Nepal update. Italian staff have arrived in Kathmandu to step up support for the Italian nationals

The task force from the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has arrived in Kathmandu, together with staff from the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi, who were sent on the instructions of Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani to strengthen Italy’s diplomatic presence on site and provide assistance to Italian nationals. The […]

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Tokyo, Artemisia Gentileschi protagonist with ‘Slaying Holofernes’

An evening dedicated to Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most famous painters of the Italian seventeenth century, was held at the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo with the screening of the animated film ‘Slaying Holofernes’, directed by Kurumi Hakamata. The event began with opening remarks by Luca Marini, Acting Director of the […]

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Tajani: “We help families and businesses. The markets are not scared” (Quotidiano Nazionale)

“The history of windfall profit taxes is a history of failure: they distort investment and risk accelerating the deindustrialisation of Europe.” The Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani, explains why he categorically rejects the taxation of windfall profits, citing the unequivocal view of Daniel Yergin, one of the world’s leading […]

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Tajani tomorrow in Taranto for the Mediterranean Games and in Ceglie Messapica for the kermesse ‘La Piazza – Il Bene comune’

Tomorrow, Friday 28 August, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will be in Taranto as part of the commitments related to the XX Mediterranean Games. At 5:30 p.m. he will visit the floating ‘AROYA’, main pole of the ‘Mediterranean Village’, set up for the Games. Moored at the Mar Grande Naval Station of the Taranto […]

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Nepal update: Tajani orders staff to be sent to Kathmandu to assist Italian nationals

The Nepalese authorities have issued an update on the number of missing persons involved in the large landslide that struck an area on the Nepal-Tibet border, including two Italians. The Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is carrying out checks with the local authorities, through the Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata and […]

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Tajani at the presentation of the new book by Mario Giro. Diplomacy, dialogue and peace negotiations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will take part today at 8 p.m. to the presentation of Mario Giro’s new book Pace in tempo di guerra (Peace in time of War), dialoguing with Andrea Riccardi, President of the Dante Alighieri Society, Mons. Luigi Vari, Archbishop of Gaeta, Marco Impagliazzo, President of the Community of […]

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Tajani: “In the Gulf, we are helping ‘friendly’ nations; in Ukraine, we support dialogue but reject Moscow’s demands” (ilsussidiario.net)

Rome is hosting the meetings between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations, and there has also been discussion of the possibility that Italy might be tasked with overseeing the implementation of the agreement, which provides for the handover to the Lebanese army of certain areas of territory currently occupied by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). What […]

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Tajani at the presentation of the new book by Mario Giro

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will take part today at 8 p.m. to the presentation of Mario Giro’s new book Pace in tempo di guerra (Peace in time of War) at the Cloister of San Domenico in Fondi. The event will also be attended by Andrea Riccardi, President of the Dante Alighieri Society, […]

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Principality of Monaco, 21st Edition of the Palermo–Montecarlo sailing regatta

On 23 August 2026, the 21st edition of the Palermo–Monte Carlo, one of the most prestigious offshore regattas in the Mediterranean, organised by the Circolo della Vela Sicilia in conjunction with the Yacht Club de Monaco and in collaboration with the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, came to a close with its arrival in the Principality […]

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Landslide on the border between Nepal and Tibet: The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to check the possible involvement of Italian nationals

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working since the first reports of the large landslide that struck an area on the border between Nepal and Tibet. The Crisis Unit is liaising with the Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata, the Honorary Consulate in Kathmandu and the Embassy of Italy in Beijing to ascertain whether […]

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Tajani at the meeting in Rimini to discuss Europe, Lebanon and food security

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will be at the meeting in Rimini today, where he will speak in two panels dedicated respectively to European roots and values, and to Lebanon.     On Lebanon, the Minister will discuss Italy’s commitment to supporting stability, the population, and the country’s reconstruction path. Lebanon is a […]

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Italy supports progress in the political process in Libya: Joint Declaration on the Tunis Agreement

Italy has signed, together with France, Germany, Greece, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, a joint declaration welcoming the agreement reached on 20 August in Tunis by the Libyan parties on the reconstitution of the Council of the National High Electoral Commission and on the electoral framework. The agreement, […]

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