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21 January 2025
Hydrogen: five States signed a declaration to continue the Southern Corridor works

Italy, Germany, Austria, Algeria and Tunisia strengthened cooperation on the infrastructure connecting the two continents. The declaration was signed during the First Penta Ministerial Meeting at Villa Madama, chaired by Ministers Tajani and Pichetto. Rome, 21 January – Italy, Germany, Austria, Algeria and Tunisia signed in Rome a joint declaration of intent on the Southern Hydrogen […]

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20 January 2025
UN. Universal Periodic Review – fourth cycle: examination of Italy on the Human Rights situation

Today, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) dedicated to Italy took place. The UPR is a peer-review mechanism established within the framework of the Human Rights Council, in which all UN Member States participate approximately every five years to review the overall human rights situation within their countries. […]

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20 January 2025
Undersecretary Tripodi in Malaysia for meetings with Italian business community and political authorities

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, continues her mission to South East Asia in Malaysia. Yesterday afternoon, she met representatives of the Italian business community and the Country System at the Italian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, with whom she discussed future investment opportunities within the framework of growth diplomacy. […]

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20 January 2025
Hydrogen Corridor from Algeria and Tunisia to Germany and Austria via Italy. Ministers Tajani and Pichetto open the Ministerial Meeting and Business Forum on the Southern Hydrogen Corridor

Tomorrow the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Hon. Gilberto Pichetto, open, at Villa Madama, the event on the Southern Hydrogen Corridor (South H2), an infrastructure project to transport renewable hydrogen for over 3,300 kilometres from North Africa […]

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20 January 2025
Minister Tajani’s mission to Israel and Palestine

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Israel and Palestine, where he will meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and the Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Mohammed Mustafa. “My visit aims to demonstrate […]

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17 January 2025
Update on compatriots in Cuba

The Italian Ambassador to Havana, Roberto Vellano, is on his way to Cienfuegos, where the group of compatriots belonging to a holiday group organised by the tour operator Avventure nel Mondo and involved in yesterday’s car accident, is being held. Among them, one compatriot, Patrizia Crisolini Malatesta, died, while the others were immediately transported to […]

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17 January 2025
Undersecretary Tripodi in Vietnam for bilateral political consultations

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, is on a mission to Vietnam to take part in periodic bilateral political consultations. “Italy and Vietnam are bonded by profound relations of friendship and collaboration, which are reflected in the excellent state of our relations,” Tripodi commented during the meeting in Hanoi with the […]

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17 January 2025
G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) statement on Russian Influence Campaign

Today, Canada alongside other G7 RRM member states (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States) as well as G7 RRM Observer states (Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden) issued the following statement: “The G7 RRM notes recent statements by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada exposing the ongoing covert activities of […]

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17 January 2025
Road accident in Cuba

A road accident involving a group of seven Italian tourists occurred in Cienfuegos, Cuba, one of whom has passed away. The details of the accident are still under investigation. The other Italian passengers sustained injuries. Since the first report, the Italian Embassy in Havana has been providing assistance to Italian nationals in coordination with the […]

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17 January 2025
Minister Tajani on mission to Berlin for meetings with Austrian Chancellor Schallenberg, CDU Leader Merz, and the Italian Business Community

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will be on a mission to Berlin today. During the visit, Minister Tajani will hold meetings as part of ongoing discussions with partners from the European People’s Party, including Friedrich Merz, leader of the CDU, and Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg. He […]

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