BUCHAREST: Festitalia: art, food and wine from the Belpaese
Italy, with its culture, art, music, food and wine is being showcased in Bucharest from today, 12 September until Wednesday 18 September 2013. Our stands in Herastrau Park will create the atmosphere of traditional fairs in the Bel Paese. Read more, in Italian
Read moreKIEV: 30 year of Italian graphics history
Kiev saw the opening of an exhibition on modern graphic techniques entitled “Detto per Inciso. Collettiva di Incisione Contemporanea 1979-2013”. The show presents the work of 33 artists over a 30-year period of Italian history and will remain open to the public through 23 September. Read more, in Italian
Read moreWASHINGTON: 12th anniversary of 9/11: The embassy observes a minute of silence
In honour of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2011, the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC and all the Italian diplomatic/consular staff observed a moment of silence to commemorate the thousands of victims at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, many of whom were Italo-Americans. Italian […]
Read moreItalia-Svizzera:We’re confident of rapid solution on tax, says Bonino
“We are both optimistic and confident that we can reach a rapid and comprehensive solutionon the 6-point package on the tax dossier”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s commenton the tax agreement between Italy and Switzerland after a meeting with her Swiss colleague, Didier Bulkhater, in Berne. “The important thing is to say this evening […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – 11 September 2013: latest news from around the world. Greece: railway privatisation under way
The Greek authorities have begun work on the important dossier of the privatisation of railway operating services. The plans envisage the privatisation of the rail traffic and services company (Trainose) and of the network maintenance company (Rosco). Both companies are currently 100% controlled by TAIPED, the fund overseeing the privatisations. The procedures for the two […]
Read moreCHINA: Italian tv programmes reach chinese screens
Following the agreement between Giglio TV and the Chinese multimedia colossal China International Broadcasting Network (CIBN), Italian TV programmes are now on being broadcast in China for the first time. The aim is to promote Italy and its culture in the country. The new TV initiative was launched in our embassy in Beijing, in the […]
Read moreMONTEVIDEO: Film season explores migration
A film season dedicated to migration will run until 25 September in Montevideo. The event, entitled “Italians in the world, yesterday and today” was proposed by the Italian Cultural Institute and organised in collaboration with EFASCE, a Friuli-based social and cultural organisation for emigrants. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreTURKEY: Italian video art arrives in Istanbul
Contemporary Italian art arrives in Istanbul with an exhibition of video art entitled “The world has already been filmed. Now it’s time to transform it”. The exhibition will run from 12 to 16 September 2013 at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Turkish capital, as part of an initiative jointly organised with the Italian Embassy […]
Read moreEconomic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – 10 September: Latest news from around the world. Denmark: Government expects GDP growth of 1.5% in second half of year
Denmark: Government predicts GDP growth of 1.5% in second half of year. The new economic report published by the Danish government confirms the growth forecasts for 2014, as originally published in May 2013. GDP, which fell by 0.5% in 2012, should return to growth (of 0.2%) by the end of 2013, less than the 0.5% […]
Read moreSyria’s Children: a generation at risk – UNICEF conference at the Farnesina. Minister Bonino’s address
The civilian victims of the armed conflict being waged in Syria for over two years number 100,000, at least 7,000 of them children, according to the most recent United Nations estimates. And over 4 million people, of whom nearly 2 million are children, are “displaced persons” forced to leave their homes but still in Syria. […]
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