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On September 13th, the school "Rakip Kryeziu" in Fier was inaugurated, giving a fresh beginning of the school year for the 180 students currently registered. This is the highlight of the Programme ‘Vocational Education and Training through Innovation’ (AID 11000), funded by the Italian Government, and implemented by its counterpart the Albanian Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Tirana, 6 June 2023 - The final event of the project "NaturAlbania: capitalization and valorization actions in the context territory and environment", worth € 1.2M financed as a grant from the Government Italian for the protection of Albanian natural capital, was held at the Consulate General of Italy in Vlora. The Consul General of Italy in Valona Iva Palmieri and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Western Balkans (AICS), Stefania Vizzaccaro, were present. For the Albanian Government, the Deputy Minister of Tourism and the Environment, Vilma Bello, and the Director of the National Agency for Protected Areas, Daniel Pirushi, were present, as well as the directors of the Regional Administrations of the Protected Areas of the territories involved in the intervention.

On March 31st, at the Tirana International Hotel, took place the launching conference of the second Call for Proposals of the Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Agreement (IADSA II), in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Albania, Fabrizio Bucci, AICS Tirana Representative, Stefania Vizzaccaro, the Albanian Minister of Economy and Finance Delina Ibrahimaj, the Director of the Albanian State Agency for Strategic Programming and Assistance Coordination (SASPAC), Ilir Beqaj, and the two co-directors of the IADSA Technical Support Unit, Basilio Toth and Ismail Ademi.

THE SLINGSHOT OF KINDNESS by Ernesto Spinelli On 25 November 1960, Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal, three activists for human rights, were clubbed to death and dumped at the bottom of a cliff by the secret police of Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic.

With a prestigious launch event, in partnership with the Bosnian and Herzegovinian authorities, the Italian Embassy in Sarajevo and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Western Balkans opened the first phase of the works for the construction of the Ars Aevi Museum, that will be designed on the base of the original project by Renzo Piano.

The Italy-Kosovo cooperation becomes stronger. A new initiative, NaturKosovo, for an overall budget of 1.8M euros, has been launched.

The National Operations Center for Civil Emergencies in Tirana has been inaugurated. Made with funds donated by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, it will improve prevention and help in cases of emergencies for all Albanian citizens.

Country: Albania. Deadline: March 22, 2022.

Scope of the contract is to promote the European Union commitment in the safeguard and enhancement of the Albanian cultural heritage and the sustainable social and economic development of the local communities of the Fier region.

With You Without You is an adv campaign conceived and produced by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Tirana, the Embassy of the United Kingdom and the United Nations in Albania.

The works for the new local headquarters of the Civil Protection have begun in Tirana.

AICS Tirana has published the Notice for the awarding of the Initiative "NaturKosovo: the natural and cultural capital in Kosovo and the sustainable tourism development of the Via Dinarica".

Italy at the Europe Weeks in Albania, 9-29 May 2021. Find below the Italian Agenda. 

Aics Tirana has published a new book: Planets, 20 stories for 2020. It tells 20 success cases of the initiatives in Albania funded by the Italian Government.

Service Contract Notice - Communication Actions of the initiative NaturAlbania - Reference: 13B/2020 - CIG: 8396835771

European Regional Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe is a one year interdisciplinary Master’s programme coordinated by the UNSA, CIS and UNIBO.

Find out the nineteenth narrative and photographic reportage of our advertising campaign Planets. Italy for the development of agrotourism in the North of Albania. Lenader, Guesthouse Alpini, Lepushë.

Find out the sixteenth narrative and photographic reportage of our advertising campaign Planets. Italy for the development of youth entrepreneurship and sustainable tourism in the South of Albania. Vjosa Explorer, Outdoor Sports, Permet.

Find out the thirteenth narrative and photographic reportage of our advertising campaign Planets. Italy for the sustainable development of the tourism in the South of Albania. Arber, Hotel Kalemi, Gjirokaster.

Find out the tenth narrative and photographic reportage of our advertising campaign Planets. Italy for female entrepreneurship and sustainable tourism in the South of Albania. Flora, Apiary and Guesthouse Sali, Gostivisht.

Find out the seventh narrative and photographic reportage of our advertising campaign Planets. Italy for gender equality and female entrepreneurship. Zhaneta, Entrepreneur, Elbasan.

Find out the fourth narrative and photographic reportage of our advertising campaign Planets. Italy for rural development in the North of Albania. Landi, honey and propolis, Bajze.

Online the first narrative and photographic reportage of our campaign Planets. Development of aquaculture in Albania. Armando Hysaj, Trout Farm, Malesi e Madhe.

Nino Merola in an exclusive interview with Albanian Daily News.

he Italian Cooperation participated in the International Tourism Fair, Tirana 5/6 April 2019.