In the presence of numerous Chamber members and institutional guests, the Italian Embassy in Prague yesterday hosted the 'New Year Opening Reception 2025' of the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Camic), the traditional inaugural event of the new year of activity, in its representative halls.
Opening the reception were the greetings of the Ambassador of Italy to the Czech Republic, Mauro Marsili, who emphasised that the extraordinary operational synergy uniting the Italian Embassy and Camic in the name of promoting and strengthening Sistema Italia will be further strengthened in 2025.
The President of Camic, Danilo Manghi, emphasised that "in addition to continuing the historical activities in favour of our members, we are determinedly committed to investing resources in ambitious projects, focusing on topics with a high know-how content and strategic to stimulate the growth of competitiveness. The Chamber wants to foster strategic partnerships between Italian and Czech companies in key sectors such as energy, infrastructure, automotive, aerospace and healthcare in cooperation with Italian and Czech institutions.
During the evening the Golden Badges, which the Chamber has been awarding since 2004 to personalities particularly active in the development of relations between the Czech Republic and Italy, were presented. The award was received by the Honourable Nazario Pagano for his valuable contribution to the development of relations between Italy and the Czech Republic and for the support and helpfulness shown to the Chamber in his capacity as President of the Bilateral Friendship Section with the Czech Republic of the Italian Parliament, and the CEO of the pharmaceutical group Dr. Max, Leonardo Ferrandino, for his contribution to the development of the Czech business presence in Italy and the strengthening of Italo-Czech relations in the pharmaceutical sector.
During the reception, Prague restaurants Aromi and La Finestra, Ichnusa Botega Bistro, Lore MalaStrana, Sasy.Re and Le Cinque Corone Pizzeria Pulcinella received the Marchio Ospitalità Italiana certificate. "The label is a global project and certifies restaurants that respect the standards of Italian catering abroad, such as the use of Italian raw materials, the presence of Italian-speaking staff and Italian chefs or those with work experience gained in Italy," said Camic secretary general Matteo Mariani. During the event, Camic board member Francesco Augusto Razetto also presented the 2024 Yearbook, whose cover was designed by Czech-Canadian artist David Strauzz.
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