Deputy Minister Cirielli at MAECI–ANCI meeting on international cooperation

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, today took part in a meeting in Rome promoted by the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI), dedicated to international cooperation and to the role of local authorities within the Italian development cooperation system. “Municipalities, Regions and Metropolitan Cities are key actors in development cooperation, thanks to […]

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Tourism of Roots: Minister Tajani at the signing of agreements with implementing bodies

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will take part in the ceremony for the signing of agreements relating to projects under the “Tourism of Roots” initiative, financed through the Development and Cohesion Fund. Since 2022, the Italian Foreign Ministry has served as the implementing administration for the NRRP measure “Tourism of Roots – An […]

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Tajani at Fiumicino airport to welcome the first 59 Palestinian students who left Gaza yesterday via the “university corridors”

Coming back from his mission to Bratislava, where he participated in the Ministerial Meeting of the “Friends of the Western Balkans”, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be at Fiumicino Airport this afternoon to welcome the first group of Palestinian university students who left the Gaza Strip yesterday as part of the “university corridors” operation, facilitated […]

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Bratislava Declaration of the Foreign Ministers of the Friends of the Western Balkans and their partners on the integration of the region into the European Union

Bratislava, 12 May 2026 The Ministers of the Foreign Affairs of the Friends of the Western Balkans – Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Slovakia – met in Bratislava on May 12, 2026 with the partners from the Western Balkans region. The meeting was attended by the European Union Commissioner for Enlargement. Building […]

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Tajani «Europe is more reactive. Sanctions against violent settlers. Now we need to stop the right of veto» (Il Messaggero – Il Mattino- Il Gazzettino)

Antonio Tajani is boarding the plane from Brussels back to Rome, after the EU Foreign Ministers’ Council, in which sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank were decided. Minister, what is the significance of your decision? “This proposal has been on the table for some time. The Hungarian veto has finally been overcome, […]

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Vienna, Photographic Exhibition Dedicated to Press Freedom

With a view to celebrating World Press Freedom Day and the new national anniversary in memory of journalists killed in the line of duty, established by the Italian Parliament, the  Permanent Representation of Italy to the OSCE – in cooperation with ANSA – opened today in Vienna the photographic exhibition “Safeguarding Press Freedom: Protecting Journalists, […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – Arrival in Italy of 59 Palestinian students from the Gaza Strip – Fiumicino Airport – May 12, 2026

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Arrival in Italy of 72 Palestinian students from the Gaza Strip Fiumicino Airport – May 12, 2026   Tomorrow evening, May 12, at approximately 6:05 PM, a flight departing from Amman will land at Rome Fiumicino Airport, carrying a group of 59 Palestinian university students from the Gaza Strip. Additional 13 students […]

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Tajani in Bratislava for the “Friends of the Western Balkans” Ministerial Meeting

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is in Bratislava today for the Ministerial Meeting of the group of “Friends of the Western Balkans” and the Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkans. The group includes seven EU Member States (Italy, Austria, Croatia, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia) that are cooperating to support the accession of the […]

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Seventy-two young Palestinian university students left Gaza and will study in Italy. The number of young people evacuated from the Gaza Strip since September has risen to 229

Seventy-two Palestinian university students from Gaza crossed the Israeli Kerem Shalom crossing today as part of the “university corridors” operation, initiated by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. The operation aims to allow them to leave the Gaza Strip and arrive in Italy to study at Italian universities. After completing visa and permit procedures, the convoy will […]

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Norway celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Norge airship’s Arctic flight

The 100th anniversary celebration of the Norge airship’s Arctic flight took place on May 11 in Ny Ålesund, a town in the Svalbard Islands, approximately 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole. The airship departed from Ciampino Airport in 1926 to reach and fly over the North Pole, completing one of the most extraordinary feats in […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli took part in the ceremony for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Customs and IILA

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, spoke today at the ceremony for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) and the International Italy-Latin America Organization (IILA), held at the latter’s headquarters in Rome. In his speech Deputy Minister Cirielli said: “ADM has extraordinary technical expertise. Since 2022, […]

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Tampere, 2nd Symposium “World’s Best Cities”

The second International Symposium “World’s Best Cities” was held in Tampere on 6-7 May, under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Helsinki, which included the event as part of the 2026 Sustainable Development Festival promoted by ASviS. Smart cities, innovation, green transition, and quality of urban life were the central topics of the […]

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