Today, under the EU4Nature project, the third training session was held for officials from the Albanian Ministry of Environment, the Local Protected Areas Agencies and other local institutions involved in environmental protection in Albania. Organized in collaboration with ARPA Lombardia experts and entitled “Fighting environmental illegal activities and waste management: regulatory and technological tools for the protection […]

The “EU4Justice” Project, co-funded by the European Union and the Italian Development Cooperation, arranged its Closing Conference today in Tirana, bringing together senior representatives of Albania’s independent justice institutions, international partners, national authorities, legal professionals, civil society and academia to reflect on achievements, lessons learned, and the future of justice reform in Albania. 4 different […]

A high-level conference on “Quality of Justice in Albania”, dedicated to legal certainty, clarity, and the coherent implementation of the law, was held today in Tirana, bringing together senior representatives of Albania’s justice institutions, the European Union Delegation, Italian judicial authorities, legal professionals, civil society, academia and international partners. The conference was co-organized by the […]

As part of the “Typic-Al – Improving Food Safety Standards along the Albanian Supply Chains of Typical Local Products” project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation with a contribution of €3 million and implemented by CIHEAM Bari, a delivery ceremony for agricultural machinery and […]

In the centenary of the birth of Don Oreste Benzi, founder of the Papa Giovanni XXIII Community and the NGO Condivisione fra i Popoli, the “BenEssere Insieme” project concluded today in Albania. This three-year project, funded by the Italian Development Cooperation, focuses on job inclusion and independent living for people with mental and psychosocial difficulties. […]

Today is Human Rights Day, an international day commemorating the historic adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. In Albania, important steps have to be done regarding one of the fundamental human rights: the right to health. The Italian Cooperation is committed to contributing […]

In the framework of the “EU for Economic Development – Tourism-led, Local Economic Development, with a Focus on Cultural Heritage” programme, AICS Tirana has officially announced the winners of its latest grant call—five dynamic organizations set strengthen community engagement, and promote sustainable tourism across the Mallakastër area. The grant contracts between AICS and the selected beneficiaries […]

UNODC organized a study visit for representatives of key judicial and institutional bodies from Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the Special Prosecution Office and Court for Organized Crime and Corruption (POSKOK), the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, the Asset Management Agency of the Federation of BiH and the Court Police of the Federation of BiH. Study […]

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Albania, in partnership with the Italian Embassy to Tirana, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the Government of Albania, launched today the national awareness campaign “Say No to Early Marriage.” The campaign launched in Korça, one of the 9 municipalities of Albania where UNFPA and AICS […]

The final conference of the project “NaturKosovo: Natural and Cultural Capital in Kosovo and the Sustainable Tourism Development of the Via Dinarica” ​​took place this morning, attended by His Excellency the Italian Ambassador to Kosovo, Maurizio Antonini, the Interim Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Trade of the Republic of Kosovo, R. Hajdari, and Letizia Fischioni, […]