Non-EU Foreign Trade Performance in 2024
According to data released by Istat on Italy’s foreign trade—currently available only for non-EU countries—Italy exported goods worth €305.3 billion in 2024, marking a +1.16% increase compared to 2023. This represents the highest value reached by Italian exports to non-EU countries in the last decade. In the same year, Italy imported goods worth €240 billion, […]
Read moreBuy American to avoid a trade war with Trump, Italy says
BRUSSELS — If Europe wants to avoid a trade war with Donald Trump, it has to buy more from the U.S., boost defense budgets and deregulate to make the EU economy stronger, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told POLITICO. Tajani argues there’s a deal to be made with the transactional U.S. president, recalling that he met […]
Read moreVisit to Mexico by Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli
Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli undertook a mission to Mexico to meet with several new representatives of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government. During his discussion with Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Mercado, they explored the prospects of the Italy-Mexico Strategic Partnership in economic and trade relations, scientific and academic cooperation, justice, […]
Read moreMeeting on tariffs and foreign trade. Minister Tajani met representatives of the productive world: “on the side of our enterprises, we will strengthen trade relations with the United States.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today chaired a meeting with representatives of Italy’s manufacturing sector to take stock of foreign trade trends and prospects for our exports, also in light of the start of Trump’s Administration in the United States. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Italian System […]
Read moreSituation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Military clashes continue in Goma. Minister Tajani speaks with the Ambassador to Kinshasa
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had a telephone conversation today with the Italian Ambassador to Kinshasa to ascertain the condition of his compatriots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where there is ongoing unrest in Goma, following the entry of Rwandan M23 militias, and protests and assaults on several embassies in Kinshasa. The Italian Embassy […]
Read moreFourth Italian-Arab Business Forum. Speech by Undersecretary Tripodi
As instructed by Minister Tajani, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi participated in the 4th Italian-Arab Business Forum, opening the session dedicated to economic-commercial relations with Saudi Arabia, which is this year’s guest of honour. She said: “Saudi Arabia is a priority economic and commercial partner for Italy and […]
Read moreThe Days of Italian Fashion in the World kick off today
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will inaugurate today at Villa Madama the “Days of Italian Fashion in the World”, an innovative format of integrated promotion within the framework of growth diplomacy. Italy is the world’s leading producer of haute couture and the world’s second largest exporter of a sector that employs more than […]
Read moreMinister Tajani tomorrow at Villa Madama to launch the Days of Italian Fashion in the World and sign a Protocol with trade associations
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will chair the event for launching the Days of Italian Fashion in the World tomorrow at Villa Madama, an opportunity to discuss the sector’s internationalisation strategies and priorities. MinisterTajani said: “The fashion system has a crucial importance for our economy and a strategic value in […]
Read moreForeign and Defence Ministers’ joint communiqué – Italy participates in the EUBAM-RAFAH mission for humanitarian support at the Rafah Crossing Point
The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union announced today the reactivation – approved by the Political and Security Committee – of the EUBAM-RAFAH mission, known as the European Union Border Assistance Mission, at the Rafah Crossing Point. The mission was initiated at the request of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, with the full support […]
Read moreRemembrance Day Celebration
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, today joined in the commemoration of the Holocaust Remembrance Day, stressing the importance of keeping alive the awareness of the gravity of what happened – especially for the benefit of future generations – among young people and in schools, so that such crimes never occur again in the […]
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