Giornalista italiano fermato in Turchia
Il Consolato Generale d’Italia a Istanbul sta seguendo la vicenda del giornalista italiano Andrea Lucidi che è stato fermato nel pomeriggio odierno dalla polizia turca insieme ad altri colleghi di diverse nazionalità e condotto presso un centro di espulsione nei pressi di Istanbul, dove si troverebbe tuttora. La Farnesina, in costante raccordo con il Consolato […]
Read moreTajani invitato domani al 38° Congresso della CDU a Stoccarda
Il Ministro degli Esteri Antonio Tajani sarà domani 20 febbraio a Stoccarda per partecipare al 38° Congresso dell’Unione Cristiano-Democratica (CDU), con il Cancelliere federale tedesco Friedrich Merz e l’ex Cancelliera Angela Merkel. Nel corso dei lavori sarà eletto il nuovo Comitato esecutivo federale del partito e il Cancelliere Merz presenterà la propria ricandidatura alla presidenza […]
Read moreTajani–Abodi: Government opposes International Paralympic Committee decision on Russia
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, have issued the following joint statement: The Italian Government expresses its absolute opposition to the decision of the International Paralympic Committee to admit six Russian and four Belarusian athletes to participate in […]
Read moreItaly endorses statement condemning attacks in Sudan
Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani supports the statement on the crisis in Sudan, promoted by Germany and signed by German Minister Johann Wadephul and the majority of European partners at Foreign Minister level. The text condemns in the strongest terms the intensification of attacks against civilians and humanitarian workers, including those targeting World Food […]
Read moreTajani in Washington for the Board of Peace Meeting on Gaza
Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani is on a mission to Washington today to attend the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace” for Gaza, chaired by US President Donald Trump. The first formal meeting of the Board will provide an opportunity for an update on the implementation of the American Administration’s 20-point Peace Plan […]
Read moreSpecial Envoy for Gaza Reconstruction Bruno Archi in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
A delegation from the Italian Foreign Ministry led by Italy’s Special Envoy for Gaza Reconstruction, Ambassador Bruno Archi, travelled on 16–17 February to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to discuss possible synergies with the two Middle Eastern countries on reconstruction and development projects in the Gaza Strip, also in light of the inaugural […]
Read moreTirana Joint Declaration on Corridor VIII 18 February 2026
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, North Macedonia and Romania, Recalling the conclusions of the First Ministerial Meeting held in Brindisi on 27 July 2023, the subsequent discussions of the Foreign Ministers in Brussels in December 2025, and the Letter of Intent signed at the 2024 Washington Summit on the establishment […]
Read moreAt the UN, Italy joins a condemnation of Israel’s actions in the Palestinian Territories
Following recent developments in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad H. Mansour, held a press conference today on behalf of the Arab Group to condemn the unilateral expansion of Israel’s presence in the Palestinian Territories. Ambassador Mansour reiterated the Group’s firm opposition to any form of annexation of the West […]
Read moreMinister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani in Tirana for Ministerial Meeting on Corridor VIII
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, is in Tirana today to attend the second ministerial meeting on Corridor VIII, an infrastructure corridor linking the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea through Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania, and connecting with the ports of Bari and Brindisi. The meeting follows the first ministerial session on the […]
Read moreJoint likeminded statement on the occasion of the second anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s death on 16 February 2024
On the second commemoration of Alexei Navalny’s death in a Russian penal colony, we once again express our deepest condolences to his family. We underline that the Russian authorities remain solely responsible. The February 3rd judgement by the European Court of Human Rights furthermore underlined that Russia bears responsibility for the inhuman and degrading treatment […]
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