Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Italy–USA: FCA presents the new Renegade Jeep, produced in Melfi
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has presented the new Renegade Jeep, an American design produced in Italy, at Melfi. The new jeep will go on sale before the end of September, first in France and Germany and then in the other European markets. Sales in the USA and China will begin in the first quarter of 2015. […]
Read more#Farnesina: Italy’s culinary arts arrive in space
Italy’s culinary arts arrive in space, thanks to Argotec. The company’s young engineers, working with Italian chefs and astronauts, have created a “Space Food Lab” in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Italian counterpart (ASI). The Argotec team has developed a special menu of “bonus food” designed specifically for each European astronaut […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Poland: Ferrero to expand its Belsk production facility
Ferrero Polska, part of the Ferrero Group, has decided to expand its production facility in Belsk, about 60km from Warsaw. Ferrero opened the factory in 1997, initially to produce Nutella, Kinder eggs, Kinder Bueno and Raffaello. The Belsk facility produces not just for the Polish market but for Germany, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain […]
Read moreBarcelona – Italy’s Oscar-winning films in Spain
The first Italian film-maker to win an Oscar was Vittorio De Sica, with “Sciuscià” – a neorealism masterpiece from 1947. And in March 2014 Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grande bellezza” brought the total of Italian Oscar-winning films to 13. All of these films will now be screened by the Italian Cultural Institute in Barcelona, during the […]
Read moreAnti-ISIS Regional powers must be involved; I’ve spoken with Ukrainian foreign minister, the ceasefire is holding
One of the main challenges facing Europe and the United States in tackling the threat from ISIS – especially in Iraq – is to construct a coalition against the terrorist organisation and involve the regional powers. Powers that include Turkey and Iran, as well as the Gulf states and Egypt. These were some of Minister […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Uganda: EU launches support for companies interested in Ugandan market
The support platform for European companies interested in operating in Uganda is nearing completion. The new scheme will give Italy a key role, given that the Business Club Italia (BCI) in Kampala will be included in the governance structure. Promoted by the EU Delegation in Kampala, the initiative is designed to support and defend members […]
Read moreLos Angeles – Challenging convention at Juxtapoz Italiano
The exhibition entitled “Juxtapoz Italiano – Four Artists who Defy Convention” has opened in Los Angeles and will run until 1 October 2014. The exhibition brings together the work of Nicola Verlato, Fulvio di Piazza, Marco Mazzoni and Agostino Arrivabene, four painters who interpret and innovate the figurative tradition in Italian art. The four represent […]
Read moreMontreal – Discovering Marco Polo and his fabulous journey to the East
“The greatest book of the 13th century”. That is how literary critic Attilio Momigliano describes “Il Milione”, the centrepiece of the exhibition entitled “Marco Polo. Le fabuleux voyage”, which runs until 26 October 2014 at Montreal’s Pointe-à-Callière museum. The Italian Cultural Institute (ICI) is offering 3 guided tours of the exhibition (in Italian, and free […]
Read moreToronto – Wine, film and Italy with “Natural Resistance”
The “Natural Resistance” documentary has its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by a presentation by the director (and former sommelier), Jonathan Nossiter, at the city’s Italian Cultural Institute. The initiative, organised in collaboration with the ICE-Italian Trade Promotion Agency, is entitled “A Natural Wine Revolution: The Italian Avant Garde. A […]
Read moreBrasile – Visita del vice presidente della Camera Sereni (in translation)
Cresce la cooperazione tra Italia e Brasile. Si e’ appena conclusa una visita a Brasilia e San Paolo della vice presidente della Camera, Marina Sereni, accompagnata dal coordinatore delle conferenze Italia-America Latina, Donato Di Santo. Lo scopo principale e’ stato l’intensificazione dei contatti con i membri brasiliani del Gruppo parlamentare di amicizia Italia-Brasile, di cui […]
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