Deputy Minister Cirielli chairs the fifth 2024 meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee

Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of International Cooperation Edmondo Cirielli chaired the fifth 2024 meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, which approved a package of interventions worth EUR 720 million. Africa is confirmed as the main recipient of Italian Cooperation interventions, with two initiatives promoted by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti being […]

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Tajani: “Working tirelessly. Now the conflict must not become inevitable”

ROME – After a long meeting with Italian ambassadors in Middle Eastern countries, and near the end of another heated day on the international front Antonio Tajani has a conviction. The Italian Foreign Minister says that the situation is indeed “worrying” as the clashes are multiplying and the powder keg could explode at any moment. […]

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Tajani: “Working tirelessly. Now the conflict must not become inevitable” (Corriere della Sera)

ROME – After a long meeting with Italian ambassadors in Middle Eastern countries, and near the end of another heated day on the international front Antonio Tajani has a conviction. The Italian Foreign Minister says that the situation is indeed “worrying” as the clashes are multiplying and the powder keg could explode at any moment. […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Venezuela

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who peacefully exercised their right to vote in large numbers on July 28 to shape the future of their country. […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani takes part in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, participates today in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies.

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Awarding of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Translation Prizes and Contributions

On 18 July, the meeting of the “Advisory Working Group for the Promotion of Italian Culture and Language – Publishing and Audiovisual Media Section” took place to allocate the 2024 translation incentives. Representatives from the following institutions participated in the Working Group: the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry […]

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Eleonora Strino’s jazz in Algiers

A double concert by the Italian musician Eleonora Strino and her group “Eleonora Strino Trio” (Aldo Capasso on double bass and Ruben Ludo Bellavia on drums) was held on the occasion of International Jazz Day, as part of the agreement in force between the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers and the Agence Algérienne pour le […]

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“Turismo delle radici” project: Deputy Prime Minister Tajani signs agreement between Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ITA Airways

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the President of the Italian airline ITA Airways, Antonino Turicchi, will present tomorrow at the Farnesina the Agreement between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Italy’s flagship airline, signed in the past few days as part […]

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Minister Tajani held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Ministers of Israel and Lebanon

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, held telephone conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, Israel Katz, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Lebanese Republic, Abdallah Bou Habib. “To Minister Katz, I expressed the government’s profound condolences for […]

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Italian Foreign Ministry Note on the Situation in Lebanon

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is closely monitoring the evolution of the crisis in Lebanon in coordination with the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto. The Italian government has reiterated to both the Israeli and Lebanese governments its urgent request to do everything in their power to avoid further escalation of […]

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Diplomacy for Growth: Renewed Subsidised Finance Programme for the Western Balkans

The Facilitation Committee of Funds 394/81 and 295/73, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and meeting at the Farnesina with representatives from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, and the Conference of Regions, has approved the renewal of the Subsidised Finance Programme for the Western Balkans […]

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Norway, a promising rare earth deposit discovered

The Norwegian company REN-Rare Earths Norway has announced the discovery of a deposit that, according to preliminary estimates, contains 8.8 million tons of rare earth oxides, and plans to invest nearly EUR 870 million in its exploitation. With reserves four times larger than those identified and disclosed by the Swedish mining company LKAB at the […]

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