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President Meloni visits Lebanon

18 October 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, travelled to Lebanon today where she met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, with whom she discussed the situation in Lebanon and in the rest of the region as well as the ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire in both Lebanon and Gaza. With Prime Minister Mikati and Speaker Berri, President Meloni stressed the need to ensure the safety of UNIFIL personnel at all times and had an exchange of views on how to support full and actual implementation of Resolution 1701. 

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President Meloni visits Jordan

18 October 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, visited Jordan today, where she was received by King Abdullah II. The two leaders discussed the situation in the Middle East and the joint efforts towards a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages in line with Resolution 2735, stressing the need for a political process leading to a two-state solution.

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Statement by President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni

17 October 2024

The death of Yahya Sinwar means the main person responsible for the massacre of 7 October 2023 is gone. I am convinced that a new phase must now begin: it is time for all hostages to be released, for an immediate ceasefire to be declared and for reconstruction to begin in Gaza ...

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President Meloni attends European Council meeting

17 October 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, attended the first day of the European Council meeting in Brussels.

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Informal meeting in Brussels on migration and innovative solutions

17 October 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, together with the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the Dutch Prime Minister, Dick Schoof, held an informal meeting this morning with some of the Member States that have the most interest in the migration issue and in particular the matter of innovative solutions. In addition to Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and the European Commission, the meeting was also attended by the leaders of Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia.  

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EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit

16 October 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, attended the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit at the Europa building in Brussels today. Following the working session, President Meloni addressed journalists at a press point.

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Statement by Palazzo Chigi on adverse weather conditions in northern Italy

16 October 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, is following with concern the serious situation caused by the adverse weather conditions in the Liguria Region and a number of provinces in northern Italy from Brussels, where she is participating in the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit and European Council meeting.  

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Press conference following Council of Ministers meeting no. 100

16 October 2024

Council of Ministers meeting no. 100 was held at Palazzo Chigi on Tuesday 15 October. This morning, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti, and the Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Maurizio Leo, held a press conference to illustrate the measures approved.

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President Meloni’s statement on 81st anniversary of the rounding up of Jews in Rome during WWII

16 October 2024

On 16 October 81 years ago, Rome witnessed one of the most brutal crimes ever committed in Italy. At dawn, Nazi troops, with the complicity of the Italian fascist regime, started a merciless manhunt and forcibly removed 1,259 innocent people from their homes, deporting them to death camps. Men, women, elderly people and children. No one was spared, and only 16 returned....