Interview with Tajani – “Rome can host the resumption of dialogue” (Quotidiano Nazionale)
«We are nominating Rome to host the desirable resumption of talks without intermediaries between the United States and Iran on the nuclear issue. I spoke with Secretary of State Marc Rubio and I contacted the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi, who is in Russia. I expect to hear from him in the next few hours. […]
Read moreTajani “We want to bring the United States and Iran to the negotiating table. The talks can take place in Rome” (La Stampa)
“The US attack was in the air, but we were not informed beforehand.” In the evening, Minister Tajani, after a day that had begun shortly after two in the morning, received a small group of journalists in his office at the Foreign Ministry. Immediately after a long meeting with about twenty ambassadors affected by the […]
Read moreTajani spoke with Rubio. The call to the United States and Iran: “Meet in Rome” (Corriere della Sera)
ROME « There are 50,000 Italians living in the large area between Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain… And right now we also need to think about their safety.” It is seven in the evening of another nightmare day, with the US bombing of Iran less than twenty-four hours ago. The Minister of Foreign […]
Read moreTajani “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 […]
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