Italian Language Teaching. Financial grants for schools and universities in Latvia (2024)
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 2024. For schools , financial grants aimed for: partial funding of Italian language teachers’ salaries; school trips for students; purchase of Italian language textbooks. For universities, […]
Read moreForeign Minister Tajani on the Foibe Remembrance Day
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participated, on Friday and Saturday, in the main events dedicated to the Remembrance Day, in commemoration of the victims of the foibe and of the Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian exodus. The Foreign Ministry and the entire diplomatic-consular network, as well as the Italian […]
Read moreMinister Tajani on the IHRD
Italian Foreign Minister spoke at the Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani said, “Italy is on the front line, alongside Israel, against antisemitism: this is what I have repeated to the Israeli representatives I have […]
Read moreSpecial screening of “The Captain” in Riga
To celebrate the movie’s Academy Award nomination as Best International Film, the Embassy of Italy organizes a special screening of “The Captain”. The screening will take place on Tuesday 6th February 2024 at 18:30 at Splendid Palace. The event is free – but you need to book in advance. Get your free ticket on the […]
Read moreDefence Minister Crosetto in Latvia
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has spent his Christmas Eve together with the 300 servicemen and women from Task Group Baltic, the Italian contingent part of NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group “Latvia” . On the morning of 24 December, Nella mattinata del 24 dicembre, Minister Crosetto met with his opposite number, Latvian Defence Minister […]
Read moreNICE New Italian Cinema Festival 2023
The young authors festival returns to Splendid Palace with 8 screenings from 13 to 17 December. The initiative is organised by the Embassy of Italy together with New Italian Cinema Events. All screenings are free – but advance online booking is required through the links below. All movies are in Italian with English subtitles and […]
Read moreOpen lecture by artist Franz Cerami in Riga
The Italian artist will meet the students of the Art Academy of Latvia at the end of his “artist in residence” experience at the Embassy of Italy. Riga will be included in his digital artwork “Pink City”. Press release On 23 November 2023, Italian contemporary artist Franz Cerami will deliver an open lecture for the […]
Read moreMessage by President Mattarella
On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia, the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella addressed to the President of the Republic of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs the following message:
Read moreDriver, clerk, phone operator (temporary)
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 16th November 2023. The deadline for submitting your application is set for 24th November 2023 at 12:00. Results The selection […]
Read more“Europa” Exhibition at the Riga City Hall
The exhibition at the Riga City Hall is a creative retelling of the values of Europe. The project, originally promoted by the Italian MFA and Fondazione Torino Musei and organised in Latvia by the Embassy of Italy in Riga, is open for visitors until the end of January. Press release The exhibition Europa. Italian illustrators recount […]
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