Di Stefano at the meeting of the Steering Committee of the WestMED Initiative
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, attended the Rabat meeting of the Steering Committee of the WestMED Initiative for the Sustainable Development of a Blue Economy in the Western Mediterranean. Di Stefano emphasised the growing relevance of commercial traffic in Mediterranean ports, making it necessary to continuously increase their efficiency and […]
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Deputy Foreign Minister Sereni in Tirana speaks of the negotiations on Albania’s EU accession process
Today in Tirana, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, met with the Albanian Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Etjen Xhafaj. “Italy stands by Albania, which has promoted courageous domestic reforms also in view of proceeding on the road towards the European Union accession process,” the Deputy Foreign […]
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Undersecretary Scalfarotto at the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, attended the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Forum hosted approximately 2,000 participants, including representatives of Governments, International Organisations, enterprises and civil society organisations and aimed to overview the trends in global trade and the opportunities to improve transport and energy networks along the […]
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Week of the Italian language: an opera concert in historic center of Jeddah
On the occasion of the 19th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Jeddah organized, in the historic city of Jeddah on October 21st, an opera concert by a trio of young Italian talents (the tenor Matteo Desole, the soprano Bianca Tognocchi and the maestro Andrea […]
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Tunis: stages Open Art Week
Exchanging creative experiences between Italian and Tunisian artists to pave the way for partnerships stretching beyond single events. This is the sense of the Open Art Week, a project networking artists and independent exhibition spaces worldwide through the organisation of a travelling Contemporary Art Week, hosted on the platforms of supportive art exhibition spaces cooperating […]
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Bratislava: an exhibition of food memorabilia, advertising materials and gadgets
Bratislava hosts an exhibition narrating food through images published on magazines, leaflets, ads, postcards, calendars and gadgets. The event, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in the Slovak Republic, is curated by Andrea Tomasetig, an antiquarian bookseller in Milan. The exhibition features some historical food-themed covers from […]
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Annual “Economic Performance Meeting 2019” in Canada
After recording a very positive performance in the first eight months of the year, Italy has become Canada’s 7th-largest supplier and the 2nd-largest trade partner in Europe after Germany but ahead of the United Kingdom. Positive is also the trend in investments and procurement contracts finalised by Italian companies. These excellent results were analysed at […]
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Italian-Belgian cooperation increases in the aerospace sector
The Italian Ambassador in Belgium, Elena Basile, hosted an event to mark the cooperation between Italy and Belgium in the aerospace sector which was attended by the CEOs of the companies Avio, Giulio Ranzo, and of SABCA, Thibault Jongen, both involved in the Vega and Ariane satellite projects.Present at the event were also the Director […]
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Italy takes centre stage at the Italy-United States Innovation Forum
Washington, 16 October 2019. An Italy-United States Innovation Forum will be held in California at Stanford University on October 18, 2019. The event is organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by the Italian Trade Agency with the support of Confindustria, and in collaboration with the Schools of Materials Science and […]
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Vancouver: Focus on Italy at the Film Festival
‘Focus on Italy’ is the event that has put Italy in the limelight at the 38th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival, the largest and most important film festival in Canada after the one in Toronto. Every year, the Vancouver Festival, a.k.a. the “Hollywood of the North”, screens more than 300 films from 80 […]
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