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Interviews

10 August 2025

Tajani: “Attack on Gaza – Netanyahu must stop” (Il Messaggero)

Minister Antonio Tajani, Prime Minister Netanyahu intends to invade Gaza. Do you condemn this? “Absolutely. This carnage cannot continue. The invasion of Gaza risks turning into a Vietnam for the Israeli soldiers. If the senior military leadership has its doubts, there must be a reason. This is not the way forward”. What is, then? “Diplomacy […]

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Press Releases

9 August 2025

New phase of “Food for Gaza”: Italian humanitarian air drops to Gaza

Today marks the start of humanitarian aid air drops from Italy to the Gaza Strip, as part of the “Food for Gaza” Operation launched in March 2024 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, together with FAO, the World Food Programme, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The […]

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Press Releases

9 August 2025

Note from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani

The extraordinary export plan is working. Diversifying the international markets to which we export our products is the right strategy to counter the negative impact of American tariffs. In the first half of 2025, Italian exports to non-EU countries recorded a growth of 1.3%, rising to +2% when energy is excluded. Exports to the United […]

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Press Releases

9 August 2025

Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, has signed a Joint Statement with the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, strongly condemning the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet on 8 August to launch a further large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip. […]

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Press Releases

9 August 2025

Joint Foreign Ministers’ statement on Gaza

Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union The Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs […]

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Press Releases

8 August 2025

G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants

August 8, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, members of the G7 RRM (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden) issued the following statement: “The G7 RRM notes recent statements made by the United Kingdom, […]

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Press Releases

8 August 2025

Undersecretary Silli in Marcinelle for the commemoration of the mining tragedy of 8 August 1956

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, today led the Italian delegation at the commemoration of the Marcinelle mining tragedy in Belgium, held on the occasion of the twenty-fourth “National Day of Sacrifice of Italian Workers in the World”. The ceremony took place at the Bois du Cazier, the site […]

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In detail

8 August 2025

Tajani: “The memory (and lesson) of Marcinelle” (Il Messaggero)

The memory – and the lesson – of Marcinelle, where so many lost their lives that day in the Bois du Cazier mining disaster, marks Marcinelle as both an Italian and European tragedy. I have underlined this with deep emotion throughout the many visits I have paid in various official capacities: as Member of the […]

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Interviews

8 August 2025

Tajani: “The memory (and lesson) of Marcinelle” (Il Messaggero)

The memory – and the lesson – of Marcinelle, where so many lost their lives that day in the Bois du Cazier mining disaster, marks Marcinelle as both an Italian and European tragedy. I have underlined this with deep emotion throughout the many visits I have paid in various official capacities: as Member of the […]

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Interviews

3 August 2025

Tajani: “It’s something worthy of the Jacobins. A judge applies the law; they do not choose the destinations. But we shall carry on” (Corriere della Sera)

Tajani: Palestine? We are initiating the process to create a State. Rome – “I can say it: to me this is almost amusing”. Antonio Tajani is speaking about the ruling by the European Court of Justice: it is for judges to decide on the safety of countries to which migrants are returned. Amusing? In the centre-right […]

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Press Releases

1 August 2025

Fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. Tajani: “Security is indivisible”

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, which took place on 1 August 1975.  The Helsinki Final Act and the ten principles it enshrined regarding inter-State relations (the so-called Helsinki Decalogue) established that peace and security must be built through dialogue among nations, with full respect for sovereignty, independence […]

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Press Releases

31 July 2025

Tajani to Palestinian Prime Minister Mustafa and Foreign Minister Aghabekian: “Italy at the forefront of aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza”

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, held two telephone conversations this afternoon with the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Mohammad Mustafa, and with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Varsen Aghabekian. The Minister provided an update on the latest humanitarian initiatives undertaken by Italy, including a […]

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