Deputy Minister Cirielli Chaired the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli chaired the third meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation for 2026 today at the Foreign Ministry. During the meeting, a package of measures totalling over €620 million was approved, in line with the 2026 Programming Plan, adopted at the Joint Committee meeting chaired by Minister Tajani on May […]

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Miami Business Forum Cancelled

In light of the cancellation of Foreign Minister Tajani’s visit to the United States, we hereby announce that the Business and Science Forum scheduled for Monday, June 22, in Miami will not take place. The Forum was scheduled as part of the political framework of the Minister’s visit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will update […]

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Tajani at the ceremony of oath of new the diplomats: gender equality among new diplomatic officers

The ceremony of oath of allegiance to the Republic by 46 newly appointed diplomatic officers, who passed the diplomatic competition for Secretaries of Legation, was held today at the Farnesina, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani. The ceremony marks the formal entry into the diplomatic service for the new officers. […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani opened the Ceremony of oath of allegiance to the Republic by young diplomatic officers

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, opened the Ceremony of oath of allegiance to the Republic by 46 newly appointed diplomatic officers from the training course “Boris Biancheri Chiappori”.     The oath represents the final stage of the training programme, during which the Secretaries of Legation have participated in training missions in Italy […]

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Minister Tajani presented the ‘Travel Safely’ campaign

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, presented the new ‘Travel Safely’ campaign for summer 2026 today at the Crisis Unit of the Italian Foreign Ministry, urging Italians to use the updated tools made available by the Ministry. The goal is to provide all the necessary information to ensure that Italians travelling […]

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AI Hub for Sustainable Development: seven agreements signed in Bologna between African start-ups and European partners

This week, at the DAMA Technology Park in Bologna, seven partnerships were signed between African innovators in the field of artificial intelligence and Italian and European industrial companies. The signing of the agreements forms part of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development, a project supported by the G7 and part of the Mattei Plan for […]

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Madrid, the ‘Metamorfosis’ exhibition opens to the public

The Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid presents the exhibition “Metamorfosis. Las transformaciones de la belleza” (“Metamorphosis: The Transformations of Beauty”) by the Italian artist Andrea Crespi, curated by Clelia Patella, open to the public from today, 18 June, until 29 August 2026. Through painting, installation, sculpture and digital processes, Andrea Crespi explores the concept of […]

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Italy–US Scientific and Technological Cooperation 2027–2028 – Call for proposals for joint research projects

A call for proposals for joint research projects within the framework of scientific and technological cooperation between Italy and the United States for the two-year period 2027–2028 has been published. This initiative forms part of the established framework of collaboration between the two countries and supports research projects carried out by teams of Italian and […]

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Holy See, presentation of the volume “Quam Pulchri”

On 17 June Palazzo Borromeo hosted the launch event of the volume “Quam Pulchri – Settanta saggi per i settant’anni del Cardinale Matteo Zuppi” (“Quam Pulchri – Seventy Essays for the Seventieth Birthday of Cardinal Matteo Zuppi”). The event, organised in collaboration with the Foundation for Religious Studies, was opened by remarks by Ambassador Francesco […]

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Tajani to Iranian Minister Araghchi: satisfaction for the first Iran-US agreement, continue on the path of negotiation. Reach an agreement on Lebanon

In today’s phone call with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, discussed the main topics of the Iran-US negotiations. The memorandum to be signed in the next few hours will kick off a 60-day negotiation for a final agreement. “This […]

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Tajani asks Iranian Minister Araghci for safety conditions for the departure of the Italian ship “Grande Torino”, which is stuck in the Persian Gulf with 21 Italian seafarers on board

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani had a telephone conversation today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Abbas Araghchi. In the course of the conversation, the Minister also raised the issue of the Grimaldi “Grande Torino” ship, which has been in the Strait of Hormuz since March. There are […]

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Mission of Deputy Minister Cirielli to New York

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, travelled to New York to take part in the 7th Global Conference on the State of Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16), which is dedicated to strengthening institutions and the rule of law. The conference, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the […]

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