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Press Releases

3 October 2026

Joint Statement on the Anniversary of the Snapback of UN Restrictions on and related to Iran

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belize, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, […]

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Press Releases

3 October 2026

Italy-US Joint Statement on the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS/DAESH meeting in Rome on October 1, 2026

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Italy. Italy hosted, and co-chaired with the United States, an ad-hoc Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS/Daesh meeting of Political Directors and senior diplomatic officials in Rome on October 1, 2026. Coalition partners congratulated Iraq and Syria […]

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Press Releases

2 October 2026

Tajani meets EU High Representative Kaja Kallas. Focus on the Red Sea, Ukraine, European role and main international challenges

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani met today at the Farnesina the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. As part of a broader effort to enhance Europe’s capacity to respond to crises, Tajani first and foremost emphasised the importance of consolidating the European Union’s partnership with the Gulf states, actively […]

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Press Releases

1 October 2026

Italy and the US chair the Coalition against Daesh in Rome, Tajani: fighting terrorism is a common priority

The meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh, co-chaired by Italy and the United States, was held today at the Farnesina with the aim of reviving the international community’s efforts against the ISIS terrorist threat. The work was chaired by Director General for Political Affairs Cecilia Piccioni and the US Special Envoy for Iraq and […]

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Interviews

25 September 2026

Tajani: “The EU should strengthen the Aspides mission. We need new gas pipelines” (La Repubblica)

New York – “Europe must strengthen the Aspides mission” to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, now threatened by the Houthis. The US is also calling on its allies to step up their efforts in the Strait of Hormuz, but “the condition for doing so is an end to the war”. These are […]

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Press Releases

22 September 2026

G7 Statement on Bab al-Mandab and Navigational Rights and Freedoms

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, consider that the situation in Yemen represents an unacceptable threat to regional stability and security, to global energy security as well as to navigational rights and freedoms, […]

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Press Releases

21 September 2026

1st Italy-Germany Cyber and Digital Dialogue

The first Italy-Germany Cyber and Digital Dialogue, involving senior officials from the two countries’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs, took place on 18 September at the Foreign Ministry. The Dialogue is part of the framework of the Bilateral Agreement on Enhanced Cooperation on Security, Defence and Resilience, as well as the Protocol on an Italian-German Action […]

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Press Releases

4 September 2026

Minister Tajani was in Cernobbio for the Ambrosetti Forum. Focus on European challenges in the global context

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani was in Cernobbio last Friday to take part in the 52nd Ambrosetti Forum, one of the leading international events for discussion on major economic, geopolitical and strategic issues. The Minister spoke during the session on ‘European challenges in the global context’, in a discussion with the President of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

2 September 2026

EUROGENDFOR is strengthened by the accession of a new Member State

A ceremony was held today at the Farnesina to deposit the Instrument of Accession of the Republic of Lithuania to the Treaty establishing the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR), for which the Italian Government is the depositary. The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Lithuania to Italy, Dalia Kreivienė, and the Head of the Service […]

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Interviews

1 September 2026

Minister Antonio Tajani: “Prime Minister Sánchez knew about the extension. His retaliation is inexplicable’ (Il Messaggero)

There was “no political motive”, merely the “need to ensure our country’s security”. According to Antonio Tajani, this is the sole reason behind the Italian government’s decision to extend for a further fifteen days the suspension of the Schengen Agreement, introduced on 1 August in response to the migration crisis in the Spanish exclave of […]

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Interviews

4 August 2026

Tajani: “I understand their unease; they have failed on the issue of migrants. Ceuta is not a minor matter; it was our duty to take action” (Corriere della Sera)

“I understand Spain’s frustration over its failed migration policy, but we have a duty to protect Italy’s borders, which, incidentally, also comprise 7,000 kilometres of European borders that extend into other Member States and are therefore the borders of the entire Union. We have always stood in solidarity with Spain; we are friends with the […]

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In detail

3 August 2026

Tajani: “Migrants: pushing ahead with the Albania model”

Minister Tajani is in Marina di Pietrasanta. He met with Forza Italia leaders, spoke to people who asked him about the wars, and shared the stage with Antonio Preziosi, Director of Tg2, who interviewed him about the government’s work and everything else. And today, the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs will be focused […]

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