Tajani in Bern today
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani is in Bern, Switzerland, today for an official visit. This morning, he will meet with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and take part as guest of honour in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference. Key items on the agenda include the excellent state of bilateral […]
Read moreMinister Tajani in Bern for meetings with Cassis and participation in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will travel to Bern, Switzerland, tomorrow for a meeting with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and to take part as guest of honour in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference. The visit will provide an opportunity to take stock of bilateral relations between the two […]
Read moreJoint donor statement on the situation in and around El Fasher, Sudan, by 30 donors
EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of International Development of Norway, Åsmund Aukrust, Minister for Africa of the United Kingdom, Lord Collins of Highbury, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, Secretary of State for International Development of Canada, Randeep Sarai, State […]
Read moreNew group of children from Gaza to receive medical care in Italy arriving tonight
Three special flights of the Italian Air Force, carrying a group of Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip who will receive medical treatment in Italy, are departing from Eilat Airport in southern Israel. The first aircraft is scheduled to arrive this evening at Rome – Ciampino Airport, where the group will be welcomed on […]
Read moreJoint statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza
Joint statement on behalf of 29 partners on aid to Gaza and restrictions facing NGOs The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protected, and aid should never be politicised. However, due to restrictive […]
Read moreItaly’s and EU Member States’ call on Israel to grant full access to humanitarian workers and NGOs in Gaza
Today Italy – together with the European Union and a group of Member States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other partners – signed an urgent appeal to the Israeli authorities to grant full access to Gaza for all aid and to ensure that humanitarian workers and NGOs can safely continue their efforts to distribute food […]
Read moreNew “Food for Gaza” aid: 20 lorries with 350 tonnes of flour with WFP. Defence airdrops continue
A new consignment of food aid donated by Italy through the World Food Programme entered Gaza today, as part of the “Food for Gaza” initiative. The 20 lorries, carrying over 350 tonnes of flour for the civilian population in the Strip, had departed from Jordan last week, as part of a humanitarian operation aiming to […]
Read moreTajani on export data: “We must continue to push to diversify into new markets with the export plan”
Minister Tajani commented on the figures for Italian exports in June 2025 compared with the previous year. “It is certainly a positive result, with a 4.9% increase on 2024, and it is in line with the measures set out in the Export Action Plan launched last March,” the Minister observed. “We reacted in good time […]
Read moreNew phase of “Food for Gaza”: Italian humanitarian air drops to Gaza
Today marks the start of humanitarian aid air drops from Italy to the Gaza Strip, as part of the “Food for Gaza” Operation launched in March 2024 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, together with FAO, the World Food Programme, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The […]
Read moreNote from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani
The extraordinary export plan is working. Diversifying the international markets to which we export our products is the right strategy to counter the negative impact of American tariffs. In the first half of 2025, Italian exports to non-EU countries recorded a growth of 1.3%, rising to +2% when energy is excluded. Exports to the United […]
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