Balcani

Economic Diplomacy

29 January 2025

Montenegro, climate change between challenges and opportunities for joint action

Montenegro is firmly embarking on the path of green transition through new laws and more ambitious commitments. Although Montenegro’s greenhouse gas emissions have an extremely limited global impact – estimated at just 0.09% – the country intends to play its part in the fight against global warming. The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Northern […]

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Press Releases

22 December 2024

Tajani in Kosovo to greet the Italian contingent in KFOR

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Kosovo to greet the Italian contingent of the Kosovo Force (KFOR), the mission led by NATO. “It is a great source of pride for me to convey the greetings of the Italian government to the women and men who […]

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Press Releases

19 December 2024

Minister Tajani’s meetings in Brussels

Following the European Summit with the Western Balkan countries, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a series of meetings in Brussels dedicated to the questions of EU enlargement and to the work of the new Commission with the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic; the President of the […]

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Economic Diplomacy

5 December 2024

Kosovo: the government aims to develop rural areas through agritourism

Developing rural areas by focusing on agritourism: for this programme, the Government of Kosovo has allocated EUR 20 million, which is considered crucial for promoting the economic prosperity of the less advantaged areas while at the same time maintaining a balance between environmental and social sustainability. The project plans for activities designed to strengthen the […]

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In detail

27 November 2024

Minister Antonio Tajani participates in the panel “Securing the Mediterranean: the role of the Western Balkans”

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, speaks at the panel “Securing the Mediterranean: the role of Western Balkans” within the tenth edition of the MED Mediterranean Dialogues Conference.  The Mediterranean Dialogues are the main public diplomacy initiative of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Launched ten years ago by ISPI and the […]

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Press Releases

14 October 2024

Minister Tajani arrived at the Berlin Summit on the Western Balkans

Upon Prime Minister’s instructions, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, arrived in Berlin this morning to attend the 10th “Berlin Process” Summit on the Western Balkans. The Summit, chaired by Chancellor Scholz, is attended by the six countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]

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Press Releases

13 October 2024

Minister Tajani at the Berlin Summit on the Balkans

Upon instructions from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is participating in Berlin at the 10th “Berlin Process” Summit on the Western Balkans. The “Process” is an initiative of EU governments established in 2014 upon the initiative of the then German Chancellor, […]

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Press Releases

10 September 2024

Mission of Minister Antonio Tajani to Montenegro and North Macedonia

The Deputy Prime Minister  and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Montenegro and North Macedonia, where he will meet the highest-ranking authorities of the two countries to reiterate Italy’s ongoing commitment to the growth, stability, and European integration prospects of the Western Balkans region. The Minister […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 August 2024

Sarajevo, construction begins on the ‘Ars Aevi’ Museum

The symbolic handover of the building permit by the Mayor of the Municipality of Novo Sarajevo, Hasan Tanović, marks the beginning of the construction of the ‘Ars Aevi’ Museum of Contemporary Art. The event was organised by the City and Canton of Sarajevo in cooperation with the local European Delegation, UNESCO, and the Italian Embassy, […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

7 August 2024

I Folkatomic in concerto in Macedonia del Nord

Nell’ambito della XXVIII edizione del festival di musica balcanica etno-fusion “Lokum Fest” a Bitola, Macedonia del Nord, l’Ambasciata d’Italia in Skopje e l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Belgrado hanno organizzato il concerto del gruppo new-age “Folkatomik”, che si è tenuto lo scorso 19 luglio nel parco della Città, accanto al Palazzo degli Ufficiali. L’originale unione della musica tradizionale […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

23 July 2024

Serata Italiana al Festival estivo di Ocrida

Lo scorso 20 luglio, la chiesa di Santa Sofia a Ocrida, Macedonia del Nord, ha accolto la performance dell’ensemble barocco “Mare Nostrum” per la Serata Italiana del Festival estivo di Ocrida. Diretti dal Maestro Andrea De Carlo, gli artisti del gruppo hanno interpretato l’oratorio Santa Pelagia di Alessandro Stradella, grande innovatore del genere barocco. Una […]

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Press Releases

22 July 2024

Incontro del Ministro Antonio Tajani con il Ministro degli Esteri serbo Marko Djuric

Il Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Antonio Tajani, incontrerà domani alla Farnesina il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica di Serbia, Marko Djuric. “Vogliamo dare continuità al sempre più intenso dialogo bilaterale tra Italia e Serbia. I Balcani sono una regione geograficamente e storicamente molto vicina […]

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