DEI/ Sole 24 ore: Canada: Fincantieri purchases STX Canada Marine
Through majority controlled Vard Holdings Limited, a Norwegian firm listed on the Singapore exchange, Fincantieri purchased STC Canada Marine, a firm active in the North American naval design and engineering market, for approximately 8 million euro. STX Marine is based in Vancouver Canada and operates through Ottawa and Houston Texas. The firm employs more than […]
Read moreMogherini in Kiev and Moscow – First Italian EU Presidency mission
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini began a 4-day mission that will take her first to Kiev and then to Moscow, her first since undertaking the presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1st. Minister Mogherini is scheduled to meet in Kiev with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the following day with […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore: Ansaldo Sts: si aggiudica contratto in Spagna per l’Alta velocita’ (in translation)
Il Ministero dello Sviluppo spagnolo, tramite la societa’ Adif Alta Velocidad, ha assegnato alla Joint-Venture formata da Ansaldo STS, una societa’ Finmeccanica, e Instalaciones Inabensa il contratto del valore di 47 milioni di euro per i sistemi di segnalamento Ertms lungo la linea ad alta velocita’ che collega La Robla e Pola de Lena. Il […]
Read morePrague – A showcase for contemporary Italian artistic talent
The baroque chapel in the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague is hosting an exhibition entitled “ItaliArts. Contemporary Italian artists in Prague”, which will run until 11 August 2014 to celebrate Italy’s EU Presidency. The event was organised as part of the “ItaliArts” project by Aura, an arts and culture organisation based in Udine, byGiancarlo Caneva’s […]
Read moreLisbon – Portugal celebrates the Italian semester with music and art
Lisbon joins other capitals in celebrating Italy’s EU Presidency semester, which opened with a speech by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to the European Parliament. Young people from Italy and Portugal are taking part in music and art events organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute. The programme will be a celebration of […]
Read moreEU-Japan – Meeting in Rome on Free Trade Agreement and achieving growth together
Ever-closer ties between Europe and Japan, in the spirit of convergence that is vital if we are to grow together and tackle the crisis. That was the topic of a conference entitled “Europe-Japan, a necessary convergence: the free trade negotiations” that was held in Rome to provide an up-date on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). […]
Read moreVienna – Iniziative Ambasciata italiana per far conoscere programma Semestre UE dell’Italia (in translation)
L’Ambasciata italiana a Vienna ha messo a punto alcune iniziative per far conoscere il programma del Semestre di Presidenza italiana Ue. L’Ambasciatore Giorgio Marrapodi, martedi prossimo, illustrerà le priorità e gli obiettivi del programma del Semestre italiano agli ambasciatori dei Paesi membri dell’Unione, accreditati a Vienna. All’evento sara’ presente il governatore della Banca nazionale austriaca, […]
Read moreUsa – Semestre italiano all’Ue si apre all’insegna dell’arte (in translation)
Negli Stati Uniti il semestre italiano di presidenza dell’Unione europea si apre all’insegna dell’arte. Il nostro ambasciatore a Washington, Claudio Bisogniero, lo ha presentato alla National Gallery in occasione dell’inaugurazione della mostra della “Danae” di Tiziano.L’esposizione e’ promossa e organizzata dalla sede diplomatica. Il capolavoro rinascimentale, proveniente dal Museso di Capodimonte di Napoli, rimarra’ nella […]
Read moreMogherini in Parliament – Foreign policy priorities: our EU Presidency and crises from Ukraine to the Middle East
Our foreign policy priorities and the role Italy intends to play to open a new stage in Europe’s foreign policy. These were the focus of Minister Mogherini’s hearing on Italy’s EU Presidency before the Chamber and Senate Foreign Affairs Committees. The priorities include a geographical region stretching from Ukraine to Russia to the Middle East […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore: Webinar on Mexico
Webinar on Messico A new webinar has been organised for 10 July 2014 as part of the “Internationalisation just a click away” project conceived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna to inform companies about foreign markets. The webinar will take place at 17.00. Mexico and the opportunities in its mechanical engineering, infrastructure […]
Read more