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Press Releases

8 November 2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs intervenes on salaries of employees at US bases in Italy not paid as a result of the shutdown

The failure to pay October salaries to Italian employees at some US bases in Italy, linked to the current federal government shutdown, is the subject of several actions taken by the Foreign Ministry. At the request of Minister Antonio Tajani, discussions have begun in Rome and Washington with the U.S. Embassy and the State Department […]

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Press Releases

25 October 2025

Undersecretary Tripodi spoke at the International Conference on the Future of European Defence

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, spoke today at the fourth Aspen International Conference on the Future of European Defence, organized to mark the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Pavia in 1525. In her speech, Undersecretary Tripodi emphasized that the topic of common European defence has returned to […]

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28 September 2025

Interview with Antonio Tajani: “An agreement in Gaza is possible, but Hamas must go” (Il Messaggero)

Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that Hamas would have shown openness to the US plan to end the war in Gaza, which also foresees the immediate release of all Israeli hostages. What scenario do you foresee? “The scenario must be to reach a ceasefire to put an end to the slaughter of a […]

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Interviews

28 September 2025

Interview with Antonio Tajani: “It is dangerous to force the naval blockade. Italy will do everything to protect its citizens” (Il Tempo)

The three-day Forza Italia “Libertà” event in Telese Terme concludes its second stage, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, the party’s national secretary, grants Il Tempo a few minutes amidst a whirlwind schedule of meetings and phone calls that continuously reach him even in the quiet of the town of Sannio. Particularly noteworthy is […]

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Interviews

28 September 2025

Interview with Antonio Tajani: “An agreement in Gaza is possible, but Hamas must go” (Il Messaggero)

Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that Hamas would have shown openness to the US plan to end the war in Gaza, which also foresees the immediate release of all Israeli hostages. What scenario do you foresee? “The scenario must be to reach a ceasefire to put an end to the slaughter of a […]

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Press Releases

27 September 2025

Italy re-elected to Category I of the Executive Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization – ICAO

The Italian Foreign Ministry expresses its deep satisfaction at Italy’s re-election to Category I of the Executive Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for the 2026–2028 triennium, which took place today in Montreal during the proceedings of the 42nd ICAO Assembly. ICAO is a United Nations agency and the main international body responsible […]

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Press Releases

8 August 2025

G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants

August 8, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, members of the G7 RRM (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden) issued the following statement: “The G7 RRM notes recent statements made by the United Kingdom, […]

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Press Releases

1 August 2025

Fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. Tajani: “Security is indivisible”

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, which took place on 1 August 1975.  The Helsinki Final Act and the ten principles it enshrined regarding inter-State relations (the so-called Helsinki Decalogue) established that peace and security must be built through dialogue among nations, with full respect for sovereignty, independence […]

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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

19 June 2025

Charter flight for Italian nationals from Israel

To facilitate the return to Italy of Italian nationals currently in Israel, the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating the organisation of a charter flight departing from Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) on 22 June, with arrival scheduled in Verona. Italian citizens registered on the “Dove Siamo nel Mondo” portal and the […]

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Press Releases

26 May 2025

Meeting of the Like-Minded Cyber Deterrence Group

The annual meeting of the Like-Minded Cyber Deterrence Group took place in Rome on 22 and 23 May. It is an informal multilateral initiative started in 2019 and aimed at improving diplomatic cooperation and intelligence sharing to prevent harmful cyber activities and coordinate global responses.  The event organized by the Foreign Ministry’s Unit for Technological […]

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Press Releases

9 May 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli attended the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Lviv

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, participated – on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani – in the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council convened by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, in Lviv, Ukraine. The meeting […]

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