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“Il Mare dei Mestieri” Workshop
“Il Mare dei Mestieri” is the title of a workshop that took place at Palazzo Mocenigo, in Venice (Italy), hosted by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. This event, funded by the European Union within the framework of the “Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans” (CC4WBs) Project, was organized by the Institute of Rural Research, […]
Support for gender equality. Call for proposals.
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – Tirana has published the Notice for the awarding of the Initiative “Support for gender equality, rights and economic empowerment of rural women in northern Albania” – AID 12819, for a maximum total amount of 1,000,000 Euros, to organizations of the civil society and other non-profit entities registered in […]
NEW HORIZONS. Inauguration of “Rakip Kryeziu” Agricultural School in Fier
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 […]
Food security in Albania is Italy’s security
With the SAFIAL (Institutional strengthening of the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for the management of food safety) project, financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Albania for a value of 2 million and 400 thousand euros, the Italian Government supports the development of the phytosanitary control capabilities of the Albanian […]
NATURALBANIA project: a new recovery center for sea turtles in Valona
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 first operational tool collecting member countries’ experiences and issues on direct funding to local civil society is online
In relation to the work that the OECD DAC has been carrying out since 2017 on strengthening local civil society, and following up on the drafting of the Development Assistance Committee’s Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance of 2021, (https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instruments/OECD-LEGAL-5021), the first toolkit collecting experiences and issues of member countries […]
AICS supports the prevention and improvement of intervention capacity in case of civil emergencies and natural disasters in Albania
The Director of the AICS Office in Tirana, Stefania Vizzaccaro, the Head of the Department of Civil Protection of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fabrizio Curcio, and the Civil Protection Service of the Metropolitan City of Florence, signed the Operational Agreement for the initiative “Realisation of a National Civil Emergency Operations Centre of […]
Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Agreement (IADSA II)
Launching Conference of the Second Call for Proposals 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 […]
Aics supports the improvement of the energy distribution network in Albania
On March 27, at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, and the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Belinda Balluku signed the Intergovernmental Agreement for the initiative “Improvement of the electricity distribution network in Northern Albania following the earthquake of 2019”, in the presence of […]
The European project Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans, presented in Tirana, raised interest in the call for tenders addressed to operators in the culture, creativity and media sectors.
UNESCO, the British Council and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) have joined forces in managing the project “Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans” (CC4WBs), funded by the European Union. The project launch and open information day were organised in Tirana on the 13th of February. Creative industries are the centre of this EUR 8 […]