PM announces national strategy against anti-Semitism
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said anti-Semitism was not defeated when the gates of Auschwitz were torn down, announcing a national strategy to fight the phenomenon in a message on Monday to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th anniversary…
Navy vessel ready to take migrants to Albania
After a two-month-long pause, operations to take migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to Italian-run processing centres in Albania will resume, well-informed sources said Friday. Italian Navy patrol vessel Cassiopea is currently close to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa and is…
Spending 5% of GDP on defence impossible – Tajani
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. “We must…
Defence spending target remains 2% says Crosetto
Italy’s defence-spending target remains 2% of GDP, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Wednesday when asked about United States President’s Donald Trump’s call for NATO countries to lift it to 5%. “We have not yet managed to reach 2%…for now…
Trump term chance for EU says Urso on tariffs
Donald Trump’s second presidency is a chance that the European Union must grasp to be more assertive, Business and Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso said when asked about the threats posed by future Trump tariffs in Strasbourg Tuesday. “I…
No room for hatred or exclusion, pope tells Trump
Pope Francis called on Donald Trump to promote peace and work for a society without hatred, discrimination and exclusion in the pontiff’s message for his inauguration as United States President on Monday. “On the occasion of your inauguration as the…
Italy sending 50 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Friday that Italy was continuing its efforts to help Palestinian civilians affected by the war between Hamas and Israel with a new consignment of 50 tonnes of humanitarian aid. He said a ship with the…
Iran denies Musk involvement in Cecilia Sala’s release
Iran has denied a New York Times report that Elon Musk helped secure the release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala by contacting Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani. According to the Isna news agency, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman…
Italy at the forefront of NRRP implementation – EC
Italy is one of the European countries at the forefront of the implementation of the EU-funded post-COVID National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and the first to have requested the sixth and seventh installments, a European Commission spokesperson told ANSA…
Meloni says migrant flow fall thanks to our great work
Afall in irregular migrant flows to Italy last year was due to the government’s great work, Premier Giorgia Meloni reportedly told a cabinet meeting Tuesday. “Today Frontex informs us that the number of irregular entries of migrants registered in the…
101 migrants rescued by Ocean Viking reach Taranto
The migrant-rescue vessel Ocean Viking operated by the NGO Sos Mediterranee on Monday reached the Puglia port of Taranto with 101 migrants on board rescued Friday in the Mediterranean. The passengers – including 29 women and 23 unaccompanied minors one…
Italy wants to be bridge between new Syria-EU says Tajani
Italy is ready to play its part to promote a reform process in Syria and seeks to act as a bridge between the new Syria and the European Union, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told a press conference…
