Ambassador Andreina Marsella Presents Letters of Credence to President Rinkēvičs
Ambassador Andreina Marsella today presented her Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, at Riga Castle, the seat of the Presidency of the Republic. The President thanked Italy for its important contribution to the security of Latvia and the Baltic region within the framework of NATO. The talks also […]
Read moreCalls for Awards in the Fields of Innovation and Scientific Research
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has opened the following calls for awards in the fields of innovation and scientific research: Call for the 4th edition of the “Science, She Says” award, aimed at recognizing a young female scientist, who must not be an Italian citizen, for her significant contribution to the […]
Read moreHon. Min. Tajani on the 70th Anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster
To mark the 70th anniversary of the tragedy, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation addressed a message to Italian nationals living abroad. The Honourable Minister Tajani recalled the tragedy of 8 August 1956, when 262 workers lost their lives in the Bois du Cazier mine in Belgium, including 136 […]
Read moreInauguration of the new Head of Mission
Yesterday, 20 July 2026, Andreina Marsella took up her post as Italian Ambassador to Latvia. Ambassador Marsella said: “I begin my posting in Riga today with the aim of further strengthening the already excellent relations between Italy and Latvia, as NATO allies and EU Member States, and in the hope that, in a particularly fluid […]
Read moreAmbassador Monti meets Saeima’s Speaker Daiga Mierina.
On Thursday 2 July, the Speaker of the Saeima, Daiga Mieriņa, received the Ambassador of the Italian Republic, Alessandro Monti, for a farewell visit. During the meeting, the Speaker of the Saeima expressed her appreciation for Italy’s military contribution to the NATO Multinational Brigade in Latvia. Speaker Mieriņa also personally thanked Ambassador Monti for strengthening […]
Read moreScholarships opportunity by ICON
This Embassy wants to highlight an important initiative promoted by ICoN – Italian Culture on the Net for the purpose of obtaining three scholarships. These three scholarships are scholarships that partially cover enrollment fees for the degree program in Italian Language and Culture. The course is delivered in e-learning mode by the ICoN Consortium on […]
Read moreScholarships for the Academy of Arts and Crafts of the Theatre alla Scala
This Embassy would like to highlight an important initiative promoted by the Academy of Arts and Crafts of the Teatro alla Scala Entertainment, which, in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Milan, has opened the selections for the annual “Global Master in Performing Arts Management”. This course of study, conceived and organized by the Accademia […]
Read more“Light from Italy. From Fattori to Morandi” wins the annual award from the Latvian Museum Association
We are proud to announce that the exhibition “Light from Italy. From Fattori to Morandi”, held at the Latvian National Museum of Art from July to November 2025, has received the 2026 Annual Award from the Latvian Museum Association (Latvijas Muzeju Biedriba), which recognised in particular the project’s significant contribution to collection work. The award […]
Read moreItalian Republic Day 2026
On 2 June, the Italian Embassy in Riga celebrated Republic Day with a reception at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, which is currently hosting the exhibition “In the name of Clay, 50 years of Italian ceramic art”, organised in collaboration with the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza (MIC). Around 300 guests attended […]
Read moreScholarships for the Domus Academy of Design
This Embassy wants to highlight an important initiative launched by the Domus Academy of Milan for scholarships. These scholarships cover three macro-areas: Design, Fashion and Business. The Domus Academy is an important design school that follows a training methodology based on multiple activities: lectures, cross-disciplinary workshops and projects, with the possibility of personalizing the study plan; […]
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