Cile – Europa costruisce il piu’ grande telescopio del mondo (in translation)
Il consiglio dello European southern observatory (Eso) ha dato il via libera alla costruzione dello European extremely large telescope (E-Elt), il piu’ grande telescopio ottico del mondo. Lo strumento avra’ 39 metri di apertura e sara’ il piu’ grande “occhio del mondo rivolto al cielo”. La costruzione avverra’ sul Cerro Armazones, nel deserto cileno di […]
Read moreBarcelona – Servillo to stage “Le voci di dentro”
Eduardo De Filippo’s “Le voci di dentro” is being staged in Barcelona by Italian actor/director Toni Servillo as part of a tour that has already seen performances in Chicago, St. Petersburg, Paris, London and Madrid. The play will run until 13 December 2014 at Barcelona’s Lliure theatre. Future dates include Liège, Lyons and Budapest. Read […]
Read moreHanoi – Fashions by Gaudiomonte on display
Italian fashion designer Michele Gaudiomonte is showing his collections in Asia, with an exhibition in Hanoi that will run until 15 December 2014 to coincide with Vietnam’s spring-summer 2015 Fashion Week. As the Italian Ambassador, Lorenzo Angeloni, pointed out, Gaudiomonte’s creations are works of art produced using the finest Italian silks. The event was organised […]
Read moreCairo – Exhibition on Nefertari tomb, discovered by Schiaparelli
The photographic exhibition entitled “Nefertari 1904-2014” has opened in Cairo to mark the 110th anniversary of the discovery of Queen Nefertari’s tomb by the Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaparelli. The exhibition will be hosted in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square until 8 January 2015, after which it will transfer to Alexandria and Luxor. The event […]
Read moreTurkey – Italy guest of honour at Izmir tourism fair
Italy was guest of honour at the tourism fair in Izmir, which attracted 30,000 visitors (a 50% increase on 2013) and about 800 exhibitors from 30 countries. Our country was represented by the Italian Embassy in Ankara and by 20 travel agencies and tour operators and representatives of EXPO Milano 2015, all hosted in the […]
Read moreUnited Kingdom – Europe’s growth will be channelled through Venice
The need to revitalise infrastructure investment in Europe as a driver of growth. That was the theme of a workshop organised by the Italian Embassy in London and the Venice Port Authority, held at the Residence of Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano. The event included a presentation on the Venice Offshore-Onshore Transfer System, one of the projects […]
Read moreAmsterdam – First Italian-Dutch dictionary 1672-2014
“The First Italian-Dutch Dictionary 1672-2014”, edited by Vincenzo Lo Cascio, professor emeritus in Italian linguistics at the University of Amsterdam, has been presented at the same University. The work is the fruit of Professor Lo Cascio’s research on “Italiaansche Spraakkonst”, the first Italian grammar produced in Italian and dating from 1672. As the Italian Ambassador […]
Read moreCzech Republic – Cultural events app now available
“Eunic App”, which enables users to keep up with the cultural initiatives organised by a number of Embassies and Cultural Institutes of European countries, will be presented on 9 December 2014 at the Café Nona in Prague. The app was created by a working group set up by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Camoes Institute, […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Azerbaijan: Socar presenta progetto polo petrolchimico di Alat (in translation)
Azerbaijan: Socar presenta progetto polo petrolchimico di AlatSi e’ svolto a Baku un forum organizzato dalla Compagnia petrolifera di Stato SOCAR al fine di presentare il nuovo grande progetto di investimento ai diversi stakeholder interessati, al quale hanno preso parte diverse compagnie di settore italiane fra le quali Technip, Saipem e Foster Wheeler Italia.Socar sta […]
Read moreChelyabinsk – Italian honorary consulate opens
The new Italian honorary consulate recently opened in Chelyabinsk, in Siberia, will be led by Antonio Piccoli, who has business links with the region stretching back for over 20 years. The Italian delegation was led by the Consul General in Russia, Piergabriele Papadia de’ Bottini; the Director of ICE-Italian trade Agency, Maurizio Forte; and the […]
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