Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy Guest of Honour at Celebrations for the 20th Anniversary of the Reconstruction of the Mostar Bridge
The Italian Ambassador in Sarajevo, Marco Di Ruzza, participated in the commemorations organised by the Bosnian-Herzegovinian authorities in partnership with UNESCO to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the reopening of the Old Bridge (Stari Most) in Mostar, which took place on 23 July 2004. Italy was invited to the event as a guest of honour, […]
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A cooking facility for the ancient communities of the Caucasus at TavaTepe (Azerbaijan)
Nicola Laneri (CAMNES, Università di Catania) e BakthiyarJalilov (Accademia delle Scienze di Baku) Since its inception in 2018, the Azerbaijani-Italian GaRKAP project, (CAMNES Florence, University of Catania, Baku Academy of Sciences, OELLE Foundation) co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and co-directed by Nicola Laneri and BakhtiyarJalilov, had as its primary objective […]
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Zurich – contract signed for the restoration of “Casa d’Italia”
The contract for the renovation, restoration and functional upgrading of the state-owned “Casa d’Italia” building, which is to house the Italian Consulate General, Cultural Institute, State Schools and Comites, was signed in Zurich on Friday 19 July. The historic 5,000-square-metre building in the heart of Zurich, which dates back to 1919, will also house a […]
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Malaysia – 4.9 billion euros allocated as part of the National Semiconductor Strategy
As part of the National Semiconductor Strategy, the Malaysian Government will allocate at least 25 billion Malaysian ringgits (about 4.9 billion euro) over the next ten years, with the aim of fostering talent and boosting local businesses. These funds will come from the Malaysian sovereign wealth funds – such as Khazanah Nasional – but the […]
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Poland, important industrial projects under consideration by the new government
The new Polish government has confirmed the construction between Warsaw and Lodz of the CPK – “Central Communication Hub” – a new airport intended to serve as a hub, integrating air, rail and road transport; while no final decision has yet been made on the construction of a factory for the production of a national […]
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Gabon, the country opens up to the business initiatives from new international players
The new authorities of Gabon have stated their intention to diversify their political and commercial relations with foreign countries. This stance opens up new prospects for commercial collaboration for new international players in a country with undeniable development opportunities. With its 2.3 million inhabitants, Gabon is home to the Economic Community of Central African States […]
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Ukraine – Ambassador Formosa visits the “Okhmatdyt” hospital together with AICS and Italian humanitarian workers
The Italian Ambassador to Ukraine Carlo Formosa visited the “Okhmatdyt” children’s hospital in Kiev, which was severely damaged during Russia’s bombing of the Ukrainian capital. The Head of Mission was accompanied by staff from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) in Kiev and humanitarian workers from the Italian organisation Soleterre. The Ambassador, while inspecting […]
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Santo Domingo – Italy’s contribution to heritage preservation.
The Spanish historic centre of Santo Domingo is able to maintain its UNESCO World Heritage designation thanks to the recent inauguration of the Dominican Higher School of Restoration. On the occasion, the progress in the restoration works of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, entrusted to the Italian expert studio Donadello&Partners following an international tender […]
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Serbia, new edition of the Guide “Doing Business in Serbia
The Italian Embassy in Belgrade, in collaboration with the components of the Italian System present in the country, has created a new edition of the Practical Guide “Doing Business in Serbia“. The Guide responds to the need to summarise the new strategy of the Italian System in Serbia and to illustrate the changes that have taken […]
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Ambassadors to the Holy See Literary Award
The award ceremony for the Ambassadors to the Holy See Literary Award was held on the evening of 2 July at Palazzo Borromeo. This year’s award went to Piero Damosso, Tg1 journalist, editor-in-chief and curator of the Tg1 Dialogo column, for his book Può la Chiesa fermare la guerra? Un’inchiesta a sessant’anni dalla Pacem in […]
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