Helsinki: Italian start-ups on show at Slush 2019
This year, there are 12 Italian companies at Slush Helsinki 2019, the Expo for Start-ups conceived for expanding enterprises looking for investors, mentoring and venture capitalists. The attendance of Italian companies at this annual global event involving the major players in the universe of innovation is organised by the Italian Embassy in Finland and by […]
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Brazil: Sereni focuses on development and sustainability
Brazil; Sereni highlights cooperation in sustainable environmental and social development Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni said that “the ‘Consorcio Nordeste’ experience was highly innovative and interesting” when she met the governors of the Consortium that grouped together nine states in eastern Brazil last July at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The visit […]
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Del Re chairs the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa hosted at the Farnesina today. The initiative, which was strongly promoted by the Deputy Minister, was launched last January with the participation of 40 institutions, including universities, institutional offices, centres […]
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Di Stefano presents “Handbook for Italian Detainees Abroad”
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, presented today, at the Farnesina, the publication “Italian Detainees Abroad – Practical Handbook for Consular Assistance”, supported by the Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali, and the Head of the Department of the Penitentiary Administration of the Ministry of Justice, Francesco Basentini. […]
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Scalfarotto focuses on trade in Shanghai While on a mission to Shanghai
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto inaugurated the new premises of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China. “It is an important presence which fosters the internationalization of the over 1,200 Italian businesses that operate in Shanghai – a market with a great potential,” said the Undersecretary. With regards to the circular economy, Undersecretary Scalfarotto took part in […]
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Algiers to host seminar on “Energy Transition: challenges, opportunities”
Today, also hydrocarbon producing countries need to get started on ‘energy transition’, which implies investing in de-carbonisation processes, enhancing energy efficiency and increasing the pcontribution of renewable sources to the energy mix. To this end, the Italian Embassy in Algeria, in conjuction with the International Affairs Institute (IAI), promoted a seminar in Algiers on 11 November which […]
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Italy-Iran: a 60-year-long cooperation in protecting cultural heritage
The exhibition titled “Italy and Iran, a 60-year-long cooperation on cultural heritage” was opened in Tehran by the Italian Ambassador Perrone together with the Deputy Minister for Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, Mohammad Hassan Talebian at the National Museum of Iran and co-curated by the ISMEO and the Iranian Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and […]
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Italian Culinary Week: Brazil targets youth
The Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte targeted youth, including the very young, in order to create life-long ties with Italian gastronomy. During Italian Culinary Week in the World, which will kick off on Monday throughout the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic and consular network, Italian Chef Raffaele Autorino will hold a cooking laboratory for students of the […]
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Italian Culinary Week: Israel has ‘My Brilliant Friend’ on the menu
The rich calendar of events for the Italian Cuisine Week organised in Israel will include a special menu drawing inspiration from Elena Ferrante’s novel ‘My Brilliant Friend’ (‘L’amica geniale’). Following the presentation to the press on Sunday, the initiatives will initiate on Monday, 18 November, with the scientific conference “Food & Foodways. Cooking as a […]
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Participation by Deputy Minister Marina Sereni at the UNESCO Conference
Representing the Italian Government, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni will go to Paris on Monday, 18 November to take part in the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference taking place in the French Capital from 12 to 27 November 2019. She will also give a presentation. The General Conference gathers all the […]
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