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Turkish hotel acquisitions boost trade with Italy

ANDREW GARGANO

6 November 2013

ANDREW GARGANO

6 November 2013

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ROME - As trade between Italy and Turkey rapidly expands, two recent hotel acquisitions by Turkish companies in Venice and Capri have helped the value of Italo-Turkish trade grow to 16.5 billion

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Italcertifer awarded contract in Australia

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5 November 2013

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5 November 2013

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ROME - The safety certification of a railway network in Australia, owned by multinational mining company Rio Tinto, has been assigned to Italcertifer, a member for the FS Italiane Group.

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Italy edges France as wine producer

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4 November 2013

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4 November 2013

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ROME - Italy has beaten France and reclaimed its title as the world's largest wine producer for 2013, the agricultural organisation Coldiretti reports.

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Outokumpu will sell Italian steel plant this year

Gianfranco Nitti

4 November 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

4 November 2013

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ROME - The Finnish steel company Outokumpu will sell its Italian plant this year after failed attempts to revive it, the Rome daily newspaper Il Messaggero reports.

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EU ministers propose initiatives to boost tourism

Gianfranco Nitti

31 October 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

31 October 2013

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ROME - European tourism needs visa facilitation measures, initiatives to extend the tourism season, and new sources of funding.

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Air Serbia taking off

ANDREW GARGANO

25 October 2013

ANDREW GARGANO

25 October 2013

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ROME - The first commercial flight of Air Serbia will take off from Nicola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, headed for Abu Dhabi, on Saturday.

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Caffo Group saves 18 jobs by reviving Elisir San Marzano

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24 October 2013

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24 October 2013

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ROME - The Calabrian alcohol manufacturer, the Caffo Group, has revived the award-winning liqueur Elisir San Marzano after the 170-year-old Borsci company went bankrupt, while also saving 18 jobs

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EU and Canada agree on free trade

Gianfranco Nitti

23 October 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

23 October 2013

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ROME - On Oct. 18, the EU and Canada reached a political agreement on concluding an ambitious free trade agreement.

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Corrupt officials arrested in Padua

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21 October 2013

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21 October 2013

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ROME - Italian authorities arrested eight people in Padua on Monday for charges of conspiracy and criminal association a

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Trenitalia and Emirates sign partnership agreement

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18 October 2013

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18 October 2013

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ROME - Italian train operating company Trenitalia has signed a partnership agreement with Emirates airlines in an effort to develop synergy between the two companies.

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Guido Ralph Haschke arrested in Switzerland for bribery

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18 October 2013

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18 October 2013

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ROME - Swiss authorities arrested Guido Ralph Haschke in Lugano, Switzerland on Thursday for charges of bribery in a helicopter deal involving AgustaWestland,

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IAG calls Alitalia rescue plans "illegal" protectionism

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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ROME - The International Airlines Group (IAG) has called Alitalia's bankruptcy rescue plans "illegal" and "protectionist" and has asked the European Commission to block the bailout.

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More protection for EU consumers of digital media

Gianfranco Nitti

15 October 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

15 October 2013

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ROME - Thanks to the joint action of the EU Member States and the European Commission, 116 websites selling digital games, books, videos, and music have been brought in line with the EU consumer

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Venice flood barriers pass first test

ANDREW GARGANO

14 October 2013

ANDREW GARGANO

14 October 2013

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VENICE - The MOSE project successfully launched its first test last weekend after four flood barriers rose from the water to demonstrate how the system will protect Venice from flooding.

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Albeisa bottle producers to plant 4,000 trees

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9 October 2013

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9 October 2013

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ROME - Producers of the Albeisa wine bottle have announced that they will plant a forest of 4,000 trees to celebrate 40 years of production.

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Russian Railways to meet with Italian officials

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7 October 2013

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7 October 2013

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ROME - The Russian transport company, Russian Railways, is in Italy to meet with transit officials and to study the country's high velocity (AV) train system.

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Outokumpu's new plan to improve financial performance in Europe

Gianfranco Nitti

2 October 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

2 October 2013

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Finnish steel company Outokumpu announced plans for further structural changes in its European operations on Oct. 1st.

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EU urges Italy, Cyprus, and Greece to decongest airspace

Gianfranco Nitti

2 October 2013

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2 October 2013

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ROME -- On September 26th, the European Commission requested that Italy, Cyprus, and Greece urgently clarify the measures taken to establish Fu

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Youth unemployment exceeds 40%

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1 October 2013

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1 October 2013

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ROME - New statistics detail that youth unemployment in Italy reached a staggering 40.1 percent for the month of August.

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Italy political crisis threatens Eurozone turmoil

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1 October 2013

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1 October 2013

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LONDON -- Global markets have fallen into the red as a US government shutdown looms and a fresh political crisis in Italy threatens more Eurozone turmoil.

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Strong tourism season gives Europe a boost to economy and employment

Gianfranco Nitti

30 September 2013

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30 September 2013

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ROME - The European Commission marked recent World Tourism Day by highlighting good figures for the first part of 2013.

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Sapienza hosts conference on Turkey

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25 September 2013

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25 September 2013

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ROME - On Friday, La Sapienza University, in partnership with Turkey's Bahçeşehir University, will host an international conference with discussion on the econ

Pasta giants join food counterfeiting fight

CHARLOTTE TRUNDLEY

24 September 2013

CHARLOTTE TRUNDLEY

24 September 2013

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ROME -- In the fight against food counterfeiting, Italian pasta company Divella has said “new actions are required to defend the Italian industry from Italian sounding.”

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Berlusconi's Fininvest to pay €494 mil in damages

LAUREN MOUAT

18 September 2013

LAUREN MOUAT

18 September 2013

ROME—One day before a Senate meeting that could end his career, Italy's top appeals court has ordered the family holding company of former prime minster Silvio Berlusconi to pay € 494m ($659m) in

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