The Arctic: Presentation of Italy’s Strategic Document on Arctic Engagement
The presentation conference of Italy’s new strategic document on the Arctic, entitled “Italian Arctic Policy. Italy and the Arctic: the values of cooperation in a rapidly transforming region”, will take place today in Rome at Villa Madama. The event will feature addresses by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Minister of Defence, Guido […]
Read moreTajani holds talks with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi: “De-escalation in the crisis with Iran”
Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani held a telephone conversation today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Badr Al Busaidi, also in the wake of yesterday’s visit by the President of the Council of Ministers to Muscat. The two Ministers first addressed the situation in Iran and the recent mission […]
Read moreItalian exports grow in the first eleven months of 2025
According to foreign trade data released today by ISTAT, in the first eleven months of 2025 Italy exported goods worth EUR 591.3 billion, recording an increase compared to the same period of 2024 both in value (+3.1%) and in volume (+0.4%). The increase in export values concerns both areas: the EU (+4.1%) and non-EU markets […]
Read moreConfirmatory constitutional referendum on 22 and 23 march 2026
VOTING BY MAIL FOR ITALIAN CITIZENS RESIDING ABROAD AND OPTION TO VOTE IN ITALY By decree of the President of the Republic dated 13 January 2026, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on 14 January 2026, the dates of 22 and 23 MARCH 2026 have been set for the referendum pursuant to Article 138 of the […]
Read moreMinisters Tajani and Roccella present the new Guide to International Adoptions at the Farnesina
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will present the new Guide to International Adoptions today at 3:00 p.m. at the Farnesina, together with the Minister for the Family, Birth Rate and Equal Opportunities and President of the Commission for International Adoptions (CAI) of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Eugenia Roccella, and the […]
Read moreRelease of Italian national Luigi Gasperin
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, announces that Italian national Luigi Gasperin has been definitively released in Venezuela. During the night, the release order—previously issued but not yet implemented by one of the Venezuelan authorities—was duly enforced. Mr Gasperin is fatigued but in a stable condition. He has indicated his wish to remain in […]
Read moreG7 Statement – Iran
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are gravely concerned by the developments surrounding the ongoing protests in Iran. We strongly oppose the intensification of the Iranian authorities’ brutal repression of the Iranian people, […]
Read moreTajani chairs meeting on Iran, Italians urged to leave the country
In response to the crisis in Iran, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, chaired a meeting at the Farnesina with the Italian Ambassador to Tehran, Italian Ambassadors from the region, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the intelligence community. The meeting first focused on an assessment of the situation of […]
Read moreRiunione sulla crisi in Iran e indicazione di lasciare il Paese
È in corso nella sala di crisi della Farnesina una riunione del Ministro Antonio Tajani con dirigenti del Ministero, della Difesa, della sicurezza italiana, con l’Ambasciatrice d’Italia a Teheran e con gli Ambasciatori nelle principali capitali interessate alla attuale crisi in Iran. La Farnesina conferma l’indicazione di lasciare l’Iran ai cittadini italiani che possano farlo. […]
Read moreUndersecretary Silli meets with Ecuadorian Minister of Commerce Jaramillo
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli met today in Rome with Luis Alberto Jaramillo, Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries of Ecuador. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation across all sectors of mutual interest, starting with the economic sphere, with particular focus on energy, critical […]
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