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G7 Leaders’ statement on Iran

15 March 2024

We reiterate our call on third parties to immediately cease providing material support to Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable war of aggression against Ukraine or face severe costs We are extremely concerned about reports that Iran is considering transferring ballistic missiles and related technology to Russia after having supplied the Russian regime with UAVs, which are used in relentless attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine ...

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Statement by Palazzo Chigi on EU packaging and packaging waste regulation and corporate sustainability due diligence directive

15 March 2024

The twenty-seven Member States of the European Union have today approved the regulation on packaging and packaging waste and the directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. This decision was made at Ambassador level by the Committee of Deputy Permanent Representatives to the European Union (Coreper I). This is the final step in the process to adopt the two measures, following negotiations with the European Parliament, and will be formalised by the latter and by Ministers from the 27 Member States.

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Undersecretary of State Mantovano at the 67th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs

14 March 2024

Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano is heading up the Italian delegation that is in Vienna today and tomorrow to attend the 67th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), a policymaking body within the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

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President Meloni speaks at tax reform conference

13 March 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, delivered a speech at today’s tax reform conference at the Chamber of Deputies entitled ‘La riforma fiscale - Attuazione e prospettive - I decreti attuativi approvati, gli obiettivi del 2024, i nuovi testi unici’ [‘The tax reform - Implementation and prospects - Implementing decrees approved, objectives for 2024, the new consolidated laws’].

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Development and Cohesion Agreement between the Italian Government and the Tuscany Region

13 March 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, delivered a speech at today’s signing ceremony for the ‘Development and Cohesion Agreement’ between the Italian Government and the Tuscany Region, held in Florence.

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Development and Cohesion Agreement between the Italian Government and the Autonomous Province of Trento

12 March 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, delivered a speech at this morning’s signing ceremony in Trento for the ‘Development and Cohesion Agreement’ between the Italian Government and the Autonomous Province of Trento.

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Development and Cohesion Agreement between the Italian Government and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano

12 March 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, delivered a speech at today’s signing ceremony for the ‘Development and Cohesion Agreement’ between the Italian Government and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, held at Bolzano’s NOI Techpark.

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President Meloni’s statement on national plan to prevent misuse of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

12 March 2024

We are proud that Italy is one of the very first nations in Europe to adopt such a detailed plan to prevent the misuse of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids....

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Development and Cohesion Agreement between the Italian Government and the Umbria Region

9 March 2024

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, delivered a speech at this morning’s signing ceremony for the ‘Development and Cohesion Agreement’ between the Italian Government and the Umbria Region, held in Bastia Umbra.