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28 August 2026

Tajani: “We help families and businesses. The markets are not scared” (Quotidiano Nazionale)

“The history of windfall profit taxes is a history of failure: they distort investment and risk accelerating the deindustrialisation of Europe.” The Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani, explains why he categorically rejects the taxation of windfall profits, citing the unequivocal view of Daniel Yergin, one of the world’s leading […]

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27 August 2026

Tajani tomorrow in Taranto for the Mediterranean Games and in Ceglie Messapica for the kermesse ‘La Piazza – Il Bene comune’

Tomorrow, Friday 28 August, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will be in Taranto as part of the commitments related to the XX Mediterranean Games. At 5:30 p.m. he will visit the floating ‘AROYA’, main pole of the ‘Mediterranean Village’, set up for the Games. Moored at the Mar Grande Naval Station of the Taranto […]

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27 August 2026

Nepal update: Tajani orders staff to be sent to Kathmandu to assist Italian nationals

The Nepalese authorities have issued an update on the number of missing persons involved in the large landslide that struck an area on the Nepal-Tibet border, including two Italians. The Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is carrying out checks with the local authorities, through the Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata and […]

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27 August 2026

Tajani at the presentation of the new book by Mario Giro. Diplomacy, dialogue and peace negotiations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will take part today at 8 p.m. to the presentation of Mario Giro’s new book Pace in tempo di guerra (Peace in time of War), dialoguing with Andrea Riccardi, President of the Dante Alighieri Society, Mons. Luigi Vari, Archbishop of Gaeta, Marco Impagliazzo, President of the Community of […]

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27 August 2026

Tajani: “In the Gulf, we are helping ‘friendly’ nations; in Ukraine, we support dialogue but reject Moscow’s demands” (ilsussidiario.net)

Rome is hosting the meetings between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations, and there has also been discussion of the possibility that Italy might be tasked with overseeing the implementation of the agreement, which provides for the handover to the Lebanese army of certain areas of territory currently occupied by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). What […]

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26 August 2026

Tajani at the presentation of the new book by Mario Giro

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will take part today at 8 p.m. to the presentation of Mario Giro’s new book Pace in tempo di guerra (Peace in time of War) at the Cloister of San Domenico in Fondi. The event will also be attended by Andrea Riccardi, President of the Dante Alighieri Society, […]

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26 August 2026

Tajani at the meeting in Rimini to discuss Europe, Lebanon and food security

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will be at the meeting in Rimini today, where he will speak in two panels dedicated respectively to European roots and values, and to Lebanon.     On Lebanon, the Minister will discuss Italy’s commitment to supporting stability, the population, and the country’s reconstruction path. Lebanon is a […]

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25 August 2026

Minister Tajani speaks with Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kosherbayev

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had a telephone conversation today with Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister, Yermek Kosherbayev. During the conversation, Tajani reaffirmed the strength of bilateral relations and emphasised that Kazakhstan is a very important partner for Italy, with whom there is a desire to further strengthen the economic and trade partnership, not least with a view […]

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25 August 2026

Minister Tajani tomorrow at the meeting in Rimini. Europe, Lebanon and the Middle East are on the agenda

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will be at the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini tomorrow, where he will visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Pavilion ‘Sowing the future’, dedicated to the role of agri-food supply chains as tools for dialogue, development and sustainable growth. At 12:00 p.m. the Minister will speak, together […]

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24 August 2026

Anniversary of Ukrainian independence: Tajani’s telephone interview with Ukrainian counterpart Sybiha

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, which is today. During the interview, Tajani first condemned the continued Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory and confirmed the Italian Government’s full support for the Ukrainian people. […]

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Interviews

18 August 2026

Tajani: “In sport and on the markets Italy wins, good at teamwork” (Il Messaggero / Il Gazzettino)

The twenty-two gold medals, the sixty-five total medals of Italian athletes in Birmingham, are not just a sporting fact. “These results,” says Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, “give a credible image of Italy in the world.” Minister, they also say something about the Italian way of competing: is it just talent, or is there […]

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Interviews

15 August 2026

Tajani: “Madrid should focus on Morocco—that’s where the problems are coming from” (Corriere della Sera)

For Forza Italia, the central theme for this final year of the legislative term is already set: “We are working toward a liberal and democratic revolution,” one based on reducing bureaucracy, streamlining processes, and lowering taxes to increase the ‘real income’ of citizens. But Antonio Tajani is not only the leader of Forza Italia; he […]

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