Teatro alla Scala in Milan: scholarships for the Academy of Performing Arts and Crafts. Applications till May 19
The “Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo” of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, as part of a convention with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is awarding scholarships to international students so to attend the “Master Classes Program in Opera Singing”. For the two-year period 2023-2025, up to a maximum of 10 scholarships will be […]
Read morePresident of the Italian Republic Mattarella’s good wishes on the 15th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence
The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in a message of good wishes to his Kosovo colleague Vjosa Osmani on the 15th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence, called for a rapid normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina and reiterated Italy’s support for Kosovo’s prospect of European integration. As the Presidency in Pristina reported in […]
Read moreDialogue, civil society and the fight against extremism: here the winners for Kosovo of “Bando Balcani” 2022
The procedure for granting contributions in favour of projects aimed at allowing Italy participation in international peace and humanitarian initiatives pursuant to art. 23 ter of Presidential Decree 18/1967, proposed by private non-profit organizations, private and foreign, worthy of co-financing (Bando Balcani 2022), has been concluded. Three projects have been selected for Kosovo: European Institute […]
Read moreEarly childhood education: good practices and innovative paths on the Italy-Kosovo axis
The closing ceremony of the Development Cooperation Project Pedakos (“Preschool Education Development Alliance for Kosovo”, created by the Italian NGO Volontari nel Mondo RTM (RTM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Kosovo (MESTI) took place in Pristina, on February 3rd 2023. The Italian Ambassador in Kosovo, […]
Read moreAmbassador De Riu at Trieste Conference: «Fostering Kosovo’s Integration through Culture and “Made in Italy”»
Italy aims at bringing Kosovo closer to Italian culture and business, in the perspective of its European integration. This was stated by the Italian Ambassador to Kosovo, Antonello De Riu, speaking at the national conference held in Trieste on ‘Italy and the Western Balkans: growth and integration’. Italy is Kosovo’s fifth largest trading partner and […]
Read moreUNDP and Italian Embassy signed an agreement on Digital Skills Programme
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kosovo and the Embassy of Italy to Kosovo signed today an agreement to collaborate in support of youth from all ethnic communities to improve their employability through a range of tailor-made digital skills trainings. To address the digital skills gap in the job market – based on feedback provided […]
Read moreMountains and climate change: the “Italian Routes” exhibition comes to Peja
The exhibition “Italian Routes. Mountains, mountaineering, climate change”, curated by landscape photographer Fabiano Ventura and promoted by Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Italian Embassy to Kosovo and the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, has come to Peja. The inauguration, in the presence of Ambassador Antonello De Riu and the Mayor of […]
Read moreConference of Italian Ambassadors, De Riu: «Investment opportunities for our businesses in Kosovo»
“Italy supports the European Union’s efforts to find a solution that aims at normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, but our role is also important in the framework of the NATO Mission that our country has led 13 times out of 27, with a military contingent of almost 800 men”. This was said by […]
Read moreMinister Tajani at the Conference of Italian Ambassadors: «The Balkans, an opportunity and a necessity»
“The Balkans represent both an opportunity and a necessity for Italy. They are strategic for a series of reasons, such as migration, but the latter is not the main one. It is an area that borders our country and we have pushed with other countries in order to grant Bosnia Herzegovina the status of EU […]
Read morePristina welcomes “La Traviata” with open arms and roaring applause. Italian Ambassador De Riu: “Culture, a tool for peace”
Last night in Pristina almost 15 minutes of applause greeted the premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, conducted by the Bulgarian director Nayden Todorov and supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Embassy to Kosovo as part of the 2022 cultural programme. Over a thousand spectators flocked to the Spots Hall […]
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