Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Ghana: grande successo del Trade Investment Forum (in translation)
Ghana: grande successo del Trade Investment Forum Grande successo ha registrato questa mattina il Trade Investment Forum organizzato alla Farnesina dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e dalla rappresentanza dell’UNIDO in Italia. All’evento hanno partecipato una folta delegazione istituzionale ed imprenditoriale ghanese e oltre 200 imprese italiane. Nel corso del Forum sono […]
Read moreChile – Giro in Santiago recalls Italy’s assistance to opposers of Pinochet
At 12 o’clock noon on 3 November the Embassy of Italy in Santiago del Chile will host a ceremony recalling Italy’s role in assisting over 700 Chilean exiles after Augusto Pinochet’s 1973 coup. The event falls on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the rediscovery of the body of Lumi Videla. Present at the […]
Read moreItaly-Ghana – Great potential for economic relations, says Valensise
“The potential for economic relations between Italy and Ghana is of great interest. Our country is present there, and our companies have success stories to tell. But there are margins for improvement as far as our presence concerned”. These were the words of the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, as he opened […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore/Ghana: Trade and Investment Forum
A seminar presenting opportunities for collaboration with Ghana in the green economy, infrastructure and agro-industrial sectors, and the instruments available to companies, will take place at the Farnesina on 31 October 2014. The event was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Rome office of the United Nations […]
Read moreSlovakia – “Etruschi di Perugia” exhibition opens in Bratislava
The “Etruschi di Perugia” exhibition opens at Bratislava Castle on Thursday 30 October 2014 and will run until 29 March 2015. The exhibition was organised by the Slovak National Museum and the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the National Archaeological Museum of Umbria and the Italian Embassy. Many of the exhibits are being shown […]
Read moreSydney – Jazz by Enrico Rava arrives on Australian shores
A series of concerts by jazz musician Enrico Rava, starting at the Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival in Sydney on 1 November 2014, is attracting keen interest from Australian audiences. The concerts will be followed by an event on 4 November at the city’s Italian Cultural Institute, featuring Rava and jazz pianist Paul Grabowsky. Read […]
Read moreToronto – The genius of Michelangelo on display
The genius of Michelangelo will be showcased in Canada until January 2015, with the “Michelangelo Quest for Genius” exhibition hosted by the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto. The exhibition was organised by Casa Buonarroti, in Florence, and the MetaMorfosi Association. The initiative was presented by the gallery’s director, Matthew Teitelbaum, and by Pietro Folena […]
Read moreParaguay – Emilio Salgari stars in Italian Language Week
The 14th Italian Language Week was a resounding success in Asunción, capital city of Paraguay. The exhibition entitled “Emilio Salgari. La fabbrica dei sogni: dalla Malesia al Paraguay”, which was opened in the presence of two of Paraguay’s ministers,Mabel Causarano (culture) and Anna Baiardi (gender issues), attracted especially keen interest. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMy 8 months at the Farnesina
These have been 8 intense months. Before 2014 the world, and our region in particular, had perhaps never seen so many crises all occurring at once and all of exceptional gravity: from Ukraine to Libya, from Gaza to ISIL, from Syria to Iraq to the drama of Ebola. The “balance sheet” we have drawn up […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: New railway line planned for Melbourne area
The State of Victoria will probably be building a new railway line in the region north of Melbourne. The initiative is included in the election manifestos of the 2 main parties taking part in the local government elections taking place in late November. The new line would start at South Morang station, where the metropolitan […]
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