Farnesina – Meeting with Board of Istituto per l’Oriente Carlo Alfonso Nallino
The Directorate General for Country Promotion recently hosted the board meeting of the Istituto per l’Oriente Carlo Alfonso Nallino (The Carlo Alfonso Nallino Institute for the East), Italy’s main research institute specialising in the Arab-Islamic world. The meeting examined various ideas for cooperation between the Institute and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in areas of […]
Read moreGermany – Italian Presidency takes centre stage in Munich
The Italian Presidency of the EU Council will take centre stage in Munich on 26 and 27 July 2014. Our Consulate General has organised a number of events in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce and a number of Italian and international organisations and voluntary associations. The programme of events, featuring Italian artists, musicians and […]
Read moreEuropean Union: original treaties on display at the Farnesina
The Farnesina is celebrating the Community’s history with an exhibition of the original treaties marking its birth and the road travelled since then. Cases have been set up in the Mosaic Hall to display the documents, from the first Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957 to the Maastricht and Lisbon Treaties that […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Romania: Structural funds amounting to 22 billion for 2014-2020
The Italian Embassy in Bucharest has organised a Forum on the European structural funds allocated for 2014-20 and business opportunities in the country. The event was organised in collaboration with Romania’s main employers’ association and the Ministry for European Funds. The Forum was part of the economic-commercial initiatives planned to take place in Bucharest during […]
Read moreMusic – “Suona Italiano” arrives in the United Kingdom
After its success in France, the “Suona Italiano” programme of musical events is crossing the Channel. The programme was presented at the Italian Cultural Institute in London, in the presence of Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano. From July to December 2014, to coincide with the Italian EU Presidency, Suona Italiano will feature a wide range of Italian […]
Read moreItaly-Peru – Biodiversity research celebrated in Micromundos exhibition in Lima
Scientific cooperation between Italy and Peru on researching and protecting biodiversity in the Amazon region is celebrated in an exhibition entitled “Micromundos”. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima in collaboration with the Peruvian Ministry of culture. Featuring the work of Italian naturalist and photographer Emanuele Biggi,the exhibitionwas opened by the […]
Read moreCanada – Italo Balbo’s trans-Atlantic flightthe focus of an exhibition in Montreal
To mark the 21st “Italian Week” in Montreal, the Canadian city is celebrating Italo Balbo’s famous trans-Atlantic flight in 1933 with a travelling exhibition entitled “Cieli e mari di Balbo”. The exhibition will open on 26 July 2014 in Orbetello, where Balbo’s journey began on 1 July 1933. From there it will transfer to Canada, […]
Read moreBisogniero: “EXPO an opportunity to further develop Italian-US relations”
“Today is a great day because it marks the official start of the US participation in Milan’s EXPO 2015”. The comment was made by the Italian Ambassador in the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, during the ground-breakingceremony for the US pavilion. The event was celebrated by Secretary John Kerry at the Department of Statein a live […]
Read moreForeign Minister Federica Mogherini’s message for International Criminal Justice Day
After decades of genocides that met with impunity, in 1998 a courageous step was taken in the quest for truth and justice: the creation of the International Criminal Court. And I am proud to recall that the Statute of the Court was adopted here in Rome, 16 years ago on 17 July 1998. So if […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore: Hong Kong: Piaggio Aero wins 50 orders from Bravia Capital
Hong Kong: Piaggio Aero wins 50 orders from Bravia Capital Piaggio Aero Industries announced at the Farnborough Air Show (UK) that it has signed a contract with Bravia Capital for 50 Avanti EVO aircraft designed and built entirely in Italy. Bravia Capital is a Hong Kong-based investment company with a global portfolio focusing on the […]
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