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Press Releases
9 April 2026
Minister Tajani in Split to attend the “MED9” ministerial meeting

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be in Split, Croatia, today to attend the “MED9” Ministerial Meeting, a forum established in 2016 to coordinate the actions of the southern member states of the European Union (Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia and Cyprus). The EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, will also take […]

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Press Releases
31 March 2026
Joint Statement on the occasion of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers

Kyiv/Bucha   Joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine. We gathered today in Kyiv and in Bucha […]

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Press Releases
26 March 2026
Lebanon: ECHO humanitarian flight in cooperation with Italy, Ireland, UNHCR and WFP/UNHRD

A humanitarian flight operated today from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) base in Brindisi has landed in Lebanon, as part of the new air bridge launched for the country by the European Commission through its Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO). The flight is carrying relief supplies made […]

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Press Releases
15 March 2026
Minister Antonio Tajani attends the EU Foreign Affairs Council

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is in Brussels today to take part in the meeting of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council. The agenda includes a discussion on the escalation in the Middle East and its economic consequences, with a focus on the partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the measures adopted internationally to release […]

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Press Releases
7 March 2026
Minister Tajani’s interview with Sky News Arabia. “We stand in solidarity with the Gulf countries; no more missiles, no more drones.”

“We are following the escalation in the Gulf region with great concern and fully understand the apprehension of the countries in the region, to which we have expressed and continue to express our solidarity. No more missiles, no more drones!” This is one of the excerpts from Foreign Minister Tajani’s interview with Sky News Arabia. […]

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Press Releases
5 March 2026
Italian participation in the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council meeting with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, participated, on behalf of Minister Tajani, in the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council meeting with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the situation with partners in the region, which has been the target of Iranian retaliatory […]

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Press Releases
2 March 2026
Tajani and Pichetto took part in the “export” meeting, also dedicated to initial assessments of the impact of the war in Iran on the oil and financial markets

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, participated in a meeting convened to promptly update Italian trade associations and companies on the crisis in Iran and the escalation in the region, focusing on the potential economic consequences of the conflict and assessing the impact of the latest […]

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Press Releases
1 March 2026
Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on developments in the Middle East

The European Union follows developments in Iran and the Middle East with utmost concern. The European Union has adopted extensive sanctions in response to the actions of Iranian authorities, whether their brutal repression and human rights violations against the Iranian people or threats to the region and to European and international security, through Iran’s ballistic […]

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Press Releases
1 March 2026
Tajani participated in an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. “Let us not forget the courage of the Iranian people. Let us protect our fellow citizens together.”

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani took part in an extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting convened by High Representative Kaja Kallas to discuss the crisis in Iran and the situation in the region. The EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting provided an opportunity to review three aspects: support for de-escalation efforts; the safety and security of Iranian […]

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Press Releases
26 February 2026
Undersecretary Tripodi addresses South East Europe Observatory conference: Western Balkans a priority for European peace and stability

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, addressed a conference organised by the South East Europe Observatory of the Einaudi Foundation, devoted to the European perspective of the Western Balkans. In her opening remarks, the Undersecretary emphasised that the region constitutes an essential component of the European Union’s security, stability and long-term outlook. […]

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Press Releases
23 February 2026
Tajani Chaired Meeting of the Tariff Task Force

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani chaired a meeting of the Foreign Ministry’s Tariff Task Force today to promptly update trade associations and Italian companies on the latest trade policy developments. The meeting focused on the implications of the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs adopted by the Trump Administration. As the Minister noted, the ruling […]

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