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Press Releases
4 September 2025
Tajani tomorrow in Barcelona for meeting with Spanish Minister of Economy and Italian businesses, and in Cernobbio for the Ambrosetti Forum

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will be on mission tomorrow in Barcelona and Cernobbio. In Barcelona, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will take part in a meeting with Italian and Spanish entrepreneurs, organised by the Italian Embassy in Madrid in cooperation with the Italian Chambers of […]

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Press Releases
29 August 2025
Minister Tajani in Copenhagen today and tomorrow for the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich) and for business meetings

Today and tomorrow, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will be in Copenhagen to take part in the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (the so-called Gymnich) and to hold meetings with businesses. Upon arrival this afternoon, Minister Tajani will meet with Italian companies operating in […]

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Press Releases
27 August 2025
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks guarantees on the correct application of the EU-US agreement on tariffs to protect Italian exports

At the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Farnesina’s Tariff Task Force has taken action to protect our products in the face of possible misinterpretations of the transatlantic trade agreement. In particular, some US customs authorities reportedly requested a higher tariff than the rate agreed in the EU-US Joint Declaration for […]

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Press Releases
21 August 2025
Today’s meeting of the Farnesina Tariff Task Force to update businesses on the EU-USA Joint Tariff Declaration

Following today’s agreement on the Joint Declaration between the European Union and the United States regarding tariffs, which follows the political understanding reached by President Ursula von der Leyen and President Donald Trump on 27 July, the Tariff Task Force of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, under the direction of Minister […]

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Press Releases
14 August 2025
Joint donor statement on the situation in and around El Fasher, Sudan, by 30 donors

EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of International Development of Norway, Åsmund Aukrust, Minister for Africa of the United Kingdom, Lord Collins of Highbury, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, Secretary of State for International Development of Canada, Randeep Sarai, State […]

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Interviews
13 August 2025
Tajani: “Immediate ceasefire. And for genuine negotiations, Kyiv and the EU must be at the table” (Corriere della Sera)

ROME – Antonio Tajani views the 15 August face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin as “a first step”. But the Foreign Minister is equally convinced that no agreement can be reached without bringing President Zelensky to the negotiating table. From the Farnesina, Tajani sets out to Corriere della Sera the “three theatres of war Italy […]

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In detail
13 August 2025
Tajani: “Immediate ceasefire. And for genuine negotiations, Kyiv and the EU must be at the table” (Corriere della Sera)

ROME – Antonio Tajani views the 15 August face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin as “a first step”. But the Foreign Minister is equally convinced that no agreement can be reached without bringing President Zelensky to the negotiating table. From the Farnesina, Tajani sets out to Corriere della Sera the “three theatres of war Italy […]

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Press Releases
12 August 2025
Joint statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Joint statement on behalf of 29 partners on aid to Gaza and restrictions facing NGOs The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protected, and aid should never be politicised. However, due to restrictive […]

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Press Releases
4 August 2025
First technical meeting of the Italian Foreign Ministry’s Tariffs Task Force with Italian companies and businesses held today

Following the initial meeting convened by Minister Tajani on 28 July with the agencies of the Italian economic system – ITA, SACE, SIMEST, and CDP – as well as the main national trade associations, a Tariffs Task Force has been established at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Equipped with a dedicated phone […]

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Press Releases
23 July 2025
Undersecretary Tripodi meets with the EU Special Representative for the Sahel

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, met today with the European Union’s Special Representative for the Sahel, Joao Cravinho. During the meeting, Undersecretary Tripodi reiterated that the Sahel is a region of strategic importance for Europe. For this reason, Italy does not envisage disengagement from the area but instead supports renewed European […]

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Press Releases
21 July 2025
Tajani convenes meeting on export with Sicily Region: “New SACE office to open on the island”

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, chaired a meeting today at Palazzo Chigi focused on boosting exports from the Region of Sicily. The meeting was attended by representatives from SACE, SIMEST, and ITA, alongside the President of the Region of Sicily, Renato Schifani, and a delegation from the regional administration. […]

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