico Scarpa presents “Così fu Auschwitz”
The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels will premier Primo Levi’s collection “Così fu Auschwitz. Testimonianze 1945-1986” [That was Auschwitz. Testimonials 1945-1986], a book edited by Fabio Levi and Domenico Scarpa (Einaudi, Turin 2014) that gathers what are, for the most part, previously unpublished testimony and documentation. Speakers at the event, to be held at 19:00 […]
Read moreParis – exhibition of work by Carlo Mollino
An exhibition will open in Paris on 5 February of the work of eclectic architect, designer, race car driver and pilot, photographer, professional skier and professor of architectural composition at the Turin Polytechnic Institute. On display will be project drawings, architectural and automobile designs and models illustrating the extraordinary output of this important post-war figure. […]
Read moreBerlin – Exhibition ‘Botticelli Renaissance’ launched
A press conference was recently held in Berlin to launch the exhibition “Botticelli. 2015-1445. The Botticelli Renaissance”. Attendees included Director General of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Eissenhauer. The exhibition is set to open in September and intends to retrace the 19th and 20th century rediscovery of the great Florentine master, and will focus not […]
Read moreNorway – Italy in forefront at Tromsø “Arctic Frontiers”
Once again Italy was a prominent participant at Norway’s foremost Artic event “Artic Frontiers”, whose 9th edition recently took place in Tromsø. The foreign ministry was represented by Senior Arctic Official Marco Tornetta, who held a series of bilateral meetings during which he reported on the Artic symposium organised by the foreign ministry in Venice […]
Read moreNorway – Italy in forefront at Tromsø “Arctic Frontiers”
Once again Italy was aprominent participant at Norway’s foremost Artic event “Artic Frontiers”, whose9th edition recently took place in Tromsø. The foreign ministry wasrepresented by Senior Arctic Official Marco Tornetta, who held a series ofbilateral meetings during which he reported on the Artic symposium organised bythe foreign ministry in Venice in December. Italian ambassador Giorgio […]
Read moreEgypt – February business delegation
A delegation of representatives of approximately 100 Italian firms will make a business mission to Egypt from 22 to 24 February, organised by Confindustria, ICE, ABI, Unioncamere, Rete Imprese Italia, Alleanza delle Cooperative and Conferenza delle Regioni, with the patronage of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development. The delegation, whose participants are to […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Czech Republic: Mossi & Ghisolfi to supply bioethanol plant
Biochemtex and Beta Renewables, both part of the Mossi & Ghisolfi Group, signed a contract with the Czech firm Energochemica SE for the supply of a 55,000 tonne-per-year bioethanol production plant in Strazke (Koice region), which will use the Poesa technologies developed by Beta Renewables. The contract covers engineering services and equipment supply. The enzymes […]
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