Message from Minister Tajani on the day of the 67th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy
Dear Italians abroad, it is with great emotion that today we commemorate the Marcinelle tragedy on its 67th anniversary. In memory of the 262 victims of 11 different nationalities – of whom 136 were Italian nationals – who lost their lives in the mining accident. Since 2001, on the anniversary of Marcinelle, the 8 August […]
Read moreMission of Minister Antonio Tajani on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster
Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend the 67th commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy in Belgium on 8 August in the presence of the Belgian Royal Family. On that day in 1956, 262 miners, including 136 Italians, died in the Bois du Cazier coal mine. This is […]
Read moreMinistry of Foreign Affairs Note
The inspection immediately sent by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to the embassies of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to verify the procedures applied in issuing entry visas for Italy has just ended. The precise work of analysing the results of the inspection is underway and the final report of […]
Read moreElisabetta Cocciaretto appointed as the first “Sports Diplomacy Ambassador”
Today Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with the Italian tennis player Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the Farnesina and appointed her as the first “Sports Diplomacy Ambassador”. Thanks to the result obtained last 30 July in the Women’s Tennis Association tournament in Lausanne, the young athlete became […]
Read more“Russia and Wagner the new colonisers in Africa; the EU must now change course” (La Stampa)
The Prime Minister of Niger, currently in exile in France, appealed to Italy and the West to provide support in stopping not only the coup leaders, but above all the jihadists heading south. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani replied that a Western military intervention was not an option at the moment and that […]
Read moreWorld Scouting Jamboree in South Korea
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Italian Embassy in Seoul and in agreement with the local authorities, is closely monitoring the condition of its compatriots taking part in the 25th World Scout Jamboree underway in South Korea. The region has been hit in recent days by a strong heat wave that has caused […]
Read moreTajani: “From Trieste to island states to manage marine resources” (Il Piccolo)
Oceans and seas play a crucial role in ecosystems, food security, combating climate change, and in providing quality food for a growing proportion of the global population. We, in Italy, know this well, with nearly 8,000 km of coastline and over 800 small islands. The effects of global warming and natural disasters are increasingly evident in […]
Read moreThe Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will attend the 67th commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy
Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend the 67th commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy in Belgium on 8 August in the presence of the Belgian Royal Family. On that day in 1956, 262 miners, including 136 Italians, died in the Bois du Cazier coal mine. This is […]
Read moreTajani: “Italy should remain in the Sahel. The coup leaders escorted our convoy”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, had spent some agitated hours before giving this interview. Yesterday, at 4 in the morning, he welcomed the first repatriation flight of Italian citizens from Niger, and he is now getting prepared for today’s tense day. It is the anniversary of the Niger independence, and protests are expected […]
Read moreChair’s Conclusions – Ministerial meeting between Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia (Brindisi, 27 July 2023)
1. On July 27, 2023 the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Albania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia met in Brindisi to discuss concrete ways to enhance their cooperation and support the implementation of the pan-European Corridor n. VIII connecting the Adriatic and Black seas. 2. The Ministers stressed the strategic value of Corridor VIII as […]
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