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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 […]
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. Since 1981, women’s rights activists have observed 25 November as a day against gender-based violence. On […]
NOBODY IS PERFECT. Aics Tirana produces the first TV spot promoting LGBTQI+ human rights in Albania.
For the Queer Film Festival organized in the framework of Tirana European Youth Capital 2022, Aics Tirana produced the first TV spot promoting LGBTQI+ human rights in Albania. The campaign was planned on RTSH, the national public TV network in Albania. The spot follows the recent visit to Tirana of Fabrizio Petri, Italy’s Special Envoy […]