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Diplomatic Network
22 August 2025
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the 2025 Rimini Meeting

For the seventh consecutive year, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) will participate in the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples with a major pavilion entitled “No Crisis Is Far Away”. The exhibition space will showcase the commitment of MAECI and its partners in responding to crises and humanitarian emergencies, supporting local […]

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In detail
22 August 2025
Tajani invites ECB to deliver a shock rate cut (Il Sole 24 Ore)

ROME – “I think this is a positive step, and we can achieve further improvements”. The joint US-EU text on tariffs has just been announced: there is no long-awaited exemption for wine and spirits, and steel and aluminum still face a heavy 50% duty. But Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, seeks to ease […]

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Press Releases
21 August 2025
Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Italy, the European Union and Other Countries on New Israeli Settlements

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today signed a joint statement with the Foreign Ministers of 20 other countries and the European Union, strongly condemning the Israeli decision to proceed with new settlement plans in the West Bank and calling for their immediate reversal. The statement reiterates […]

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Press Releases
21 August 2025
Joint Statement of Foreign Ministers on E1 plans

The decision by the Israeli Higher Planning Committee to approve plans for settlement construction in the E1 area, East of Jerusalem, is unacceptable and a violation of international law. We condemn this decision and call for its immediate reversal in the strongest terms. Minister Smotrich says this plan will make a two-state solution impossible by […]

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Press Releases
21 August 2025
Today’s meeting of the Farnesina Tariff Task Force to update businesses on the EU-USA Joint Tariff Declaration

Following today’s agreement on the Joint Declaration between the European Union and the United States regarding tariffs, which follows the political understanding reached by President Ursula von der Leyen and President Donald Trump on 27 July, the Tariff Task Force of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, under the direction of Minister […]

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Press Releases
21 August 2025
Italy and other international partners of the “Media Freedom Coalition” appeal for the granting of foreign media access to Gaza

Italy, together with 26 other countries that are members of the “Media Freedom Coalition”, has signed an appeal to the Government of Israel, urging it to grant immediate access to Gaza for journalists and media outlets, while calling on all parties to the conflict to make every effort to ensure the safety of journalists and […]

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In detail
21 August 2025
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ efforts to ensure security abroad in view of the summer season

The services of the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation focus on security abroad. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites all citizens planning to travel abroad to consult Viaggiare Sicuri, the portal designed and developed to encourage informed and responsible travel choices and to provide useful information so […]

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Interviews
19 August 2025
Tajani: “Unanimous support for Italy’s position. Kyiv won’t surrender. Putin hasn’t won” by Anna Maria Greco – (il Giornale)

Antonio Tajani is spending the day with family in Fiuggi, awaiting developments — but with no great expectations — from the Washington summit between Trump and Zelensky. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs is not overly optimistic, convinced that the road ahead remains long. Yet a piece of news from across the Atlantic sparks […]

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Press Releases
19 August 2025
Tajani in Bern today

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani is in Bern, Switzerland, today for an official visit. This morning, he will meet with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and take part as guest of honour in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference. Key items on the agenda include the excellent state of bilateral […]

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Press Releases
18 August 2025
Minister Tajani in Bern for meetings with Cassis and participation in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will travel to Bern, Switzerland, tomorrow for a meeting with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and to take part as guest of honour in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference. The visit will provide an opportunity to take stock of bilateral relations between the two […]

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Diplomatic Network
14 August 2025
Italy takes in 31 children from the Gaza Strip in the largest ever medical evacuation of minors

On 13 August, Italy welcomed 31 Palestinian children seriously injured or suffering from urgent medical conditions, together with 83 accompanying persons for a total of 114 people transferred from the Gaza Strip to Italian hospitals. The initiative, in the pipeline for several weeks, had been authorised by Minister Tajani during an operational meeting on the […]

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