EPP Foreign Ministers Met in Rome This Evening
The Foreign Ministers of the European People’s Party (EPP), chaired by Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EPP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, and David McAllister, Chair of the AFET Committee of the European Parliament, met this evening in Rome to prepare the agenda for the next EU […]
Read moreTajani pays tribute to magistrate Vittorio Occorsio on the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, pays tribute to the magistrate Vittorio Occorsio today, on the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination by the hand of neo-fascist terrorists. ‘Fifty years after the brutal assassination of Vittorio Occorsio, we pay tribute to a public civil servant who defended the values of the rule of law and […]
Read moreMinisterial meeting of the ‘Friends of the Western Balkans’ group begins today
The ministerial meeting of the ‘Friends of the Western Balkans’ group and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Balkan countries, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, is taking place this morning at Villa Madama. The group comprises seven EU Member States (Italy, Austria, Croatia, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia) which […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Cirielli’s Mission to North Macedonia and Kosovo
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, completed a mission to North Macedonia and Kosovo. In Skopje, Deputy Minister Cirielli met with his counterpart, Zoran Dimitrovski, who confirmed the excellent bilateral relations and broad prospects for collaboration between Italy and North Macedonia, also through the Italian Cooperation’s work in the country. During the meeting, […]
Read moreTajani chairs the ‘Friends of the Western Balkans’ ministerial meeting
Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani chairs today’s ministerial meeting of the ‘Friends of the Western Balkans’ group and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Balkan countries. The group comprises seven EU Member States (Italy, Austria, Croatia, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia) which are working together to support the accession of the […]
Read moreSummoning of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Italy. Expulsion of two military attachés
On the instructions of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Italy, Aleksej Paramonov, today to express the Italian Government’s strongest protest following the illegal activities carried out by two officials with diplomatic status at the […]
Read moreTajani at the meeting of NATO and Ukrainian Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Details were also provided regarding the security operation that identified Russian agents in Italy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani attended the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Ankara and, together with Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, convened a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the E5 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom), along with Turkey and the EU. At […]
Read moreThe Strega Prize: the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with one-third of the votes coming from the Italian Cultural Institutes. Tajani: ‘Books tell the story of Italy to the world’
Hosted for the first time at the Campidoglio, the Strega Prize will hold its final ceremony this evening, during which the winner of the 2026 edition will be chosen from among the six finalists: Teresa Ciabatti, Michele Mari, Matteo Nucci, Alcide Pierantozzi, Bianca Pitzorno and Elena Rui. The Strega Prize is Italy’s most prestigious literary […]
Read moreMeeting of NATO Foreign Ministers with the countries of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. Tajani: strengthening the Alliance’s relations with the Gulf States is of strategic importance
On the occasion of the NATO Summit in Ankara, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani took part in a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers with the partner countries of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) – Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar – a meeting strongly advocated by Italy. The agenda for the meeting included a […]
Read moreMinister Tajani in Ankara for the NATO Summit
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani concluded a mission to attend the NATO Summit, alongside Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Defence Minister Guido Crosetto. The Summit focused on strengthening Euro-Atlantic security and adapting the Alliance to new strategic challenges. Key items on the agenda included strengthening the Allies’ contribution to collective deterrence and defence, including by reviewing […]
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