Italy’s and EU Member States’ call on Israel to grant full access to humanitarian workers and NGOs in Gaza

Today Italy – together with the European Union and a group of Member States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other partners – signed an urgent appeal to the Israeli authorities to grant full access to Gaza for all aid and to ensure that humanitarian workers and NGOs can safely continue their efforts to distribute food […]

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Rio de Janeiro, exhibition “Italia Brutalista”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, in collaboration with the Consulate General, presents the photography exhibition “Italia Brutalista. L’arte del cemento” (“Brutalist Italy. The art of concrete”), on display until the end of August at the ItalianoRio Cultural Hub, a multifunctional and multimedia space designed to host thematic exhibitions, workshops and lectures. The […]

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New “Food for Gaza” aid: 20 lorries with 350 tonnes of flour with WFP. Defence airdrops continue

A new consignment of food aid donated by Italy through the World Food Programme entered Gaza today, as part of the “Food for Gaza” initiative. The 20 lorries, carrying over 350 tonnes of flour for the civilian population in the Strip, had departed from Jordan last week, as part of a humanitarian operation aiming to […]

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Tajani on export data: “We must continue to push to diversify into new markets with the export plan”

Minister Tajani commented on the figures for Italian exports in June 2025 compared with the previous year. “It is certainly a positive result, with a 4.9% increase on 2024, and it is in line with the measures set out in the Export Action Plan launched last March,” the Minister observed. “We reacted in good time […]

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Munich, “Italy on two wheels” exhibition

The exhibition “Italy on two wheels” is currently taking place at the Italian Cultural Institute of Munich, organised in collaboration with the cultural collective Mo’ Better Football, long committed to exploring the intersections between art and sport, the Consulate General of Italy in Freiburg, and the Italian Cultural Institutes of Hamburg and Stuttgart. The exhibition’s […]

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Seoul, 19th-century masterpieces from Capodimonte in Asia for the first time

On 31 July 2025, the exhibition “Culture and Society in the 19th-century collection of the Capodimonte Museum” was inaugurated at the My Art Museum in Seoul, marking the first exhibition in Asia entirely dedicated to the 19th-century collection of the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples. The opening ceremony was attended by Italian […]

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Tajani: “Attack on Gaza – Netanyahu must stop” (Il Messaggero)

Minister Antonio Tajani, Prime Minister Netanyahu intends to invade Gaza. Do you condemn this? “Absolutely. This carnage cannot continue. The invasion of Gaza risks turning into a Vietnam for the Israeli soldiers. If the senior military leadership has its doubts, there must be a reason. This is not the way forward”. What is, then? “Diplomacy […]

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New phase of “Food for Gaza”: Italian humanitarian air drops to Gaza

Today marks the start of humanitarian aid air drops from Italy to the Gaza Strip, as part of the “Food for Gaza” Operation launched in March 2024 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, together with FAO, the World Food Programme, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The […]

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Note from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani

The extraordinary export plan is working. Diversifying the international markets to which we export our products is the right strategy to counter the negative impact of American tariffs. In the first half of 2025, Italian exports to non-EU countries recorded a growth of 1.3%, rising to +2% when energy is excluded. Exports to the United […]

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Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, has signed a Joint Statement with the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, strongly condemning the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet on 8 August to launch a further large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip. […]

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Joint Foreign Ministers’ statement on Gaza

Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union The Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs […]

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G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants

August 8, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, members of the G7 RRM (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden) issued the following statement: “The G7 RRM notes recent statements made by the United Kingdom, […]

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