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25 April 2025
Italian Government Scholarships (AY 2025/2026)

The new call for applications is now online. The deadline for submitting applications is set for May 16, 2025. Each year, the Italian Government offers a number of scholarships to foreign students interested in completing or furthering their studies in Italy. The call for applications for scholarships for the 2025/2026 academic year is now available […]

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23 April 2025
Death of Pope Francis

Opening of a Book of Condolences.  The Embassy of Italy in Riga has opened an on-line Book of Condolences for the death of Pope Francis. Condolence messages can be sent via e-mail to riga.stampa@esteri.it by April 26, 2025. Messages will then be forwarded to the Apostolic Nunciature in Vilnius, responsible for Latvia.

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17 April 2025
Presentation in Riga of the Venice Architecture Biennale (April 24, 2025)

Press conference with Culture Minister Lāce and Chargé d’Affaires Palmieri On April 24, a press presentation will take place regarding the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale and Latvia’s participation in the event, titled “Defence Landscape.” Participants in the event will include Latvia’s Minister of Culture Agnese Lāce, the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim […]

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1 April 2025
Grants for study and research missions (2025)

Procedure for requesting a grant for missions in Italy or Latvia for the January 1 – November 15, 2025 period. Each year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy publishes a procedure for requesting grants for study and research missions in Italy and abroad. Below is the procedure for Latvia for 2025. […]

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31 March 2025
Meeting with Minister of Culture Agnese Lāce

Culture is one of the main areas of cooperation between Italy and Latvia. Role of the Embassy in promoting collaboration between the cultural and creative institutions of both countries. On March 27, the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, Agnese Lāce, met with the Italian Ambassador to Riga, Alessandro Monti, to assess the […]

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25 March 2025
Sponsorships: Festa della Repubblica 2025

The notice for sponsorship opportunities for the organization of the reception for Republic Day 2025 is now online. The deadline for submitting expressions of interest is April 25. Check the notice and attachments in the Sponsorships section (in Italian).

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11 March 2025
Italian Language. Translation Grants (2025)

The Italian MFA makes available grants to support the translation of Italian books and audiovisuals into Latvian or Russian. Deadline: 7 April 2025.  Every year the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation makes available financial grants to promote the translation of Italian books and audiovisuals into foreign languages. For Latvia, these grants are […]

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10 March 2025
Italian Language Teaching. Financial grants for schools and universities in Latvia (2025)

Every year the Italian Foreign Ministry makes available some financial grants to promote the teaching of Italian language in foreign schools and universities.  Here are the available grants for 2025. For schools , financial grants aimed for: partial funding of Italian language teachers’ salaries; school trips for students. For universities, financial grants for: partial funding of Italian language […]

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4 March 2025
Italian Exhibitions in Riga: Press Conference

In 2025, two major Italian exhibitions arrive in Riga. Press conference with the Minister of Culture and the Mayor of Riga. Two major Italian exhibitions will land in Riga in 2025, as announced by the Minister of Culture of Latvia, Agnese Lāce, and the Mayor of Riga, Vilnis Ķirsis, alongside the Ambassador of Italy, Alessandro […]

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10 February 2025
FM Tajani on the Day of Remembrance

On February 10th, Italy observes the Day of Remembrance to honor the victims of the “foibe” massacres and the exodus of the Istrian, Fiuman, and Dalmatian communities. The Foreign Minister: “a tragic chapter in our national history.” The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, attended today’s commemoration of […]

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