Today Florence is marking the 50th anniversary of the devastating flood of the River Arno in 1966.
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Tag: Matteo Renzi
Jeff Bezos’ lunch at the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
The Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is in Florence for vacation and last Friday July 22, 2016 had lunch at the Palazzo Vecchio with the Italian premier Matteo Renzi.
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Italy to hold 2017 G7 in Sicily not in Florence
Premier Matteo Renzi announced that Italy will host the 2017 G7 summit in Sicily, not in Florence as promised two years ago.
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Palazzo Vecchio hosted the Abe-Renzi meeting
Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi met Japanese premier Shinzo Abe during the Italian-Japanese bilateral meeting in Florence, Monday May 2, 2016.
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Tuscan Governor Rossi to bid to lead Renzi’s PD
Tuscan Governor Enrico Rossi intends to launch a bid to replace Premier Matteo Renzi as the head of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
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GE Oil & Gas to invest $600 million in Italy
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed for research, development and technological innovation in the Oil & Gas sector, establishing a centre of global excellence in Tuscany for new-generation gas turbines and centrifugal compressors.
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Renzi welcomed us in the nude, Benigni quips
Tuscan Director, actor and comic Roberto Benigni quipped that Premier Matteo Renzi had welcomed him and another three Oscar-winning Italian directors in the nude.
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Renzi on Memorial Day calls US principal friend
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said the United States is Italy’s principal friend and ally, speaking at Florence’s American cemetery on the occasion of US Memorial Day.
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Renzi, Obama agree on growth, TTIP, Expo2015
Italy are looking to the US for lessons on growth, Premier Matteo Renzi said after talks with President Barack Obama at the White House Friday April 17, 2015.
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Europa League, Fiorentina-Roma in round two
Premier Matteo Renzi commented on the fact that Roma and Fiorentina were drawn against each other in the last 16 of the Europa League: «Of all the possibilities…it had to be Roma! #EuropaLeague».
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