Tajani 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 […]
Read moreStatement by the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, has signed a Joint Statement with the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, strongly condemning the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet on 8 August to launch a further large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip. […]
Read moreJoint Foreign Ministers’ statement on Gaza
Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union The Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreG7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants
August 8, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, members of the G7 RRM (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden) issued the following statement: “The G7 RRM notes recent statements made by the United Kingdom, […]
Read moreUndersecretary Silli in Marcinelle for the commemoration of the mining tragedy of 8 August 1956
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, today led the Italian delegation at the commemoration of the Marcinelle mining tragedy in Belgium, held on the occasion of the twenty-fourth “National Day of Sacrifice of Italian Workers in the World”. The ceremony took place at the Bois du Cazier, the site […]
Read moreTajani: “The memory (and lesson) of Marcinelle” (Il Messaggero)
The memory – and the lesson – of Marcinelle, where so many lost their lives that day in the Bois du Cazier mining disaster, marks Marcinelle as both an Italian and European tragedy. I have underlined this with deep emotion throughout the many visits I have paid in various official capacities: as Member of the […]
Read moreFiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. Tajani: “Security is indivisible”
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, which took place on 1 August 1975. The Helsinki Final Act and the ten principles it enshrined regarding inter-State relations (the so-called Helsinki Decalogue) established that peace and security must be built through dialogue among nations, with full respect for sovereignty, independence […]
Read moreTajani to Palestinian Prime Minister Mustafa and Foreign Minister Aghabekian: “Italy at the forefront of aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza”
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, held two telephone conversations this afternoon with the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Mohammad Mustafa, and with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Varsen Aghabekian. The Minister provided an update on the latest humanitarian initiatives undertaken by Italy, including a […]
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