New ISTAT data, the Foreign Ministry’s work on exports continues
According to data released today by ISTAT on Italy’s foreign trade, in the first seven months of 2025, Italy exported goods worth €384.2 billion, recording a 2.9% increase in value compared to the first seven months of 2024. Exports grew in value both to EU markets (+3.1%) and to non-EU markets (+2.7%). The trade balance […]
Read moreMinister Tajani to attend the inauguration of the academic year and the SIOI’s Preparatory Course for the Diplomatic Career Competition
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will be at the SIOI tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. to participate in the inauguration ceremony for the 2025-2026 Academic Year and the Preparatory Course for the Diplomatic Career Competition. The Minister said: “The training of future Italian diplomats is instrumental to the pursuit of foreign […]
Read moreItaly votes in favour of UN Resolution supporting the Two-State Solution
Today, Italy voted in favour of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution calling for the establishment of a State of Palestine free from Hamas. The Resolution, which adopts the “New York Declaration on the peaceful resolution of the question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-State solution”, was tabled by France and Saudi Arabia. […]
Read moreUndersecretary Silli addresses Parliament on economic and military cooperation with Israel
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, spoke today in Parliament in response to an urgent interpellation submitted by Hon. Bonelli regarding economic and military cooperation with Israel. Undersecretary Silli reiterated the positions already expressed by Minister Tajani, stating that the Italian Government continues to work tirelessly for a ceasefire […]
Read moreToday, Tajani in Naples at the Conference of Scientific Attachés: “Diplomacy and science united to promote Italy”
The third day of the 2025 edition of the Conference of Scientific and Space Attachés and Agricultural Experts opens today in Naples with the participation of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani. To mark the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the city, after previous sessions held at the Anton […]
Read moreOperational proposals for the enhancement of cooperation between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye
OPERATIONAL PROPOSALS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE In the framework of the consensus reached at the bilateral meetings between the Italian and Turkish delegations on 19 September 2023 in New York on the margins of the 78th UN General […]
Read moreUndersecretary Tripodi receives Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hang
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, today received the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Le Thi Thu Hang. At the centre of discussions was the strengthening of economic and trade relations, following the Business Forum held in Hanoi on 4 September – which saw the signing of […]
Read moreItalian government action for Palestinian students: Italy working on “university corridors”
In recent weeks, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working to establish “university corridors” to enable Palestinian students awarded scholarships by Italian universities to leave their country and travel to Italy. At the request of Minister Tajani, the procedures for obtaining visas have been clarified and expedited on the Italian side, and are […]
Read moreMinister Tajani presents Italian Foreign Ministry’s reform to trade unions
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, met today at the Farnesina with the trade union representatives of the various staff categories working within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). The meeting focused on the reform of the Italian Foreign Ministry, recently approved by the Council of Ministers. On this occasion, […]
Read moreMessage from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar
I have just sent a message of solidarity to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and to the Qatari people. The attacks have violated the sovereignty of a friendly country which, for months, has been working tirelessly to bring an end to the war in […]
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