Italian MPs at the Riga Summit on the Crimea Platform
Chamber of Deputies and Senate delegations attended the parliamentary summit taking place in Riga on 23 and 24 October 2024. Read the joint declaration. The Third Interparliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform took place in Riga on 23 and 24 October 2024. Italy was represented by a delegation of the Senate, led by President […]
Read moreCaffè Young Italy – October Events
A series of 10 public conversations sheds light on the Italian and Latvian contemporary creative scenes. An original project by the Embassy of Italy in Riga. Caffè Young Italy is a series of 10 public conversations taking place in Latvia from August to December 2024 organised by the Embassy of Italy in Riga together with […]
Read moreArtist Residency “SustainARTability”
The project brings together Latvian and European students working on art and sustainability. The initiative is promoted by the EUNIC Cluster Latvia – that includes the Embassy of Italy. On 26 August, the artist residency “SustainARTability” will be launched at Art Academy of Latvia, bringing together nine students from Latvia and nine students from other […]
Read moreScholarships for the Teatro Alla Scala Academy
A new call for applications is online for 9 scholarships for international students interested in the Master’s Degree in Performing Arts Management. The Italian Foreign Ministry and the Academy of the “La Scala” Theatre of Milan have released a call for application for nine 6-month scholarships for international students interested in attending the Academy 2024-2025 […]
Read moreConsular Services Online Booking
Nice and easy: on Prenot@Mi you can book your online appointment for our Consular Services. From 8th July 2024 to access our Consular Section you need to book an appointment online. You can use the Prenot@mi portal: visit the website, sign up, select the Embassy of Italy in Riga and use your credentials to book your appointment. […]
Read moreDriver, clerk, phone operator (6 months)
The Embassy of Italy in Riga is looking for a driver, clerk and phone operator to hire on the basis of a temporary 6-month contract. Applications For more info check the selection notice published on 28th June 2024. The deadline for submitting your application is set for 5th July 2024 at 12.
Read morePM Meloni at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine
“Peace does not mean surrender”, the Prime Minister stressed in her speech. Full video and transcript. The Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni took part yesterday 16 June 2024 at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine held in Lucerne, Switzerland. In her speech, she highlighted how “defending Ukraine means defending that system of rules that […]
Read moreItalian National Day in Latvia
The 78th anniversary of the proclamation of the Italian Republic was celebrated with a reception in Riga and a ceremony at the Camp Ādaži military base. All pics available on Flickr. More than 600 guests took part at the reception organised last Friday by the Embassy of Italy in Riga at the Latvian Railway History […]
Read moreRail Baltica kicks off in Riga
“Italian companies are protagonists of this project”, comments Ambassador Monti at the ceremony at the Latvian National Library. More than 500 people gathered at the Latvian National Library on Tuesday for the sod-cutting ceremony of Rail Baltica’s main line in Latvia. By 2030 the project will connect the three Baltic capitals via high speed railway […]
Read morePresident Rinkēvičs in Rome
Italian President Mattarella welcomed the Latvian Head of State at the Quirinal Palace. President Rinkēvičs met also with Prime Minister Meloni and the Presidents of the Italian Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. On 15 May 2024 the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, welcomed at the Quirinal Palace the President of the Republic […]
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