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Interviews

4 August 2023

Tajani: “From Trieste to island states to manage marine resources” (Il Piccolo)

Oceans and seas play a crucial role in ecosystems, food security, combating climate change, and in providing quality food for a growing proportion of the global population. We, in Italy, know this well, with nearly 8,000 km of coastline and over 800 small islands. The effects of global warming and natural disasters are increasingly evident in […]

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Press Releases

3 August 2023

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will attend the 67th commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy

Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend the 67th commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy in Belgium on 8 August in the presence of the Belgian Royal Family. On that day in 1956, 262 miners, including 136 Italians, died in the Bois du Cazier coal mine. This is […]

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3 August 2023

Tajani: “Italy should remain in the Sahel. The coup leaders escorted our convoy”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, had spent some agitated hours before giving this interview. Yesterday, at 4 in the morning, he welcomed the first repatriation flight of Italian citizens from Niger, and he is now getting prepared for today’s tense day. It is the anniversary of the Niger independence, and protests are expected […]

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Interviews

3 August 2023

Tajani: “Italy should remain in the Sahel. The coup leaders escorted our convoy” (la Repubblica)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, had spent some agitated hours before giving this interview. Yesterday, at 4 in the morning, he welcomed the first repatriation flight of Italian citizens from Niger, and he is now getting prepared for today’s tense day. It is the anniversary of the Niger independence, and protests are expected […]

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Press Releases

27 July 2023

Chair’s Conclusions – Ministerial meeting between Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia (Brindisi, 27 July 2023)

1. On July 27, 2023 the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Albania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia met in Brindisi to discuss concrete ways to enhance their cooperation and support the implementation of the pan-European Corridor n. VIII connecting the Adriatic and Black seas. 2. The Ministers stressed the strategic value of Corridor VIII as […]

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Interviews

27 July 2023

Tajani and Corridor VIII: “We will be a strategic hub for the entire South” (Nuovo Quotidiano di Puglia)

Minister Antonio Tajani, could “Corridor VIII” be a way to facilitate Brindisi’s inclusion within the TEN-T network? What effect could today’s summit have on the ongoing negotiations within the European institutions? “Having Corridor VIII included in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) was a great success. Having it included in the list of EU assets will […]

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Interviews

27 July 2023

Tajani: “The Adriatic regained its strategic importance” (La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno)

The meeting with the foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Albania and North Macedonia dedicated to the “Pan-European Corridor VIII” opens today in Brindisi. Minister Antonio Tajani, why did you choose Brindisi? “Corridor VIII, which starts in Apulia and arrives on the shores of the Black Sea via Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, is a great European […]

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Press Releases

26 July 2023

Mission of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, in Brindisi to chair a ministerial meeting dedicated to Corridor VIII

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will preside over a meeting dedicated to Corridor VIII, a multimodal infrastructure included in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) that will connect the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea, to be held at Federiciano Castle in Brindisi today. Participants will include the […]

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In detail

26 July 2023

Official Closing Session of the second UN Food Systems Summit

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, speaks at Closing Session of the second UN Food System Summit together with the Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed. Watch live the Official Closing Session of the second UN Food Systems Summit

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Interviews

26 July 2023

Tajani: “Italy is no longer alone on migration. National security actions will not suffice” (Avvenire)

Today marks the end of a long period that saw the Italian government involved in the preparation and management of two international conferences held in Rome over the last four days. The first was the “Conference on Development and Migration” called for by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and organised on Sunday at the Farnesina. At […]

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25 July 2023

Minister Antonio Tajani is opening the FAO Leadership Dialogue event “Healthy and Protected Oceans for a Sustainable, Equitable and Prosperous Future”

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is opening the FAO Leadership Dialogue event “Healthy and Protected Oceans for a Sustainable, Equal & Prosperous Future”. The initiative, which features speeches by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa Fiamē Naomi Mata ʻafa, is part […]

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24 July 2023

Italian Minister Antonio Tajani and UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Mariam Almheiri chair the High-Level Session “Food Systems and Climate Action”

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is co-chairing the High-Level Session “Food Systems and Climate Action” of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit together with UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Mariam Almheiri. The Italian Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, […]

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