Italy, UNDP and UNCDF advance strategic partnership in Rome
On 23 September 2026, Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Managing Director of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) met on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in New York to advance […]
Read moreSecond meeting of the Rome Coalition for fertiliser access and food security: Co-Chairs’ Statement by Italy and Croatia
New York, 24 September 2026 On 24 September 2026, on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Italy and Croatia, in its current capacity as MED9 Presidency, hosted the 2nd meeting of the Rome Coalition for fertiliser access and food security in New York, building on its first meeting in […]
Read moreTajani at the Europe-Gulf countries meeting: the IMEC corridor and free trade agreements will strengthen the partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani attended the meeting in New York entitled “Promoting Europe-Gulf Partnerships for Regional Security and Prosperity”, opened by a video message of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the speeches of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and the President of Finland. Among […]
Read moreExport Plan: record number of operations approved by the Facilitation Committee to support Italian companies’ exports
The Facilitation Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today approved 630 subsidised finance operations to support the internationalisation of Italian companies, totalling more than EUR 343 million, drawing on resources from Fund 394/81. This is the highest number of operations approved since the beginning of the year, both in terms […]
Read moreThe Two-State Alliance and the Rome Coalition on fertilisers are at the heart of Minister Tajani’s commitments in New York
Today marks the final day of Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani’s mission to New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly. At 9.00 a.m. (3.00 p.m. in Italy), Tajani will take part in the dialogue ‘Promoting partnerships between Europe and the Gulf for regional security and prosperity’, organised by the Atlantic Council and […]
Read moreTajani announces the launch of the Unit for Assistance to Italians Abroad
From the Consulate General in New York, together with all the Italian consuls in the United States, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani announced the launch of the new Operations Room for Assistance to Italians Abroad (SOAI), which operates 24/7 to receive requests for assistance at any time from Italian nationals in difficulty abroad. The […]
Read moreTajani at the UN General Assembly in New York
The mission of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to New York continues on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly, with Italy’s statement scheduled for yesterday. Tajani joined the ministers of the countries that have signed the Public statement organised ahead of the Security Council meeting on Ukraine. The […]
Read moreTajani’s mission to New York. Opening of the UN General Debate, meetings with the consular network and the Italian community in the United States
A busy second day came to an end yesterday for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, who is in New York to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly. At 9.00 am (3.00 pm Italian time), Minister Tajani took part in the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, leading the […]
Read moreTajani and Rubio sign the Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals in New York
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is today signing the Italy-US Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the critical minerals sector with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York. With the agreement signed, an Italy-US Technical Working Group on critical minerals is established, tasked with implementing bilateral cooperation. Thanks to the agreement, it will be […]
Read moreTajani at the UN in New York: meeting with Secretary of State Rubio and signing of an agreement on critical minerals, meetings on the Western Balkans, the EAC and the G7
Foreign Minister Tajani is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Yesterday at 9.00 am (3.00 pm Italian time), he chaired a meeting with the Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkans and the “Friends of the Western Balkans”, in the presence of the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. The meeting […]
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