Tajani: “It’s something worthy of the Jacobins. A judge applies the law; they do not choose the destinations. But we shall carry on” (Corriere della Sera)
Tajani: Palestine? We are initiating the process to create a State. Rome – “I can say it: to me this is almost amusing”. Antonio Tajani is speaking about the ruling by the European Court of Justice: it is for judges to decide on the safety of countries to which migrants are returned. Amusing? In the centre-right […]
Read moreTajani: “Personal pain for Gaza. Palestine must be built, not reduced to slogans” (Avvenire)
Like everyone else, Antonio Tajani has seen the photos of the children in Gaza. “Unacceptable, unacceptable…” the Minister of Foreign Affairs repeats several times. “Unacceptable,” he had also said following the Israeli raid that struck the parish of Father Gabriel Romanelli. This is a deeply felt awareness of the ongoing tragedy, which the Deputy Prime […]
Read moreTajani: «Now the ECB shall take action. We need a plan modelled on the one implemented for Covid to protect companies» (Il Messaggero)
Minister Tajani, how should Europe respond? «Calm and cool-headed. It must negotiate with its head held high knowing that it is in everyone’s interest to avoid a trade war. Europe needs the united States and vice versa». What do you think of the postponement of the European counter-tariffs to August 1? “A wise choice. Firmness […]
Read moreIndustry is taking to the field for Ukraine. We are negotiating tariffs with our heads held high” – (IL SOLE 24 ORE)
Minister Tajani, you are responsible for foreign policy but also for “foreign trade”: President Trump’s letter on tariffs to Europe is a nasty surprise. How do you comment on it and how will you react? Such an intervention from President Trump was expected, and I see it as a step in his negotiating tactics. The […]
Read moreTajani: “This is how Italy is leading the Ukraine Recovery Conference” (Formiche)
More than three years since the start of Russia’s unjustified aggression, daily images of death and destruction caused by Russian attacks on Ukrainian people and cities remind us of the brutality of the conflict in Ukraine. A war on European soil after more than 70 years. An aggression that saw an extraordinary international mobilization, starting […]
Read moreTajani: «Todde must step down from office. It is not me who says so, but the court» (Nuova Sardegna)
Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and President of Forza Italia, will be in Sardinia today to chair a Conference of his party. A journalist fascinated by politics, Tajani, 71, answers questions on international and national current affairs, with a necessary focus on Sardinia. Minister, these are the first days of the ceasefire between […]
Read moreTajani “I want to mediate between the United States and Iran: let us resume talks in Rome” (Il Giornale)
“Iranians and Americans need to return to sit at the same negotiating table, without intermediaries. We would like the nuclear negotiations to resume in Rome, as has already happened twice.” In the evening we met Antonio Tajani at the Foreign Ministry. He had on his face the signs of a “long, very long Sunday”, which […]
Read moreInterview with Tajani – “Rome can host the resumption of dialogue” (Quotidiano Nazionale)
«We are nominating Rome to host the desirable resumption of talks without intermediaries between the United States and Iran on the nuclear issue. I spoke with Secretary of State Marc Rubio and I contacted the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi, who is in Russia. I expect to hear from him in the next few hours. […]
Read moreTajani “We want to bring the United States and Iran to the negotiating table. The talks can take place in Rome” (La Stampa)
“The US attack was in the air, but we were not informed beforehand.” In the evening, Minister Tajani, after a day that had begun shortly after two in the morning, received a small group of journalists in his office at the Foreign Ministry. Immediately after a long meeting with about twenty ambassadors affected by the […]
Read moreTajani spoke with Rubio. The call to the United States and Iran: “Meet in Rome” (Corriere della Sera)
ROME « There are 50,000 Italians living in the large area between Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain… And right now we also need to think about their safety.” It is seven in the evening of another nightmare day, with the US bombing of Iran less than twenty-four hours ago. The Minister of Foreign […]
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