Tajani: «There is just one majority party to beat the left-wing parties in the UE. Lega? They can join» (Corriere della Sera)

Rome – Antonio Tajani, the next President of FI (Forza Italia), why would you impose «vetoes» on centre-right coalitions in Europe based on the Italian model, as Mr Salvini fears? «I don’t impose any vetoes. I am just being realistic». Realistic about what? «About the fact that there is only one political majority able to beat […]

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AYSO Youth Orchestra wins Vienna Festival

For the second year consecutively, the Youth Symphony Orchestra, AYSO, triumphed at the prestigious “Summa cum Laude” International Competition which took place in Vienna between St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Musikverein, the temple of classical music. AYSO Orchestra, composed of musicians with an average age of 19 that come from numerous Italian conservatories, competed against […]

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Meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Today at Palazzo Chigi, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. “Kuwait is a leading partner of Italy in the Middle East”, said the Deputy Prime Minister, “with whom we intend to strengthen bilateral […]

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“Il Racconto della Bellezza”, a project of the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture on travelling exhibitions, kicks off

On 5 July, the exhibition “Forme e colori dall’Italia preromana. Canosa di Puglia” (Shapes and Colours from Pre-Roman Italy. Canosa di Puglia), the result of the cooperation programme between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Ministry of Culture entitled “Il Racconto della Bellezza” (The Tale of Beauty), which, through the network of […]

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Second meeting between Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani and the Ambassadors of African countries

The second meeting between the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Ambassadors of African countries accredited to the Quirinale will be held at the Farnesina on Tuesday 4 July. The meeting will be attended by the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco […]

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Meeting of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, with the Secretary for Relations with States to the Holy See, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today at the Farnesina with the Secretary for Relations with States to the Holy See, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, for the periodic bilateral consultations between Italy and the Holy See. During the meeting, some of the main current international […]

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Voices from the Farnesina – Avamposti (Outposts). Italy in frontier places: Singapore

Italy has 129 embassies in the world, many of which represent our country in geographically distant, little-known contexts. Avamposti, the new podcast series produced in collaboration with the AGI news agency, has selected some of them to describe their different facets and also analyse them in the light of their relations with the Italian culture. […]

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Undersecretary Maria Tripodi’s meeting with German Secretary of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Susanne Baumann

Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, received at the Farnesina the State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Susanne Baumann. The meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, as strengthened by Chancellor Scholz’s recent visit to […]

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Meeting of Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli with the British Minister of State for Development and Africa

The Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Edmondo Cirielli met today in Rome with Andrew Mitchell, British Minister of State for Development and Africa. The focus of the meeting was the strengthening of bilateral relations following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation “whole of Government”, which was signed […]

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Mission of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to Brussels (28-29 June 2023)

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will be on a mission to Brussels today and tomorrow, 28 and 29 June 2023. The Deputy Prime Minister will take part in tonight’s reception organised by the King of the Belgians at the Royal Palace of Laeken on the […]

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Mission of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to Brussels (28-29 June 2023)

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will be on a mission to Brussels today and tomorrow, 28 and 29 June 2023. The Deputy Prime Minister will take part in tonight’s reception organised by the King of the Belgians at the Royal Palace of Laeken on the […]

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Tajani: “Enough with the proclamations. This is how the ECB drags us into recession” (Il Giornale)

“I’m disappointed”. Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani criticises the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde upon this latter announcing an interest rate hike in July. Do you think we risk recession this way? “Caution is needed. I don’t understand why you would announce a rate increase so […]

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