PAKISTAN – Italy Co-Sponsors The Karachi Literature Festival
Italy has made its debut as a sponsor of the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), a major event in Pakistan’s arts scene. The event was followed by over 20,000 people and featured over 200 speakers from 40 countries. The KLF, which in addition to Italy was co-sponsored by France, Germany and Russia, hosted authors from 12 […]
Read moreItaly-Turkey – commercial relations: balance sheet and outlook
The balance sheet for 2012 and the outlook for future economic and trade relations between Italy and Turkey. This was one of the key topics for discussion during the traditional meeting in Istanbul’s Palazzo Venezia between the Italian Ambassador in Turkey, Gianpaolo Scarante, and the Italian business community. The event was attended by around 100 […]
Read moreSYRIA – EU renews sanctions for three months, more help for civilians
The European Union has decided to extend the sanctions against the Syrian regime for a further three months and to relax the arms embargo. The conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council state that the restrictive measures have been amended “so as to provide greater non-lethal support and technical assistance for the protection of civilians.” Foreign […]
Read moreMELBOURNE – Italian luxury in the era of Machiavelli
“The power of luxury. Art and Culture at the Italian Courts in Machiavelli’s Lifetime” is an international symposium organised by a large group of promoters – The Embassy of Italy in Canberra, Australian Institute of Art History of the University of Melbourne, the Foundation for the Italian Institute of Human Sciences and the Poldi Pezzoli […]
Read moreSYRIA: ARMS EMBARGO MUST NOT EXPIRE, SAYS TERZI
Eventual disagreement among the 27 members on the sanctions in Syria would create “a paradoxical situation, given that the European embargo is intended to impact the regime”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, expressing Italy’s position on the renewal of the sanctions package to be discussed today in the EU Foreign Affairs Council. Our country, he said, […]
Read moreREPUBLIC OF CONGO – Photo exhibition on explorer savorgnan brazza)
A photographic exhibition will be held in Brazzavile, Republic of Congo, dedicated to Italo-French explorer Pietro Savorgnan di Brazza, who lived in the second half of the 19th century and for whom the capital city is named. The exhibition of 40 photos, taken by the explorer’s brother Giacomo, is entitled “The Savorgnan Saga, a journey […]
Read moreFAI – 5 CONTINENTS VOTE ON “BEST-LOVED SPOTS”
One million people, not only in Italy but in the rest of the world as well, voted on “best-loved spots” in Italy either at risk or in need of protection. The response to the 6th edition of this annual survey – promoted by the Italian Environmental Fund (FAI) in collaboration with Intesa San Paolo – […]
Read moreSyria – EU Foreign Affairs Council decides on extending sanctions
The Syrian crisis will be discussed at today’s meeting in Brussels of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, which will have to decide whether to extend the sanctions against the regime, which expire on 28 February. The weapons embargo will be among the measures discussed On the diplomatic front, Arab League and UN Special Envoy Lakhdar […]
Read moreBelgrade – Italo-Serbian Partnership
A meeting was held of the Italo-Serbian Business Council, an association made up of both countries’ main firms involved in bilateral collaboration and that has become a high-level forum for dialogue between business communities and the presentation of business world proposals to institutions. The workshop offered an opportunity to examine priority sectors for Italo-Serbian collaboration, […]
Read moreTurkey – “Italian Horizons”: 50+ events – music, art and economy
Italy goes on display in Turkey with the third edition of “Italian Horizons”, a series of events across Turkey throughout 2013, presented by Italian Ambassador Giampaolo Scarante with a view to stimulating the already extraordinary development of relations between the two countries in the areas of policy, economy and culture, by actively involving the broad […]
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