Italian FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Rome, Riyadh Share Goal of Middle East Peace (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said his country and Saudi Arabia share a common goal of building a stable, peaceful and prosperous Middle East, a commitment that took shape with the launch of a Saudi-Italian Strategic Partnership Council earlier this year. The council, signed in January 2025 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Italian […]
Read moreTajani invites ECB to deliver a shock rate cut (Il Sole 24 Ore)
ROME – “I think this is a positive step, and we can achieve further improvements”. The joint US-EU text on tariffs has just been announced: there is no long-awaited exemption for wine and spirits, and steel and aluminum still face a heavy 50% duty. But Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, seeks to ease […]
Read moreThe Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ efforts to ensure security abroad
The services of the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation focus on security abroad. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites all citizens planning to travel abroad to consult Viaggiare Sicuri, the portal designed and developed to encourage informed and responsible travel choices and to provide useful information so […]
Read moreTajani: “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 […]
Read moreTajani: “The memory (and lesson) of Marcinelle” (Il Messaggero)
The memory – and the lesson – of Marcinelle, where so many lost their lives that day in the Bois du Cazier mining disaster, marks Marcinelle as both an Italian and European tragedy. I have underlined this with deep emotion throughout the many visits I have paid in various official capacities: as Member of the […]
Read moreMinister Tajani attends the presentation of the ICE 2024/25 Report and the Istat – ICE 2025 Yearbook
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, takes part in the presentation of the ICE 2024/25 Report and the Istat – ICE 2025 Yearbook. The ICE Report constitutes the main information and analysis tool on the competitive positioning of the Italian production system in the context of the […]
Read moreVisit to the Foreign Ministry by African diplomats participating in the UNITAR/LUISS Master’s program
iOn Friday, 11 July, African diplomats participating in the fourth “Executive Master in Global Public Diplomacy and Sustainable Development” program, organized by UNITAR, in collaboration with the Luiss School of Government, and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, visited the Foreign Ministry. Following previous editions, that meeting provided an opportunity to […]
Read moreTajani: «Now the ECB shall take action. We need a plan modelled on the one implemented for Covid to protect companies»
Minister Tajani, how should Europe respond? «Calm and cool-headed. It must negotiate with its head held high knowing that it is in everyone’s interest to avoid a trade war. Europe needs the united States and vice versa». What do you think of the postponement of the European counter-tariffs to August 1? “A wise choice. Firmness […]
Read moreIndustry is taking to the field for Ukraine. We are negotiating tariffs with our heads held high” – (IL SOLE 24 ORE)
Minister Tajani, you are responsible for foreign policy but also for “foreign trade”: President Trump’s letter on tariffs to Europe is a nasty surprise. How do you comment on it and how will you react? Such an intervention from President Trump was expected, and I see it as a step in his negotiating tactics. The […]
Read moreMinister Antonio Tajani takes part in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participates today in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies.
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