22 June 2025

Following the Government meeting called urgently this morning in light of the worsening of the crisis in the Middle East, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, has had several conversations over the course of the day with a number of international partners and key regional players. [...]

22 June 2025

Following the worsening of the crisis in the Middle East, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, urgently convened and chaired a conference call this morning. The call was attended by Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Matteo Salvini, Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti, Undersecretaries of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano and Giovanbattista Fazzolari, and the heads of Italy’s intelligence services. [...]

20 June 2025

‘The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent’ Summit was held at Villa Doria Pamphilj, in Rome, today, co-chaired by the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Following the working sessions and a signing ceremony for the agreements, President Meloni and President von der Leyen issued statements to the press together with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.

20 June 2025

This morning’s ECOFIN endorsed the European Commission’s positive assessment of the technical revision of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), enabling the Government to continue fully implementing the Plan and achieving the objectives for the final three instalments. [...]

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G7 Summit in Canada

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, attended the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, in Canada. Following the working sessions, she addressed journalists at a press point.

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Meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, today, on the eve of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. The meeting provided an opportunity for an in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues on the international agenda, starting with the situation in the Middle East and the conflict in Ukraine. During the meeting, close coordination also continued regarding both the G7 agenda and in view of the NATO Summit in The Hague, with a full convergence of views being noted. [...]

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Meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, today, on the eve of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. Coming shortly after their recent talks at Palazzo Chigi, today’s meeting provided an opportunity to confirm the shared will to hold a new edition of the Italy-Germany intergovernmental summit in Rome at the beginning of 2026 and to maintain close coordination on the main issues on the EU agenda, such as the fight against irregular migration and competitiveness. [...]