Press Accreditation Note – G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting (Pescara – 22-24 October 2024)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting (Pescara – 22-24 October 2024)   From Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 October 2024, the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting will be held in Pescara, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani. The meeting aims to strengthen international humanitarian coordination […]

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First charter flight with Italian nationals from Lebanon lands

Last night, the first charter flight organised by the Italian Government, at the initiative of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, landed at Rome Fiumicino’s “Leonardo Da Vinci” International Airport, facilitating the return of Italian nationals from Lebanon. “We have encouraged all Italians to leave Lebanon via commercial […]

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Tajani meets Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: immediate response to the refugee crisis in Lebanon and Syria, commitment from the G7 in Pescara to coordinate aid to the region

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today met with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, to be updated on the UNHCR’s (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) intervention strategies regarding the crisis in the Middle East. “The Italian government supports the activities of the UNHCR; […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE 24th WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD (Farnesina, 8 October 2024)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE 24th WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD (Farnesina, 8 October 2024) On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, at 2:30 p.m., the presentation event for the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM), the leading international showcase promoting our language globally, will […]

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Bahrain, a tribute to Italy’s greatest composers and jazz musicians

On the occasion of the 33rd Edition of the Bahrain International Music Festival, on Wednesday 2 October, the Italian Embassy in Bahrain, in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), organised the concert “Luca Velotti Meets Silvia Manco” at the Culture Hall in Manama. Paying tribute to some of the greatest Italian […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani participates in the Question Time session at the Senate of the Republic

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

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Santiago – 50th anniversary of the 1974 Venice Biennale.

After the coup d’état of 11 September 1973, Carlo Ripa di Meana – newly elected President of the Venice Biennale – decided to dedicate the entire 1974 edition of the Biennale to Chile. Hortensia Allende, widow of Chilean President Salvador Allende, travelled to Venice to inaugurate the Biennale, entitled ‘Freedom to Chile: for a democratic […]

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Roots Tourism, the Italea project arrives in Argentina. Tajani: a primary tool to strengthen ties with Italian communities abroad

Coinciding with the mission to Argentina and Brazil (7-9 October) of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, the Italea project – part of the ‘Roots Tourism’ initiative – arrives in Buenos Aires for the FIT, International Tourism Fair. “Roots Tourism is a priority instrument to strengthen ties […]

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Tajani: “Now everyone must stop, including Israel. Otherwise, the war will become a bottomless abyss”

ROME “Italy calls on the Iranian government and on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu himself to curb the use of violence. It calls on absolutely everyone to stop the war from spiralling. In these hours, one more missile from one side or the other could cause this war to escalate out of control. Let us work […]

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Tajani: “Now everyone must stop, including Israel. Otherwise, the war will become a bottomless abyss” (Corriere della Sera)

ROME “Italy calls on the Iranian government and on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu himself to curb the use of violence. It calls on absolutely everyone to stop the war from spiralling. In these hours, one more missile from one side or the other could cause this war to escalate out of control. Let us work […]

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Hearing of Ministers Antonio Tajani and Guido Crosetto on the latest developments in the Middle East

The Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate held a hearing with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, on the latest developments in the Middle East.

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Iran: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the Iranian attack against Israel

The EU condemns in the strongest terms Iran’s attack against Israel which constitutes a serious threat to regional security. The EU reiterates its commitment to the security of Israel. Once again, a dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliations risks fuelling an uncontrollable regional escalation which is in no one’s interest. The EU remains fully committed […]

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