PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE
MINISTER TAJANI’S MISSION TO NICE FOR THE SECOND FRANCO-ITALIAN CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION COMMITTEE (CCF)
Nice – 7 February 2025
On Friday, 7 February 2025, at 3:00 p.m., the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will meet with the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, at Palais Masséna in Nice. The meeting will provide an opportunity to take stock of bilateral relations between Italy and France, discuss major international crises, and address upcoming European and multilateral deadlines.
Following the meeting, at 4:00 p.m., Minister Tajani will chair the second meeting of the Franco-Italian Cross-Border Cooperation Committee (CCF), which was established to foster the development of local projects and remove obstacles to cross-border cooperation. The CCF was launched in Turin on 31 October 2023 and brings together representatives from central and local administrations, parliamentarians, and cross-border cooperation bodies. This second session in Nice will provide an opportunity to review the projects developed since the Turin meeting, particularly in the areas of mobility, environment, education, and healthcare.
Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested in attending the event must apply for accreditation through the Prefecture of the French Department of Alpes-Maritimes by sending a request no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, 7 February, via email to: pref-communication@alpes-maritimes.gouv.fr with a copy sent to the Press Office of the Italian Embassy in Paris at stampa.ambparigi@esteri.it
PROGRAMME
3:00 p.m. – Arrival of Ministers Tajani and Barrot | Open to all media operators
3:15 p.m. – Roundtable at the start of the meeting between Minister Tajani and Minister Barrot | Official media only
4:00 p.m. – Family photo + roundtable | Open to all media operators
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