Deputy Minister Cirielli chairs the third meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation 2025

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, today chaired the third meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation 2025 at the Farnesina. The Committee approved a package of projects and programmes amounting to approximately EUR 120 million. This allocation is in line with the 2025 Programming approved during the previous […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli receives Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs Diego Martínez Belío at the Farnesina

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, today welcomed the Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain, Diego Martínez Belío, at the Farnesina. In the context of the excellent relations between Italy and Spain, the meeting provided an opportunity to deepen the exchange of views […]

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Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom plus the EU High Representative

We met in Rome on 12 June to discuss Euro-Atlantic security and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, for which the NATO Secretary General and the Ukrainian Foreign Minister joined us. We reaffirmed our commitment to a stronger and more sovereign Europe, able to defend its citizens and its interests and to contribute to international peace and […]

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Public diplomacy and archives: an exhibition in Brussels on the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations between EU Member States

On 23 May, an exhibition organised by the EuDiA network – European Diplomatic Archives – was inaugurated in Brussels at Europa Lex, one of the official venues of the European Council. The exhibition is dedicated to the acts marking the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations between various European Union Member States. The Historical Diplomatic Archive […]

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Minister Tajani chairs Weimar Plus Ministerial Meeting

Minister Antonio Tajani will chair a Weimar Plus format Ministerial meeting today at Villa Madama. Participants will include German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign and […]

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Edinburgh, Carlo Lucarelli presents “The Darkest Winter”

At the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh on 29 May, renowned Italian author Carlo Lucarelli presented his historical thriller, “The Darkest Winter” (L’inverno più nero – Open Borders Press, 2025), in conversation with the translator Joseph Farrell, emeritus Professor of Italian at the University of Strathclyde. The novel is set in Bologna in the 1940s. […]

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Call for applications for the 2025 edition of “AIR – Artisti in Residenza” published

The call for applications for the 2025 edition of the project “AIR – Artisti in Residenza”, conceived and promoted by MIDJ with financial support from SIAE, has been published. The competition aims to create a network of artistic residencies in collaboration with Italian Cultural Institutes, Embassies and Consulates in Europe and around the world, open […]

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Foreign Affairs–Defence Joint Note: Three humanitarian flights carrying a group of Palestinians from Gaza to arrive in Italy today

Three humanitarian flights transporting a group of Palestinian patients from Gaza are expected to arrive in Italy this evening, as part of the medical evacuation and reception operations carried out by the Italian Government. Among those on board will be young Adam and his mother, Alaa Alnajjar, who lost their entire family in Gaza in […]

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Brussels: The 2025 Edition of the Sanremo Giovani World Tour has concluded

The Brussels date marked the end of the 2025 edition of the Sanremo Giovani World Tour, the project resulting from a collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and RAI. Since 2019, the Sanremo Giovani World Tour has successfully promoted emerging artists of the Italian music scene, taking them to perform on […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 (Rome, 10–11 July 2025)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 (Rome, 10–11 July 2025) On Thursday 10 and Friday 11 July 2025, the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 (URC2025) will take place in Rome at the Roma Convention Center La Nuvola, co-organised by Italy and Ukraine. The Conference is the main annual event dedicated to supporting Ukraine, and it […]

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Sparkle signs Memorandum of Understanding for construction of Asia–Africa–Europe-2 (AAE-2) submarine cable system

Sparkle has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PCCW Global, Telecom Egypt and Zain Omantel International (ZOI) for the construction of the Asia–Africa–Europe-2 (AAE-2) submarine cable system. The consortium aims to establish a strong, next-generation digital link between Hong Kong, Singapore and Italy, leveraging secure, high-capacity land corridors across Thailand, the Arabian Peninsula and Egypt. […]

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Tajani: «Priorità al taglio dell’Irpef. Il suicidio non è un diritto. Contrario al terzo mandato perché si rischia strapotere» (Il Tempo)

«La priorità è l’abbassamento dell’aliquota Irpef perché è una scelta strategica e non una tantum. Non sono contrario alla rottamazione, ma prima bisogna assolutamente fare il taglio dell’Irpef perché è un messaggio chiaro al ceto medio. Faremo una battaglia su questo». Il vicepremier Antonio Tajani indica la priorità del governo in questo momento e replica anche […]

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