Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday that it is impossible for Italy to spend 5% of GDP on defence after United States President Donald Trump called for NATO countries to lift expenditure to this threshold.

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Monday said he hoped the US would promote peace while noting that both Donald Trump and Joe Biden had been instrumental in the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani summoned Venezuela's charge d'affaires Wednesday to protest Venezuela's announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil.

The Italian government has met to discuss the case of an Italian national arrested in Venezuela two months ago and held without formal charges.

Italy, Germany, Austria, Algeria and Tunisia have signed a joint declaration of intent in Rome on the Southern Hydrogen Corridor, an infrastructure project to transport renewable hydrogen for over 3300 kilometres from North Africa to Italy,

C onflicting SIGNALS are reaching the new American administration from Rome. And some carry a whiff of incense. While Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, was preparing to fly to Washington to schmooze President Donald Trump and his chums, a leader on the other side of the Tiber was communicating stark disapproval of their plans.

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Antonio Tajani, signed today at the Farnesina (headquarters of the Ministry) the first agreement on aircraft and transport services between Italy and Mongolia with the Undersecretary of Transport of Mongolia,

Donald Trump's inauguration is focusing minds on a future peace plan for Ukraine, with much talk of European armies providing a military mission. French President Emmanuel Macron has been a particularly strong advocate of boots on the ground -- but there are considerable obstacles.

Italy's Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, welcomed his partners from the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom in Rome on Thursday to encourage a transition that makes Syria a "stable" country and allows for the return of refugees.

Elon Musk played no role in negotiations between Italy and Iran for the release of a journalist who was held in a Tehran prison, Italy's foreign minister

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, right, and his Tunisian counterpart Mohamed Ali Nafti shake their hands after signing agreements during their meeting in Rome, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Pho