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Interviews

28 September 2026

Tajani: “We have avoided a tax. This shows that the country as a whole is acting responsibly” (Il Messaggero)

Minister Tajani, Assopetroli is holding an emergency meeting today. Is it possible that other companies might cap fuel prices, as ENI has done? “Eni has sent out an important signal, which is in line with the direction advocated by Forza Italia. So much so that our party has managed to prevent the taxation of windfall […]

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Press Releases

27 September 2026

The Ministerial Meeting on Water of the Union for the Mediterranean will be held today at the Foreign Ministry. Minister Tajani attends alongside the EU Commissioner for the Environment and Jordan’s Minister for Water

The second Ministerial Meeting on Water of the Union for the Mediterranean will take place on Monday 28 September at the Foreign Ministry, starting at 4.00 pm. The initiative, organised under the co-chairmanship of Jordan and the European Commission, with Italy as the host country, brings together the relevant Ministers from the 43 Member States […]

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In detail

26 September 2026

Minister Antonio Tajani addresses the United Nations General Assembly

Mr President, last year, from this podium, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recalled that there were 56 armed conflicts in the world: the highest number since the Second World War. Today, according to the same sources, there are 61. That is the plain truth of the figures. Pope Leo XIV has given us a warning that […]

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Press Releases

25 September 2026

Italy, UNDP and UNCDF advance strategic partnership in Rome

On 23 September 2026, Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Managing Director of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) met on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in New York to advance […]

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Press Releases

24 September 2026

Second meeting of the Rome Coalition for fertiliser access and food security: Co-Chairs’ Statement by Italy and Croatia

New York, 24 September 2026 On 24 September 2026, on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Italy and Croatia, in its current capacity as MED9 Presidency, hosted the 2nd meeting of the Rome Coalition for fertiliser access and food security in New York, building on its first meeting in […]

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24 September 2026

Tajani at the Europe-Gulf countries meeting: the IMEC corridor and free trade agreements will strengthen the partnership

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani attended the meeting in New York entitled “Promoting Europe-Gulf Partnerships for Regional Security and Prosperity”, opened by a video message of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the speeches of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and the President of Finland. Among […]

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24 September 2026

Export Plan: record number of operations approved by the Facilitation Committee to support Italian companies’ exports

The Facilitation Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today approved 630 subsidised finance operations to support the internationalisation of Italian companies, totalling more than EUR 343 million, drawing on resources from Fund 394/81. This is the highest number of operations approved since the beginning of the year, both in terms […]

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24 September 2026

The Two-State Alliance and the Rome Coalition on fertilisers are at the heart of Minister Tajani’s commitments in New York

Today marks the final day of Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani’s mission to New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly. At 9.00 a.m. (3.00 p.m. in Italy), Tajani will take part in the dialogue ‘Promoting partnerships between Europe and the Gulf for regional security and prosperity’, organised by the Atlantic Council and […]

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Press Releases

23 September 2026

Tajani announces the launch of the Unit for Assistance to Italians Abroad

From the Consulate General in New York, together with all the Italian consuls in the United States, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani announced the launch of the new Operations Room for Assistance to Italians Abroad (SOAI), which operates 24/7 to receive requests for assistance at any time from Italian nationals in difficulty abroad. The […]

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23 September 2026

Tajani at the UN General Assembly in New York

The mission of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to New York continues on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly, with Italy’s statement scheduled for yesterday. Tajani joined the ministers of the countries that have signed the Public statement organised ahead of the Security Council meeting on Ukraine. The […]

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22 September 2026

Tajani’s mission to New York. Opening of the UN General Debate, meetings with the consular network and the Italian community in the United States

A busy second day came to an end yesterday for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, who is in New York to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly. At 9.00 am (3.00 pm Italian time), Minister Tajani took part in the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, leading the […]

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21 September 2026

Tajani and Rubio sign the Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals in New York

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is today signing the Italy-US Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the critical minerals sector with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York. With the agreement signed, an Italy-US Technical Working Group on critical minerals is established, tasked with implementing bilateral cooperation. Thanks to the agreement, it will be […]

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