DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Algeria: Ready to increase oil production
Algeria aims to increase oil production to counteract the fall in crude oil prices, according to a statement by the Algerian energy minister, Youcef Yousfi. “We’ll examine the possibility of increasing our hydrocarbon production to increase the country’s oil revenues”, the Minister told the National Assembly’s Committee for Economic Affairs. Hydrocarbons represent 95% of Algeria’s […]
Read moreLebanon – Photomed – Italian photographs on display
Photomed, the photography exhibition founded in France, is visiting the Land of Cedars this year. Featuring emerging photographers from the countries of the Mediterranean, the exhibition will run in various galleries in Beirut until 11 February 2015. The event was organised with help from the Embassies of France, Italy and Spain and the EU delegation […]
Read moreUSA – Italian start-ups meet potential investors
The Italian Embassy in Washington has organised a new webinar in collaboration with the Arch Angels investors club. The webinar focused on promoting promising Italian start-ups to the American financial community. Venture capital funds, business angels and experts in the new technologies examined projects in the sectors of e-commerce, tourism, tele-medicine, fashion and aerospace. “Through […]
Read moreG20 Youth Summit: Young Ambassadors Society seeks 5 delegates for Y20 Turkey 2015 in Istanbul
The Young Ambassadors Society is once again training and recruiting the Italian delegation for Y20, the G20 Youth summit taking place from 15 to 21 August 2015 in Istanbul. Participation in international summits Once again this year, the Young Ambassadors Society (YAS) will be sending 5 Italian delegates to the Istanbul Summit taking place in […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Israel: Competition for technological cooperation with Italy now open
Israel: Competition for technological cooperation with Italy now open The Italian Foreign Ministry and the Israel-Europe R&D Directorate (ISERD) are seeking eligible projects for the funding envisaged by the Italy-Israel technological cooperation agreement. The projects approved could receive funding of up to 50% of documented research and development (R&D) costs. A wide range of sectors […]
Read moreBrussels: pedalling for freedom in memory of Ennio Odino
It is difficult to sum up in just a few lines a life as full as that of Ennio Odino’s. As a resistance fighter he escaped a massacre in Liguria, and was then interned in Mauthausen concentration camp. After he was freed he returned to Italy, where he became a professional cyclist alongside Fausto Coppi. […]
Read moreBrussels: pedalling for freedom in memory of Ennio Odino
It is difficult to sum up in just a few lines a life as full as that of Ennio Odino’s. As a resistance fighter he escaped a massacre in Liguria, and was then interned in Mauthausen concentration camp. After he was freed he returned to Italy, where he became a professional cyclist alongside Fausto Coppi. […]
Read moreFinland: EXPO Milan presentation
Initiatives presenting Milan’s Universal Exposition were a great success at the Matka 2015 tourism fair in Helsinki, which ran from 15 to 18 January and is the largest travel industry event in Northern Europe. The EXPO stand, in the Italian exhibition area, attracted record numbers of visitors. The Italian Ambassador in Helsinki, Giorgio Visetti, also […]
Read moreHamburg: author Bajani presents his homage to Tabucchi
Italian author Andrea Bajani has presented his novel “Mi conosci” to German readers, at an event hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg. The book is a homage to the memory of his friend and fellow author, Antonio Tabucchi, who died in 2012. The novel, published in Germany with the title “Erkennst Du mich”, […]
Read moreArgentina – Italy’s Teatro San Carlo to perform in music festival in Plaza Vaticano
The Teatro San Carlo in Naples and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires will be working together at the “Music Festival in Plaza Vaticano 2015”. Italy’s participation is supported by the Italian Embassy in Argentina and the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires. The Teatro San Carlo will be presenting Mozart’s Requiem (ballet) on 30 […]
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