BEIJING – Italian Embassy is supporting the Chinese version of “All About Italy”
The Italian Embassy in Beijing is supporting the Chinese version of the “All About Italy” magazine conceived by entrepreneurs Franco e Paolo Del Panta. The magazine focuses on the best of Italian culture, with the emphasis on art, history, music, design, traditions, tourism and fashion. The Chinese edition of “All About Italy”, already launched to […]
Read moreBUDAPEST – Exhibition featuring Masaccio, Beato Angelico and Piero della Francesca
On Friday 8 June 2012 the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia will host the opening of the exhibition on “Masaccio – Beato Angelico – Piero della Francesca. L’avventura della conoscenza”. The curator of the exhibition, Prof. Alessandro Rovetta, from Milan’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, will speak at the event. The exhibition, which will run […]
Read moreCooperation: fighting drug addiction – training and education in the Maghreb
A joint initiative by the San Patrignano community and the Uninettuno International Distance Learning University on fighting drug addiction has been presented at the Foreign Ministry in Rome. Patron of the initiative is Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. San Patrignano, Europe’s biggest anti-drugs centre, and Uninettuno have drawn up an agreement to offer a Master’s degree […]
Read moreSyria – Terzi in the Senate – “UN Security Council must shoulder its responsibilities”
Of all the critical theatres, “the situation that most alarms us is Syria”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi during a hearing in the Senate with the Defence Minister on the international missions and Development Cooperation initiatives Italy is currently engaged in. He specified that he had informed members of the Security […]
Read moreInternational Year of Cooperation: towards a new development model
The world of cooperatives provides a valuable perspective from which to develop a new economic development model based on inclusion, both in Italy and worldwide. The issue was discussed today, 30 May 2012, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome during the meeting to set up the committee for the International Year of Cooperation, as proclaimed […]
Read moreCooperation: Egypt – food security for the most vulnerable
Italy is engaged in projects to foster Egypt’s economic and social development through actions to improve food security and nutritional quality for the most vulnerable segments of the population. Agreement worth 3 million dollars The Italian Ambassador, Claudio Pacifico, has signed a food security agreement on “Improving Household and Nutrition Security” with the Egyptian Agricultural […]
Read moreANKARA – Appalto per ponte Bosforo alla Astaldi, soddisfazione dell’Amb. Scarante (in translation)
L’Ambasciatore d’Italia in Turchia Gianpaolo Scarante ha accolto con grande soddisfazione la notizia dell’aggiudicazione, avvenuta oggi 29 maggio, della gara per la realizzazione del Terzo Ponte sul Bosforo e relative vie di collegamento al consorzio costituito dall’italiana Astaldi S.p.A. e dalla turca IÇTAŞ. La decisione presa oggi dalle Autorità turche giunge al termine di una […]
Read moreITALIA-MONGOLIA – Intesa tecnica sulla cooperazione in campo veterinario (in translation)
Intesa tecnica tra Italia e Mongolia sulla cooperazione in campo veterinario. La firma oggi a Pechino da parte dell’Ambasciatore italiano in Cina, Attilio Massimo Iannucci, accreditato anche in Mongolia, e dall’Ambasciatore di Mongolia in Cina, Tsedenjav Sukhabaatar. L’intesa, scaturita dal negoziato tra il Ministero della Salute italiano e il Ministero dell’Agricoltura, dell’Alimentazione e dell’Industria Leggera […]
Read morePARIGI – Consolato Generale fa acquisti digitali con progetto europeo PEPPOL (in translation)
Il Consolato Generale di Parigi comunica che a maggio si è conclusa con successo la sperimentazione di una gara pubblica telematica rivolta a fornitori esteri per l’acquisto di cinque personal computer tramite il portale “Acquisti in rete”, secondo gli standard del progetto europeo Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement On Line). I risultati della sperimentazione (la sede […]
Read moreSyria: Syrian Ambassador “persona non grata” – Massacre in Houla: coordinated initiative by Rome and other European capitals
A coordinated initiative by Rome and the other European capitals after the massacre in Houla, for which the Syrian regime has been held responsible. The Syrian Arab Republic’s Ambassador to Rome, Khaddour Hasan, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry and declared “persona non grata”. At the same time, similar measures were announced by the […]
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