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    Press Releases
    25 August 2025
    Audience of Minister Tajani with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. Discussions on the Conference of Italophony: a language of peace and shared values

    This morning, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, was received in private audience by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. It was the Minister’s first private meeting with the Holy Father. The cordial exchange, a testament to the strength of the longstanding bilateral relations between Italy and the Holy See, confirmed the full convergence of […]

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    Press Releases
    24 August 2025
    Minister Tajani’s Participation in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

    Speaking from the Rimini Meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, took part in a G7 Foreign Ministers’ virtual meeting on Ukraine, held on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also participated in the meeting. “Transatlantic unity is essential to support the path […]

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    Press Releases
    24 August 2025
    Minister Tajani on Ukrainian Independence Day

    On the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, reaffirms Italy’s full support for Kyiv in achieving a just and lasting peace, in full respect of Ukrainian sovereignty and in close coordination with the United States and European partners. In tthis regard, Tajani will participate in the […]

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    Press Releases
    23 August 2025
    Tajani discusses Ukraine and Gaza with French and German Foreign Ministers

    Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, held two telephone conversations today in anticipation of tomorrow’s videoconference with G7 Foreign Ministers, marking the 24th of August, the day Ukraine commemorates its declaration of independence from the USSR in 1991. In his discussions with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and German counterpart Johann Wadephul, the head […]

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    Press Releases
    23 August 2025
    Participation of Minister Tajani at the Rimini Meeting Tomorrow

    On August 24, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will attend the Rimini Meeting. This year’s edition is expected to attract over 800,000 visitors, and now in its 46th year, the Meeting continues to stand out as a major international event promoting the values of peace and […]

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    Press Releases
    22 August 2025
    Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs monitoring the recovery of the body of mountaineer Luca Sinigaglia

    Following the death of Italian national Luca Sinigaglia on 15 August during a mountain climb in the border area between Kyrgyzstan and China, the Italian Embassy in Astana (with responsibility for Kyrgyzstan) has been following the case closely, maintaining contact with the local authorities and with the family. The operations launched by the local authorities […]

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    Diplomatic Network
    22 August 2025
    La Paz, Italo-Bolivian Exhibition “Inner Territory”

    At the “Simón Patiño” Cultural Centre in La Paz, Ambassador Fabio Messineo inaugurated the exhibition Inner Territory, a collaborative project by Italian director, writer and playwright Fabrizio Catalano and Bolivian artists Fátima Lazarte and Yefrin Acuña. The exhibition, open to the public until mid-September, features sculptures and objects either inspired by or used in the […]

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    Interviews
    22 August 2025
    Tajani invites ECB to deliver a shock rate cut (Il Sole 24 Ore)

    ROME – “I think this is a positive step, and we can achieve further improvements”. The joint US-EU text on tariffs has just been announced: there is no long-awaited exemption for wine and spirits, and steel and aluminum still face a heavy 50% duty. But Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, seeks to ease […]

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    Diplomatic Network
    22 August 2025
    The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the 2025 Rimini Meeting

    For the seventh consecutive year, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) will participate in the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples with a major pavilion entitled “No Crisis Is Far Away”. The exhibition space will showcase the commitment of MAECI and its partners in responding to crises and humanitarian emergencies, supporting local […]

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    In detail
    22 August 2025
    Tajani invites ECB to deliver a shock rate cut (Il Sole 24 Ore)

    ROME – “I think this is a positive step, and we can achieve further improvements”. The joint US-EU text on tariffs has just been announced: there is no long-awaited exemption for wine and spirits, and steel and aluminum still face a heavy 50% duty. But Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, seeks to ease […]

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    Press Releases
    21 August 2025
    Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Italy, the European Union and Other Countries on New Israeli Settlements

    The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today signed a joint statement with the Foreign Ministers of 20 other countries and the European Union, strongly condemning the Israeli decision to proceed with new settlement plans in the West Bank and calling for their immediate reversal. The statement reiterates […]

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