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Interviews

10 January 2026

Tajani: “With Mercosur, Italy will earn €14 billion in additional exports” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

Minister Tajani, after 25 years of negotiations, the EU-Mercosur agreement has been ratified. Mercosur is the largest free trade area in the world, encompassing 800 million people, including four countries traditionally linked to Italy. It is the largest agreement ever negotiated by the European Union, a fact we can certainly define as historic for the […]

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Press Releases

9 January 2026

EU-MERCOSUR Agreement Highlights

After more than twenty-five years of negotiations, the Ambassadors of the European Union’s  Member States today gave the political green light  –  also with Italy’s favourable vote – to the signing of the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement. Italy supported the agreement after requesting and obtaining guarantees and strengthened safeguard clauses to protect certain sensitive agri-food supply chains. […]

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7 January 2026

Mercosur: Tajani welcomes EU measures to protect Italian farmers; a strategic agreement for Italy and Europe

The European Commission has announced measures to support European agriculture, including additional funding for the sector, alignment of sanitary, phytosanitary and animal welfare standards for imported products, strengthened controls on these standards and specific safeguards complementing the EU-Mercosur agreement with a robust system of protections for our farmers. These safeguards, which will apply to all […]

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17 December 2025

Migration: letter by 19 EU Member States to the Commission

In a letter addressed to the European Commission, 19 EU Member States urgently call for the development of new solutions and innovative partnerships to counter migrant smuggling and irregular migration. The letter, signed for Italy by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, stresses that addressing the […]

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Interviews

8 December 2025

Antonio Tajani: «Courage is needed, Italy’s role is crucial. We know how to rise again. Now or never: Europe needs courage, and Italy has a major role to play.» (Corriere della Sera)

It is in moments of maximum crisis, he says, that “new opportunities can open up,” and that one can find the courage for an “indispensable electric shock to save Europe from decline, from being reduced to an economic giant and a political dwarf, a residual entity in the new global scenario.” Antonio Tajani says so […]

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Press Releases

3 December 2025

Meeting on Corridor VIII promoted by Italy

On the sidelines of the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Brussels, a meeting was held at Italy’s request between the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Romania to discuss the relaunch of the Corridor VIII initiative. The infrastructure consists of 1,300 kilometres of railway and 960 kilometres of roads, connecting the ports […]

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Interviews

30 November 2025

Antonio Tajani «European Union: It is time to move beyond unanimity» (L’Altravoce Il Quotidiano Nazionale)

During the Conference “Mediterranean Connections”, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke with Alessandro Barbano, editor of L’Altravoce. Their conversation covered many topics, ranging from peace negotiations in Ukraine to relations with the United States, and the reforms the government is pushing forward. Minister, we have spent two days discussing the development of Southern Italy. All of […]

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Press Releases

28 November 2025

10th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean

The 10th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean was held today in Barcelona, with Italy represented by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, acting on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani. Among those in attendance were the Minister for Foreign Affairs, […]

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26 November 2025

Tajani attends extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council on Ukraine

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, took part this morning in an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, convened by videoconference by the EU High Representative, Kaja Kallas, to review, together with the 27 Member States and the Ukrainian Minister, Andrii Sybiha, the initiative launched by the United States in […]

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24 November 2025

Undersecretary Tripodi participated in the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting in Brusselscio

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, participated in the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting in Brussels, on behalf of Minister Antonio Tajani. In her speech, the Undersecretary emphasized that, in the context of current global tensions, the EU needs to pursue an ambitious trade policy based on open markets […]

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21 November 2025

First ministerial meeting of the Donor Group for Palestine

The first meeting of the Donor Group for Palestine took place yesterday, organised by the European Commission, following the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2803, which supports President Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza and reaffirms the prospect of a Palestinian state. The meeting provided an important platform for coordination in support of the Palestinian […]

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20 November 2025

Minister Tajani attends today’s Foreign Affairs Council

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is in Brussels today to take part in the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. The agenda includes Ukraine, the Middle East, the situation in the Sahel, and the crisis in Sudan. On Ukraine, ministers will focus primarily on financial […]

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