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Interviews
10 March 2023
Ministers Tajani and Schallenberg “From granting EU candidate status to launching the reform plan: 2023 marks a real turning point” (Il Piccolo)

The year 2023 is off to a positive start for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The granting of EU candidate status in December 2022 is a clear signal that Bosnia-Herzegovina’s future lies in the EU. The achievement of this goal was strongly supported in Brussels by Italy and Austria. Following the October 2022 elections, the government at state level […]

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Press Releases
23 February 2023
Deputy Minister Cirielli co-chairs the 7th EU-Central Asia High-Level Conference

The 7th EU-Central Asia High-Level Conference opened today at the Farnesina, as co-chaired by the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, and the European Special Representative for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala. The High-Level Conference is part of the EU-Central Asia Platform for Cooperation on Environment and Water Resources, which […]

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Press Releases
19 February 2023
Participation of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, at the Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 20 February 2023)

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani is on a mission to Brussels to attend the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union. Deputy Prime Minister Tajani attended a meeting organised by the Foreign Ministers of Spain and Portugal on 19 February to discuss relations with Latin American […]

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Press Releases
22 January 2023
Participation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, at the Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 23 January 2023)

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is in Brussels to take part in the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union. The Council, chaired by High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, will exchange views on Russian aggression against Ukraine and on the situation […]

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Press Releases
16 December 2022
​The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Development, Maria Tripodi, attends the “German-Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum” (16 December 2022)

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Development, Maria Tripodi, attended the “German-Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum”, held at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) in Milan, along with her German counterpart, Anna Luhrmann, Minister of State for Europe and Climate. The Undersecretary was attending on behalf of the Deputy Prime […]

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Press Releases
13 December 2022
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, attends the International Conference on Ukraine (Paris, 13 December 2022)

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is in Paris today, 13 December 2022, delegated by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, to attend the International Conference “Standing with the Ukrainian People”. The initiative, launched by French President Macron and Ukrainian President Zelensky, aims to improve coordination among international donors and […]

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Press Releases
9 December 2022
ELMED: Italy expresses satisfaction over the approval of the EU funding for the electrical interconnection between Italy and Tunisia

Italy greatly welcomes Brussel’s approval of a sizable European allocation for the implementation of ELMED, the power interconnection project promoted by TERNA and its Tunisian counterpart STEG, providing for a 230 km-long 600 MW connection to Sicily. ELMED will produce a quantum leap in the integration of the electricity markets on the northern and southern […]

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Press Releases
5 December 2022
Meeting between the Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Spanish Ambassador, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios Martínez (5 December 2022)

Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Spanish Ambassador, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios Martínez. Ambassador Sequi reaffirmed the importance of cooperation between Italy and Spain in light of their common belonging to the European and Atlantic families and their Mediterranean vocation. Ambassador Sequi stressed the opportunity to continue the work started after the […]

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In detail
28 November 2022
Antonio Tajani: «Europe lacks leaders, it must mature»

«It is right for the European Union to intervene when a member Country violates the rules of the Alliance or fails to abide by Rule of Law principles. I don’t think that it’s mandatory to be soft-handed, it is necessary to be impartial; there should not be first- and second-class Countries in how they are […]

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Interviews
28 November 2022
Antonio Tajani: «Europe lacks leaders, it must mature» (Libero)

«It is right for the European Union to intervene when a member Country violates the rules of the Alliance or fails to abide by Rule of Law principles. I don’t think that it’s mandatory to be soft-handed, it is necessary to be impartial; there should not be first- and second-class Countries in how they are […]

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Press Releases
25 November 2022
Undersecretary Maria Tripodi attends EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)

​Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, has attended the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) in Brussels. The items on the agenda included the reform of the World Trade Organisation, EU-US trade relations and trade support to Ukraine. Undersecretary Tripodi took the floor to stress the primary goal of the WTO institutional reform, […]

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