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Press Releases

1 October 2026

Italy and the US chair the Coalition against Daesh in Rome, Tajani: fighting terrorism is a common priority

The meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh, co-chaired by Italy and the United States, was held today at the Farnesina with the aim of reviving the international community’s efforts against the ISIS terrorist threat. The work was chaired by Director General for Political Affairs Cecilia Piccioni and the US Special Envoy for Iraq and […]

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Press Releases

30 September 2026

Tajani meets the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Establishment of a bilateral working group also with a view to a political agreement on critical minerals and permanent consultation at the UN on African issues

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani met at the Farnesina the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and la Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner. At the heart of the talks is the relaunch of bilateral relations and the strengthening of political and economic cooperation. The two ministers first remembered […]

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Press Releases

29 September 2026

Minister Tajani in Brussels for ceremonies honouring David Sassoli and Silvio Berlusconi

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was in Brussels to attend two events at the European Parliament honouring the memory of David Sassoli and Silvio Berlusconi. Minister Tajani represented the Italian Government at the ceremony to name a European Parliament building after David Maria Sassoli. During the ceremony, the Minister delivered remarks alongside European Parliament President Roberta […]

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Press Releases

28 September 2026

Tajani: water can be a factor for cooperation and stability in the Mediterranean

The second Ministerial Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean on Water took place today at the Foreign Ministry, hosted by Italy under the co-Presidency of Jordan and the European Commission. The meeting brought together 40 delegations from the Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean, thus reaffirming water as one of the priorities […]

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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

Minister Tajani participated in the Ministerial Meeting on Water of the Union for the Mediterranean

The second Ministerial Meeting on Water of the Union for the Mediterranean took 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 of […]

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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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Press Releases

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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Press Releases

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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