Sir Edward Leigh is made Commendatore of the Order of the Star of Italy
Yesterday Pasquale Terracciano, the Ambassador of Italy in London, bestowed the honour of Commendatore of the Order of the Star of Italy as conferred by the President of the Republic, to Sir Edward Leigh. English politician and private secretary to Margaret Thatcher between 1976 and 1977, Sir Edward Leigh was member of the House of […]
Read moreVisit to London of the Minister of the Interior Sen. Marco Minniti (Wednesday 6 September 2017)
Yesterday, Wednesday 6 September 2017, saw the conclusion of the Minister of the Interior Marco Minniti’s visit to London, where he met the Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Yesterday morning Sen. Minniti, accompanied by the Italian Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano, travelled to the Home Office where he underwent a long bilateral meeting with the Home Secretary Amber […]
Read moreBestowal of the award Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy to Roland Dacre Rudd
Yesterday Pasquale Terracciano, the Ambassador of Italy in London, bestowed the award Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, conferred from the President of the Republic to Roland Dacre Rudd. Rudd, a financial journalist, worked for the Financial Times and in 1994 founded financial public relations firm Finsbury, applying his journalistic experience to […]
Read morePRIZES FOR INNOVATION 2nd edition
The Italian Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) launched two prizes for Italian citizens who work abroad in the sectors of scientific research and innovation. “Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Award”. The prize aims to recognize an Italian eminent scientist who, in performing her/his research abroad, has made a remarkable contribution to the advancement […]
Read moreLondon – Italian Athletics Federation, Mercato Metropolitano and Feedback Global band together to fight food waste
At the end of the 2017 World Athletics Championships, which took place in London from 3 to 13 August, the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL), drew up an agreement with Feedback, a British NGO that fights against food waste, arranging to donate leftover food from Casa Atletica Italiana, the space that hosted the Italian team. The […]
Read moreThe opening of ‘Casa Atletica Italiana’ for the Athletic World Championships in London
The Deputy Head of Mission at the Italian Embassy in London, Vincenzo Celeste, presided over the opening of “Casa Atletica Italiana”, the large space next to Liverpool Street in London, which will be home of the ‘azzurri’ during the Athletic World Championships – the sixteenth in history and the first on British soil – taking […]
Read moreMILAN, EMA BID – the Embassy of Italy opens a helpdesk and a dedicated web page
The Italian ambassador, Pasquale Terracciano, has stated that the Embassy of Italy in London will be working with Milan to support the city’s bid to host the new headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). He has also commented that the embassy will be offering EMA employees a comprehensive range of assistance during the relocation […]
Read moreAmbassador Terracciano interviewed by TG1 Economia on the recovery of €1.3bn in laundered funds
The Italian ambassador, Pasquale Terracciano, was interviewed yesterday on TG1 Economia, an economic news programme broadcast on Italy’s RAI television, where he discussed the recovery of €1.3 billion from offshore accounts in Jersey. The accounts had been traced to the Riva Group and were linked to the former management of the Taranto-based iron and steel […]
Read moreFinance sector – Panel discussion on the promotion of Milan as complementary destination post Brexit
“Milan: the new London after Brexit” – with a notable lack of question mark – was the intentionally strongly-worded title of a panel discussion held on Monday 17 July at the Embassy of Italy in London. The event was organised in partnership with the law firm Loconte & Partners and focused on recent regulatory measures […]
Read moreThe Ambassador pays tribute to the late Prof. Denis Mack Smith
Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano was deeply saddened upon learning of the demise of Professor Denis Mack Smith, the renowned British historian of Italy, who passed away on Tuesday. The Italian Ambassador paid tribute to him by commenting, “Italy will always remember Professor Mack Smith and appreciate his contribution to the study of the country’s modern history […]
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