The selection procedure for the awarding of grants to tour operators active in the promotion of the Via Dinarica, within the framework of the NaturKosovo project, has been concluded. The Via Dinarica is a hiking route that stretches over 2,000 kilometres, crossing eight countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and […]

On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, the Albanian Minister of Health, Albana Koçiu, and the Head of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) Office in Tirana, Stefania Vizzaccaro, inaugurated the new mobile blood donation unit, a tangible symbol of the project “RIPRESA – Ripartire attraverso l’Innovazione e la PREvenzione SAnitaria” implemented by […]

“Cultivating the Future”, organized on June 7th by the Italian Embassy in Tirana, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and CIHEAM Bari in the framework of the “Italian Week”, has been a platform to share the future of cooperation between Italy and Albania in the agriculture and rural development sector. The event was a strong reminder […]

On May 27th, the final event of the project “Building Relationships for Intercultural Dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina – BRIDGE” was held in Sarajevo. The project was funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) through its Western Balkans regional office in Tirana and implemented by UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event was attended […]

As part of the “BRAT – Balkan Route: Reception in Transit” initiative, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, a food delivery ceremony was held on May 21st to prepare hot meals for extremely vulnerable people. This initiative involved six local soup kitchens in Sarajevo and was coordinated by Caritas Italia in Bosnia and […]

The participation of AICS Tirana at Macfrut 2024 has involved AICS experts since the event’s first public presentation, held in Tirana and Shkodra, Albania, in November 2023, which focused on the topic of medicinal and aromatic plants. Subsequently, three ongoing agricultural development projects funded by AICS were involved in the identification of participants and other […]

The workshop “Green Talks: Mapping Sustainable Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina” was held in Sarajevo. It was the first of three final events within the NaturBosniaHerzegovina project, funded by AICS and implemented by the Italian CSO CISP (International Committee for the Development of Peoples). The event brought together key stakeholders in the sector, including BiH […]

The 2nd Stakeholders Committee Meeting of the EU4Justice Project, an EU and EU Member States (Italy, France, and Spain) co-funded Project, was held on April 22, 2024, in the premises of the High Judicial Council, Tirana. The EU Ambassador to Albania, H.E. Silvio Gonzato, representatives of all consortium partners – Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo […]

Yesterday, April 3, marked the beginning of a significant training program addressed to the experts of the Albanian Civil Protection Agency (Agjencia Kombëtare e Mbrojtjes Civile – AKMC), organized in collaboration with the Italian Civil Protection Department (DPC). This activity will be implemented in the framework of the initiative “Establishment of a National Operational Center for […]