Tajani “Italy can mediate, we will leave the embassy in Tehran open” (La Repubblica)
Antonio Tajani’s was woken up at dawn, by a phone call from the Foreign Ministry’s Head of Cabinet, Francesco Genuardi: “Minister, the United States has attacked.” Of course, the blitz was in the air. The ambassador to Israel, Luca Ferrari, had predicted Trump’s move in confidential dispatches sent to Italy for two days. The Minister […]
Read moreTajani: “The EU must stop this war. There is a terrorism risk, but our intelligence services are prepared” (Il Messaggero)
Seventy years ago, in 1955, the foundations of the European Union were laid in Messina and Taormina during the meeting – initiated by Gaetano Martino – of the six ministers of the ECSC, the European Coal and Steel Community. Today, Antonio Tajani is in Messina together with his fellow European ministers, alongside dozens of experts and […]
Read more1955–2025 Messina–Taormina Tajani: “Now is the time for dialogue and bold decisions” (Giornale di Sicilia)
President Tajani, the “Declaration” whose anniversary is being commemorated is one of the foundational acts of a united Europe as we know it. Over these 70 years, great strides have been made, yet that “spirit of Messina”—which was crucial in overcoming mistrust and division among the founding countries—is still frequently invoked. In recent months, during […]
Read moreTajani: « Europe needs to play a stronger role. Now we must mobilize together with the moderate Arab States» (Corriere della Sera)
ROME – The question is a must and, in a day of reversals and dramatic turns, feverish negotiations and missiles, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani does not shy away from it. Minister, how much concern is there about the Iran-Israel conflict? Is it possible that it will lead to a world war? «There is great concern. […]
Read moreItalien holt verletzte Kinder aus Gaza (Bild online)
Mailand – Insgesamt 70 Bewohner aus dem Gazastreifen – Kinder, die dringend medizinische Versorgung brauchen, sowie enge Angehörige – hat ein Regierungsflieger von Eilat am Roten Meer (Israel) nach Mailand geflogen, wo sie am späten Mittwochabend landeten. Unter ihnen Adam (11) aus Khan Younis. Er hat bei einem Luftangriff am 23. Mai alle neun Geschwister […]
Read moreTajani: «Priorità al taglio dell’Irpef. Il suicidio non è un diritto. Contrario al terzo mandato perché si rischia strapotere» (Il Tempo)
«La priorità è l’abbassamento dell’aliquota Irpef perché è una scelta strategica e non una tantum. Non sono contrario alla rottamazione, ma prima bisogna assolutamente fare il taglio dell’Irpef perché è un messaggio chiaro al ceto medio. Faremo una battaglia su questo». Il vicepremier Antonio Tajani indica la priorità del governo in questo momento e replica anche […]
Read moreTajani: “Ready to say yes to new sanctions on Moscow. Italy to consider the EU’s Defence Plan” (La Stampa)
The harsh, stinging words from Vladimir Putin to Volodymyr Zelensky do not seem to impress Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, Antonio Tajani. Indeed, he says they were almost “predictable”, if you read them in light of “Russia’s need not to speed up the peace process”. This, he argues, is why the […]
Read moreTajani: “Only the united States can stop Netanyahu” – (La Stampa)
AntonioTajani answers a few questions about Gaza and Sergio Mattarella’s speech. A few hours earlier, those who had heard the words of the President of the Republic addressed to the diplomatic corps, spoke of a frozen expression on the faces of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, sitting in the […]
Read moreTajani: “Putin has no intention of ending the war any time soon” (L’Eco di Bergamo)
“I’m a pragmatist”: That’s how Antonio Tajani defines himself in this interview with L’Eco di Bergamo, summarising his perspective as a combination of his roles as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and leader of Forza Italia. Let’s start with the suffering of the Palestinian population in Gaza. “We’re doing everything we can on […]
Read moreTajani: «The war will not end soon if Russia does not choose negotiations. Tariffs? Full confidence in the EU» (Corriere della Sera)
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is not surprised at the huge difficulties that still hinder the path to peace between Russia and Ukraine: «I have always said that the war would not end at least until the end of the year. There is no point in deluding ourselves: Russia has largely converted its industrial power into […]
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