Italy-Poland: inter-governmental summit at Villa Madama
The Italian-Polish inter-governmental summit which took place at Villa Madama in Rome was chaired by Prime Minister Mario Monti and Prime Minister Donald Tusk and attended by a delegation of ministers from both countries. Italy and Poland have sound bilateral relations and a well-established economic-commercial relationship in terms of both trade and investment. Over 800 […]
Read moreCooperation: credit for Albanian firms
On 25 May, within the frame work of the Italo-Albanian programme for the development of Albanian SMEs, Albanian Minister for Economy, Commerce and Energy Nasip Naço, Ambassador of Italy in Albania Massimo Gaiani and Director of the Italian Development Cooperation Office in Tirana Andrea Senatori, visited the Durazzo firms of “Tetra Solution” and “Coral” that […]
Read moreMADRID – The Prince of Asturie opens the Book Fair, Italy guest of honour
On 25 May the Prince of Asturia, accompanied by Princess Letizia, opened the 71st Madrid Book Fair, where Italy is this year’s guest of honour. Italian Ambassador Leonardo Visconti di Modrone welcomed the Prince at the Parque de “El Retiro” along with Spanish Minister of Culture Jose’ Ignacio Wert, President of the Book Fair Pilar […]
Read moreLIMA – Photography Exhibit on Italian emigration to Peru
The photography exhibit entitled “Italia y Peru’. Hermanados por la migracion”, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima and dedicated to Italian emigration to Peru and vice versa, comes to an end on 30 May at the Parliamentary the Peru-Italy Friendship League. The League’s president Carlos Tubino Arias Schreiber expressed his gratitude to Italian […]
Read moreMediterranean: We are with the OSCE in strengthening relations between the northern and southern shores, says Terzi
After the Arab revolts “we feel the need to strengthen relations between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean, through authentic, lasting and equal relationships”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, opening a conference at the Foreign Ministry in Rome on the role of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in […]
Read moreSyria: UN condemns regime’s shelling of Houla – Terzi: the line’s been crossed: pressure to protect civilians
The international community condemned the Syrian regime for its shelling of Ohula, which took the lives of women and children, and Minister Giulio Terzi explained that Italy was ready to support tougher resolutions to address the humanitarian crisis. In a meeting during the night the UN Security Council adopted a declaration, complete with Moscow’s signature, […]
Read moreWARSAW – First review of new Italian drama
On 17 and 18 May 2012 Warsaw hosted the first edition of a review of new Italian drama promoted and financed by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Instytut Teatralny of Warsaw, an organization for the promotion and development of both Polish and foreign theatre, and with the magazine Dialog, which plans to […]
Read moreItaly-Brazil: complementary economies, says Dassù
Italy and Brazil can rely on complementary economies and common historic-cultural roots, Under-Secretary Marta Dassù underscored during the Italo-Brazilian economic forum in Sao Paolo at the start of System Italy’s government-region-parliamentary mission, in which more than 600 commercial and institutional representatives from both Italy and Brazil participated.
Read moreSANTIAGO DEL CHILE – Embassy of Italy opens to the public for the Festival of the Republic
In the spirit of the “Open Doors at the Farnesina” and to celebrate the Festival of the Republic, on 2 and 3 June the Embassy of Italy in Santiago will open its doors to the public for the first time to allow tours of its gardens and halls, in collaboration with “Barrio Italia”, the area […]
Read moreIRAQ – Bursaries for studyi n Italy to 100 Kurdish students
Italian Ambassador to Iraq Gerardo Carante signed a university collaboration agreement on 22 May with Kurdish MInister for Education Ali Saeed providing for the complete financing by the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan of over 100 bursaries for Kurdish masters and doctorate students to study in Italy.
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