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Press Releases

14 October 2024

Statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom on Attacks against UNIFIL Bases

We, the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom express our deep concern in the wake of recent attacks by IDF on UNIFIL bases, which have left several peacekeepers injured. These attacks must stop immediately. We condemn all threats to UNIFIL’s security. Any deliberate attack against UNIFIL goes against international humanitarian law […]

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Press Releases

14 October 2024

Minister Tajani arrived at the Berlin Summit on the Western Balkans

Upon Prime Minister’s instructions, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, arrived in Berlin this morning to attend the 10th “Berlin Process” Summit on the Western Balkans. The Summit, chaired by Chancellor Scholz, is attended by the six countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]

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Press Releases

13 October 2024

Minister Tajani at the Berlin Summit on the Balkans

Upon instructions from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is participating in Berlin at the 10th “Berlin Process” Summit on the Western Balkans. The “Process” is an initiative of EU governments established in 2014 upon the initiative of the then German Chancellor, […]

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Interviews

12 October 2024

Antonio Tajani: «Our military is not Hezbollah, nobody drives the UN away with bombs» (La Stampa)

«The request to move from the Lebanon was rejected: it is not an Italian choice to stay there, but of the United Nations. Our soldiers are not Hezbollah terrorists, it is unacceptable that they were attacked by the Israeli army». While in Alba (Cuneo), where he was a guest at the inauguration of the International White Truffle […]

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In detail

11 October 2024

Tajani: “Agreements not respected, I expect an apology. International law must be observed”

Antonio Tajani has just returned from a mission in Argentina, and he is already busy on three fronts. As Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of Forza Italia he has to intervene on the Government, the turbulent international scenario and the fiscal manoeuvre. Let’s start with the Middle East: how do you […]

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Interviews

11 October 2024

Tajani: “Agreements not respected, I expect an apology. International law must be observed” (Corriere della Sera)

Antonio Tajani has just returned from a mission in Argentina, and he is already busy on three fronts. As Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of Forza Italia he has to intervene on the Government, the turbulent international scenario and the fiscal manoeuvre. Let’s start with the Middle East: how do you […]

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Press Releases

10 October 2024

World and European Day against the Death Penalty (10 October 2024)

In celebration of the World and European Day against the Death Penalty, Italy reaffirms its firmest and unconditional opposition to capital punishment. This is a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment that negates human dignity and has no added value in terms of security and crime deterrence, while it renders every miscarriage of justice fatally irreversible. […]

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Press Releases

9 October 2024

Second charter flight organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the repatriation of Italians from Lebanon has taken off

A second flight organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has taken off this evening, as instructed by Deputy Prime Minister Tajani. The flight is headed to Rome’s Fiumicino airport, and is carrying about 150 people on board, including about a hundred Italian citizens and their relatives of Lebanese nationality, as […]

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Press Releases

9 October 2024

In São Paulo, Tajani meets with the Brazilian Government and entrepreneurs. “The Italian System must strengthen in Latin America.”

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, arrived in São Paulo yesterday, where today he will inaugurate the Italy-Brazil Business Forum with Brazil’s Minister of State Head of the Civilian House of the Presidency of the Republic, Rui Costa Dos Santos. Organised in collaboration with the Federation of […]

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Press Releases

8 October 2024

Minister Tajani opens the 24th Week of the Italian Language in the World: Italian as a tool to shape the future and communicate with the world

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today launched the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM), the main event promoting the Italian language, which in 2024 is dedicated to the theme “Italian and the Book: The World Between the Lines.” “Keeping […]

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Press Releases

8 October 2024

Presentation event of the 24th Week of the Italian Language in the World

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani attends the presentation event for the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM), the leading international showcase promoting our language globally.  The event will also be attended by the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Riccardo Guariglia, Monika Schmutz […]

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Press Releases

7 October 2024

Italy-Argentina joint declaration

Traduzione di cortesia Italy and Argentina maintain a solid and deep relationship, based on shared values and a rich historical and cultural heritage. Cooperation between our two countries is constant and fruitful, not only at a bilateral level, but also in multilateral contexts, where we work together to promote peace, democracy and respect for human […]

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