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Press Releases

15 May 2026

Tajani chairs the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation: new emergency allocation of EUR 15 million for Lebanon

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today chaired the second meeting of the year of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, during which the 2026 Programming of Italian development cooperation was approved. It foresees grant and soft loan interventions totalling EUR 1.7 billion. The Minister chaired in […]

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Interviews

15 May 2026

Italy in the Hormuz crisis: diplomacy, naval missions and food security (Albanian Daily News)

Since the outbreak of the war between Iran and the United States, Italy has acted together with its European partners, the G7 and multilateral organisations to promote a cessation of hostilities, ensure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and restore stability in the Middle East. Within this framework, our country has expressed its willingness […]

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Press Releases

14 May 2026

Sudan: Arrival of additional humanitarian aid under the “Italy for Sudan” initiative

Following the distribution of essential food supplies (including pasta, flour, beans, rice and oil) delivered over the Easter period by a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, further essential goods that arrived by sea in Port Sudan are now being distributed. The aid includes family tents, waterproof tarpaulins, mosquito nets, mattresses, water jerrycans and […]

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14 May 2026

Minister Antonio Tajani takes part in the Question Time session at the Senate of the Republic

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, took part in the Question Time at the Senate of the Republic.  

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Press Releases

13 May 2026

Opening remarks by Minister Tajani at the Plenary Assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad

Minister Tajani delivers opening remarks at the Plenary Assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE) at the International Conference Hall of the Farnesina. 

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In detail

13 May 2026

Hearing of Minister Antonio Tajani and Minister Guido Crosetto before the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate

The Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate are holding hearings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, on international initiatives to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Press Releases

12 May 2026

Tourism of Roots: Minister Tajani at the signing of agreements with implementing bodies

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will take part in the ceremony for the signing of agreements relating to projects under the “Tourism of Roots” initiative, financed through the Development and Cohesion Fund. Since 2022, the Italian Foreign Ministry has served as the implementing administration for the NRRP measure “Tourism of Roots – An […]

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Press Releases

12 May 2026

Tajani at Fiumicino airport to welcome the first 59 Palestinian students who left Gaza yesterday via the “university corridors”

Coming back from his mission to Bratislava, where he participated in the Ministerial Meeting of the “Friends of the Western Balkans”, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be at Fiumicino Airport this afternoon to welcome the first group of Palestinian university students who left the Gaza Strip yesterday as part of the “university corridors” operation, facilitated […]

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Press Releases

12 May 2026

Bratislava Declaration of the Foreign Ministers of the Friends of the Western Balkans and their partners on the integration of the region into the European Union

Bratislava, 12 May 2026 The Ministers of the Foreign Affairs of the Friends of the Western Balkans – Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Slovakia – met in Bratislava on May 12, 2026 with the partners from the Western Balkans region. The meeting was attended by the European Union Commissioner for Enlargement. Building […]

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Interviews

12 May 2026

Tajani «Europe is more reactive. Sanctions against violent settlers. Now we need to stop the right of veto» (Il Messaggero – Il Mattino- Il Gazzettino)

Antonio Tajani is boarding the plane from Brussels back to Rome, after the EU Foreign Ministers’ Council, in which sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank were decided. Minister, what is the significance of your decision? “This proposal has been on the table for some time. The Hungarian veto has finally been overcome, […]

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Press Releases

11 May 2026

Tajani in Bratislava for the “Friends of the Western Balkans” Ministerial Meeting

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is in Bratislava today for the Ministerial Meeting of the group of “Friends of the Western Balkans” and the Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkans. The group includes seven EU Member States (Italy, Austria, Croatia, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia) that are cooperating to support the accession of the […]

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11 May 2026

Seventy-two young Palestinian university students left Gaza and will study in Italy. The number of young people evacuated from the Gaza Strip since September has risen to 229

Seventy-two Palestinian university students from Gaza crossed the Israeli Kerem Shalom crossing today as part of the “university corridors” operation, initiated by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. The operation aims to allow them to leave the Gaza Strip and arrive in Italy to study at Italian universities. After completing visa and permit procedures, the convoy will […]

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