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05 May 2024

Sarajevo: Italy Takes Center Stage at the “Green Talks” Conference on Sustainable Tourism

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 […]

23 Apr 2024

The 2nd Stakeholders Committee Meeting of the EU4justice Project

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 […]

11 Apr 2024

Public Hearing on the Management Plan for the Archaeological Park of Bylis and Klos

Within the framework of the IPA project “EU for Economic Development led by Tourism, Local Economic Development, with a focus on Cultural Heritage”, implemented by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS, Tirana) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Culture, and Innovation, a public hearing was held on April 8, 2024, at the […]

04 Apr 2024

Training program kick-off for albanian Civil Protection Agency esperts in collaboration with the italian Civil Protection Department

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 […]

28 Mar 2024

Publication of the call for proposals for the construction of the “ARS AEVI” Museum of Contemporary Art

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a call for proposals inviting potentially interested parties to submit pre-qualification proposals for the construction of the “Ars Aevi” Museum of Contemporary Art in Sarajevo. As is well known, the “Ars Aevi” Museum project was conceived during the siege of the city to house […]

28 Mar 2024

Practitioners’ network’s country visit to Albania

The second field visit of the Practitioners’ Network for European Development Cooperation (https://www.dev-practitioners.eu/), currently chaired by Expertise France, took place in Tirana, Albania, on March 26th and 27th. The purpose of the visit was to facilitate the exchange of experiences among partner countries and network members, sharing best practices and challenges arising from the joint […]

08 Mar 2024

AICS’s commitment to environmental protection and the development of sustainable tourism in Kosovo

A meeting was held in Pristina between the Deputy Head of AICS Tirana, Letizia Fischioni, environmental experts, Italian Deputy Ambassador Ugo Ferrero, and the Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Trade, Rozeta Hajdari. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the significant progress made by the NaturKosovo project, underscoring AICS’s commitment to environmental protection and the […]

20 Feb 2024

Italian Development Cooperation and the integration of the Adriatic-Balkan area

AICS Director Marco Riccardo Rusconi, together with Stefania Vizzaccaro, Head of the Tirana Office, and Letizia Fischioni, Deputy Head of the Office, attended the Meeting of Italian Ambassadors to the Adriatic-Balkan Area in Skopje, North Macedonia. The event was also attended by Deputy Director Roberto Colamine’ and the Deputy Head of Office V, Dr. Filippo […]

18 Jan 2024

“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, […]

07 Nov 2023

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 […]