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President Meloni’s telephone conversation with the Emir of Qatar
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, continues to keep in close contact with key Heads of State and Government of allied nations and with the leaders of the countries most affected by the ongoing deep crisis in the Middle East region. Earlier today, President Meloni had a telephone conversation with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani: both agreed on the need to work for a rapid de-escalation and to support mediation efforts for the release of hostages; they shared their concern about the conflict spreading further.
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Israel: President Meloni’s telephone conversation with the President of the United Arab Emirates
As part of ongoing contacts with the main international partners and key players in the region following the attack by Hamas against Israel, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation yesterday evening with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. During the exchange of views, the utmost emphasis was placed on the need to work for a rapid de-escalation in order to avoid the conflict spreading further, and to support ongoing mediation efforts for the release of hostages. The telephone conversation also provided an opportunity for an update on preparations for the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP28), which will be held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023.
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President Meloni meets with COP28 President-Designate Dr. Al Jaber
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the President-Designate of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP28), Dr. Sultan Al Jaber. They agreed in particular on how climate change constitutes a major challenge to our planet and humankind and requires a strong and ambitious action by all countries to strengthen their respective 2030 Nationally Determined Contributions across all dimensions and at much faster pace, with a view to achieving the long-term goals under the Paris agreement
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First three of today’s NRRP steering committee sessions held at Palazzo Chigi
The first three of today’s working sessions of the steering committee for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) have been held at Palazzo Chigi, chaired by the Minister for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy and the NRRP, Raffaele Fitto. Among the items on the agenda were: verification of the achievement of the objectives for the fourth instalment; the monitoring of objectives for the fifth instalment; and, the proposal to reformulate the plan.
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Fourth NRRP steering committee session on progress of Integrated Urban Plans
The fourth of today’s working sessions of the steering committee for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) has been held at Palazzo Chigi, chaired by the Minister for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy and the NRRP, Raffaele Fitto, and attended by Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Economy and Finance Lucia Albano, Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of the Interior Emanuele Prisco and Metropolitan City mayors, to discuss the progress of implementation of Italy’s Integrated Urban Plans.
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Fifth NRRP steering committee session held to check progress of early childhood education projects
The fifth of today’s working sessions of the steering committee for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) has been held at Palazzo Chigi, chaired by Minister for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy and the NRRP Raffaele Fitto and attended by Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Economy and Finance Lucia Albano and Minister of Education and Merit Giuseppe Valditara (who joined via video link), to check the progress of measures regarding nurseries and primary schools. This objective is currently being reported on as part of the payment request for the fourth instalment. The steering committee asked Municipalities, represented by ANCI [National Association of Italian Municipalities], to continue ensuring the utmost cooperation in order to complete the assessment phase and provide the certifications that will be requested by the European Commission as part of the procedure to evaluate the objectives met.
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Six NRRP steering committee sessions held today at Palazzo Chigi
The last of today’s six working sessions of the steering committee for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), called by Minister for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy and the NRRP Raffaele Fitto, has been held at Palazzo Chigi. The sixth session was attended by Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci, Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Economy and Finance Lucia Albano, Vice President of the Lombardy Region Marco Alparone, representatives from the Ministry for Regional Affairs, and President of the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces Massimiliano Fedriga.
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Joint Statement by Quint Leaders on Israel
The joint statement issued by President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni, President Joe Biden of the United States, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany following their telephone meeting yesterday evening to examine the serious crisis following Saturday’s attack perpetrated by Hamas against the State of Israel.
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Israel: President Meloni participates in telephone meeting with President Biden, Prime Minister Sunak, President Macron and Chancellor Scholz
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, participated in a telephone meeting this evening with President Joe Biden of the United States, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, to examine the serious crisis following Saturday’s barbaric attack perpetrated by Hamas against the State of Israel.