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Press Releases
27 August 2025
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks guarantees on the correct application of the EU-US agreement on tariffs to protect Italian exports

At the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Farnesina’s Tariff Task Force has taken action to protect our products in the face of possible misinterpretations of the transatlantic trade agreement. In particular, some US customs authorities reportedly requested a higher tariff than the rate agreed in the EU-US Joint Declaration for […]

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Press Releases
26 August 2025
Follow-up to the telephone call of the Foreign Ministers of Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, Poland, Ukraine and the EU High Representative. Support for UNIFIL in Lebanon

During yesterday’s phone call requested by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with several European countries dedicated primarily to Ukraine, Minister Antonio Tajani and French Minister Jean-Noel Barrot agreed on the importance of close coordination between the US and Europe on the Ukrainian dossier and European security. Both ministers confirmed the centrality of the transatlantic […]

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Press Releases
25 August 2025
Telephone call between the Foreign Ministers of Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, Poland, Ukraine and the EU High Representative

This evening, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Ministers of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, Poland, Ukraine and the EU High Representative. The call took place in the wake of Ukraine’s Independence Day and the G7 […]

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Press Releases
25 August 2025
Audience of Minister Tajani with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. Discussions on the Conference of Italophony: a language of peace and shared values

This morning, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, was received in private audience by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. It was the Minister’s first private meeting with the Holy Father. The cordial exchange, a testament to the strength of the longstanding bilateral relations between Italy and the Holy See, confirmed the full convergence of […]

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Press Releases
24 August 2025
Minister Tajani’s Participation in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Speaking from the Rimini Meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, took part in a G7 Foreign Ministers’ virtual meeting on Ukraine, held on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also participated in the meeting. “Transatlantic unity is essential to support the path […]

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Press Releases
24 August 2025
Minister Tajani on Ukrainian Independence Day

On the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, reaffirms Italy’s full support for Kyiv in achieving a just and lasting peace, in full respect of Ukrainian sovereignty and in close coordination with the United States and European partners. In tthis regard, Tajani will participate in the […]

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Press Releases
23 August 2025
Tajani discusses Ukraine and Gaza with French and German Foreign Ministers

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, held two telephone conversations today in anticipation of tomorrow’s videoconference with G7 Foreign Ministers, marking the 24th of August, the day Ukraine commemorates its declaration of independence from the USSR in 1991. In his discussions with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and German counterpart Johann Wadephul, the head […]

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Press Releases
23 August 2025
Participation of Minister Tajani at the Rimini Meeting Tomorrow

On August 24, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will attend the Rimini Meeting. This year’s edition is expected to attract over 800,000 visitors, and now in its 46th year, the Meeting continues to stand out as a major international event promoting the values of peace and […]

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Interviews
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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