Tajani invites ECB to deliver a shock rate cut (Il Sole 24 Ore)
ROME – “I think this is a positive step, and we can achieve further improvements”. The joint US-EU text on tariffs has just been announced: there is no long-awaited exemption for wine and spirits, and steel and aluminum still face a heavy 50% duty. But Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, seeks to ease […]
Read moreTajani: “Unanimous support for Italy’s position. Kyiv won’t surrender. Putin hasn’t won” by Anna Maria Greco – (il Giornale)
Antonio Tajani is spending the day with family in Fiuggi, awaiting developments — but with no great expectations — from the Washington summit between Trump and Zelensky. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs is not overly optimistic, convinced that the road ahead remains long. Yet a piece of news from across the Atlantic sparks […]
Read moreTajani: “Putin must open to dialogue. Everything concerning Ukraine must be decided with Ukraine” (Quotidiano Nazionale)
What can we hope for, what can we expect from the Anchorage summit in Alaska? “We can hope that it marks a turning point, and that following this meeting, a genuine negotiation between Russia and Ukraine — between Putin and Zelensky — can begin. That is what we must hope for. We’ll need to see […]
Read moreTajani: “Immediate ceasefire. And for genuine negotiations, Kyiv and the EU must be at the table” (Corriere della Sera)
ROME – Antonio Tajani views the 15 August face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin as “a first step”. But the Foreign Minister is equally convinced that no agreement can be reached without bringing President Zelensky to the negotiating table. From the Farnesina, Tajani sets out to Corriere della Sera the “three theatres of war Italy […]
Read moreTajani: “Attack on Gaza – Netanyahu must stop” (Il Messaggero)
Minister Antonio Tajani, Prime Minister Netanyahu intends to invade Gaza. Do you condemn this? “Absolutely. This carnage cannot continue. The invasion of Gaza risks turning into a Vietnam for the Israeli soldiers. If the senior military leadership has its doubts, there must be a reason. This is not the way forward”. What is, then? “Diplomacy […]
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 moreTajani: “It’s something worthy of the Jacobins. A judge applies the law; they do not choose the destinations. But we shall carry on” (Corriere della Sera)
Tajani: Palestine? We are initiating the process to create a State. Rome – “I can say it: to me this is almost amusing”. Antonio Tajani is speaking about the ruling by the European Court of Justice: it is for judges to decide on the safety of countries to which migrants are returned. Amusing? In the centre-right […]
Read moreTajani: “Personal pain for Gaza. Palestine must be built, not reduced to slogans” (Avvenire)
Like everyone else, Antonio Tajani has seen the photos of the children in Gaza. “Unacceptable, unacceptable…” the Minister of Foreign Affairs repeats several times. “Unacceptable,” he had also said following the Israeli raid that struck the parish of Father Gabriel Romanelli. This is a deeply felt awareness of the ongoing tragedy, which the Deputy Prime […]
Read moreAntonio Tajani: «Nessuno vuole lo scontro con le toghe. Ma loro si astengano dalle opinioni politiche» (Corriere della Sera)
Il vicepremier: «Sala non deve lasciare perché indagato» Ministro, ci risiamo? È di nuovo scontro tra politica e giustizia? «Nessuno vuole lo scontro. La riforma della giustizia del centrodestra è semplicemente uno dei pilastri della storia di Forza Italia. In breve: giustizia al servizio dei cittadini». Antonio Tajani, oltre ad essere il vicepremier e il ministro […]
Read moreTajani: «Now the ECB shall take action. We need a plan modelled on the one implemented for Covid to protect companies» (Il Messaggero)
Minister Tajani, how should Europe respond? «Calm and cool-headed. It must negotiate with its head held high knowing that it is in everyone’s interest to avoid a trade war. Europe needs the united States and vice versa». What do you think of the postponement of the European counter-tariffs to August 1? “A wise choice. Firmness […]
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