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. […]
Read moreMeeting 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 […]
Read moreSponsorships: 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).
Read moreItalian 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 […]
Read moreItalian 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 […]
Read moreItalian 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 […]
Read moreFM 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 […]
Read moreNICE Italian Film Festival 2024
The N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival returns to Latvia for its third edition, celebrating the best of contemporary Italian cinema. Organized by the Embassy of Italy in Riga in collaboration with New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.), the festival will take place from December 13 to 15, 2024, at the prestigious Splendid Palace cinema. This year’s program […]
Read moreInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
The Italian MFA and its Embassies join the international campaign titled #NoExcuse. International activity of Italy on this topic and press statement. This year too, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy is participating in the international mobilization campaign on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against […]
Read moreItalian 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 […]
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