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26 June 2025

Italy supports the World Bank’s “Invest in Childcare” initiative for early childhood services

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, has today authorised the allocation of a EUR 12 million contribution to the World Bank in support of the “Invest in Childcare” initiative, which focuses on improving access to early childhood care services. This funding follows the commitment made by Italy […]

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Press Releases

26 June 2025

Facilitation Committee approves “Ukraine” measure worth EUR 300 million to support Italian companies in reconstruction efforts. EUR 65 million in financing approved for 151 companies, plus EUR 10.2 million in support for export contracts. EUR 68 million in quasi-equity loans and EUR 3.3 million for start-up investments also approved

The Facilitation Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), has approved the “Ukraine” measure aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of Italian companies involved in the reconstruction process. The initiative, with a total budget of EUR 300 million leveraging resources from Fund 295/73, provides for a non-repayable export contribution of up […]

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Press Releases

26 June 2025

New funds to support UNICEF and WHO for Gaza and Palestine

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, has allocated two new funding packages of EUR 5 million each in favour of UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), with the aim of strengthening Italy’s contribution to healthcare assistance for the Palestinian population affected by the conflict in the Gaza Strip. This […]

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Press Releases

24 June 2025

International Day of Women in Diplomacy

On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, thanked Italian women diplomats and reaffirmed the Foreign Minister’s commitment to promoting gender equality. A concrete sign of progress in this direction comes from the recent appointments of the Heads of Mission by the […]

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Press Releases

24 June 2025

Tajani in The Hague for the NATO Summit

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, will be in The Hague today and tomorrow to participate in the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Atlantic Alliance, together with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto.  A fundamental objective of this […]

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Press Releases

23 June 2025

The EU is discussing the situation in Libya. Tajani: it is an emergency that Europe needs to face united

At the request of Italy, together with France, Greece and Malta, today’s EU Foreign Affairs Council is also addressing the emergency situation in Libya. The debate, requested by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, even before the outbreak of the crisis between Israel and Iran, was included under the discussion point on the “Middle […]

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Interviews

23 June 2025

Tajani “I want to mediate between the United States and Iran: let us resume talks in Rome” (Il Giornale)

“Iranians and Americans need to return to sit at the same negotiating table, without intermediaries. We would like the nuclear negotiations to resume in Rome, as has already happened twice.” In the evening we met Antonio Tajani at the Foreign Ministry. He had on his face the signs of a “long, very long Sunday”, which […]

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Interviews

23 June 2025

Interview with Tajani – “Rome can host the resumption of dialogue” (Quotidiano Nazionale)

«We are nominating Rome to host the desirable resumption of talks without intermediaries between the United States and Iran on the nuclear issue. I spoke with Secretary of State Marc Rubio and I contacted the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi, who is in Russia. I expect to hear from him in the next few hours. […]

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Interviews

23 June 2025

Tajani “We want to bring the United States and Iran to the negotiating table. The talks can take place in Rome” (La Stampa)

“The US attack was in the air, but we were not informed beforehand.” In the evening, Minister Tajani, after a day that had begun shortly after two in the morning, received a small group of journalists in his office at the Foreign Ministry. Immediately after a long meeting with about twenty ambassadors affected by the […]

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Interviews

23 June 2025

Tajani spoke with Rubio. The call to the United States and Iran: “Meet in Rome” (Corriere della Sera)

ROME « There are 50,000 Italians living in the large area between Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain… And right now we also need to think about their safety.” It is seven in the evening of another nightmare day, with the US bombing of Iran less than twenty-four hours ago. The Minister of Foreign […]

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Interviews

23 June 2025

Tajani “Italy can mediate, we will leave the embassy in Tehran open” (La Repubblica)

Antonio Tajani’s was woken up at dawn, by a phone call from the Foreign Ministry’s Head of Cabinet, Francesco Genuardi: “Minister, the United States has attacked.” Of course, the blitz was in the air. The ambassador to Israel, Luca Ferrari, had predicted Trump’s move in confidential dispatches sent to Italy for two days. The Minister […]

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Press Releases

20 June 2025

Meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the situation of Italians in the Iran-Israel context

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, held a meeting this morning with the Ambassadors from the region to assess the situation of Italian nationals and embassy staff present in the area affected by the Iran-Israel conflict. Overland convoys from Tehran towards Iran’s border countries will be facilitated. Italian nationals in Iran are advised to […]

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