The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Directorate-General for Europe and International Trade Policy – DGUE) has published a Call for Proposals (Bando Balcani) aimed at acquiring, through a public procedure, project proposals seeking funding for initiatives designed to enable Italy’s participation in international peace and security efforts, as well as the implementation of humanitarian initiatives and the protection of human rights, related to the geographical and thematic areas specified in the call.
This represents a renewal of an innovative form of public-private partnership which, by involving and leveraging the expertise of civil society, contributes to strengthening the credibility and effectiveness of Italy’s foreign policy worldwide.
Proposals from private entities with their registered office in Italy or another European Union country must be submitted exclusively via certified email to dgue.adriatico-balcani@cert.esteri.it and simultaneously to bandobalcani@esteri.it. The submission email must include in the subject line the phrase “RIF. Bando Balcani 2025” along with the name of the proposing entity.
For entities registered in non-EU countries, applications must be submitted exclusively through the territorially competent Italian Diplomatic Representation.
Specifically, entities registered in Kosovo must submit their application, complete with all required documents and declarations, exclusively in digital format to ambpris.mail@esteri.it, indicating in the subject line “RIF. Bando Balcani 2025 – Name of the proposing entity,” no later than 12:00 PM (noon) on September 30, 2025, Rome time. The date and time of receipt of the email will be considered official.
All necessary information is available in the call and its related attachments below, which are kindly recommended to be read carefully;
- Bando Balcani 2025
- Annex A – Applications for the request of contributions
- Annex A1 – Application Form
- Annex A2 – Budget
- Annex B – Declaration relating to the annexes in true copy of the original
- Annex C – Declaration of conformity to original documents
- Annex D – Declaration of relevance of the costs of the project
- Allegato F – Frequently Asked Questions ITA
