Cuba: Italy to send system mission in April 2015
The change in relations between Cuba and the U.S. is a “prelude to the opening of a major market also for Italian firms”, declared Deputy Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda in a press release. “I was on a mission to Cuba during the Havana Trade Fair, at which Italy made a good showing, and […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Bosnia Erzegovina: Costruzioni Generali Ferrovia vince gara per corridoio VC (in translation)
Bosnia Erzegovina: Costruzioni Generali Ferrovia vince gara per corridoio VC La ditta Costruzioni Generali Ferroviarie di Roma si è aggiudicata la gara per il ripristino della ferrovia Sarajevo-Bradina (circa 40 km), inclusa nel piano di sviluppo del Corridoio paneuropeo VC che interessa il territorio bosniaco. L’azienda italiana, in consorzio con la locale Hering d.o.o., si […]
Read moreCroatia – Visinada Italian community headquarters opens
The headquarters of the Italian community of Visinada, a Croatian town in Istria, was dedicated recently in a ceremony whose participants included President of the Croatian Republic Ivo Josipovic, Ambasador of Italy Emanuela D’Alessandro and Italian Consul Renato Cianfarani. Josipovic praised the “excellent relations between Italy and Croatia” and, in that regard, spoke of the […]
Read moreNorway – Umbrian specialities come to Oslo
The specialties of the region of Umbria came to Norway as Ambassador to Oslo Giorgio Novello hosted a promotional event in his residence to showcase two entrepreneurs of the food and wine industry: Livia Colantonio of Castello delle Regine and Ada Urbani of Urbani Tartufi. The two businesswomen presented their products to representatives of Norwegian […]
Read morePrague – Violinist Hudecek bids adieu to Italian EU Presidency
The Czech Republic bid adieu to the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU with a concert by violinist Vaclav Hudecek. “This concert by one of the most renowned violinists on the international musical stage, who performed works by Tartini, Dvorak and Paganini, closed the Italian presidency with brilliant energy”, stated ambassador of Italy […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Germania: Ima: rileva 80% aziende gruppo Oystar (in translation)
Ima, principale azeinda italiana nel settore packaging/macchine alimentari, ha annunciato la prossima acqusizione dell’80% nel capitale delle aziende, che fanno capo al gruppo Oystar, che opera nelle macchine, linee ed impianti per il confezionamento di prodotti destinati all’industria alimentare e al settore ‘dairy’ con impianti produttivi in Germania, Francia, Spagna e India. Saranno raccolte sotto […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore -Poland: first high-speed “Pendolino” takes to the rails
The Alstom “Pendolino”, Poland’s first high-speed train, has begun commercial operations. The Pendolino trains will operate along the existing PKP Intercity lines connecting the key cities of Warsaw, Danzig, Gdynia, Krakow, Katowice and Wroclaw, and were built in the Italian city of Savigliano (CN) with the collaboration on traction systems of Sesto San Giovanni (MI). […]
Read moreCrisis Unit – European Crisis Unit heads at the Farnesina
The Farnesina Crisis Unit is hosting a meeting today of the heads of the analogous facilities of the 28 EU Member States and officials of the EU External Action Service and the EU Commission. The aim is to facilitate the exchange of information among Member States in an effort to avert or reduce threats to […]
Read moreDiplomazia e Dintorni – Italian language promotion for Italians living abroad
Preserving a knowledge of one’s mother tongue is essential to all those Italians who decide, either as a result of need or choice, to move abroad to live. Italy has been, and is still today, a country of emigration. The Directorate General for Italians Citizens Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreTirana – Italian architecture in Albania – 1925 to the present
A series of events (“Sulle tracce dell’Italia in Albania”) were organised by our embassy and Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The programme aimed at enhancing the contributions to that Balkan country from 1925 to 1943 by Italian architects such as Armando Brasini, […]
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