Latest from Palazzo Chigi

(View from the most recent)

News

President Meloni’s birthday wishes for Paola Del Din

22 August 2023

My best wishes to Paola Del Din on her 100th birthday. On several occasions, I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know this extraordinary woman, a patriot who was awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valour for her bravery in the ranks of the Osoppo Brigades during the Resistance. We all send her our best wishes today and our thanks for being such a steadfast example of love of country and freedom.

News

President Meloni’s condolences on the deaths of Guardia di Finanza officers Paroni and Pacchione

17 August 2023

“Both personally and on behalf of the entire Government, I wish to express the deepest condolences and sympathy of the institutions to the relatives of Guardia di Finanza officers Lorenzo Paroni and Giulio Alberto Pacchione, who tragically lost their lives while on duty, following an accident in the Western Julian Alps”.  

News

President Meloni’s message on the passing of Francesco Alberoni

15 August 2023

It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Professor Francesco Alberoni, a pillar of sociology and communication studies....

News

President Meloni’s statement on fifth anniversary of the Morandi Bridge collapse

14 August 2023

"On the fifth anniversary of the Morandi Bridge collapse, we feel renewed grief for the forty-three lives that were cut short in a tragedy that struck the heart of Genoa, Liguria and the whole of Italy....

News

Statement by Palazzo Chigi on restoration of the Orthodox Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa

11 August 2023

On the night of 23 July, Russian bombings severely damaged a building that is a symbol of Odesa’s and Ukraine’s cultural and religious history: the great Orthodox Transfiguration Cathedral, first built in 1794 and reconstructed in 2005 after being destroyed by the USSR in 1936. To also mark the long and very rich history of exchanges between Odesa and Italian culture, which led to Italian architects designing the city’s plan and most iconic buildings at the end of the 18th century, the Italian Government has involved two of Italy’s most authoritative cultural institutions, the Milan Triennale and the MAXXI museum in Rome, in order to gather the best economic, technical and cultural resources able to contribute to the restoration of the Transfiguration Cathedral.

News

President Meloni’s press point following Government-opposition meeting on minimum wage

11 August 2023

President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni held a press point today, following the meeting between the Government and opposition parliamentary groups to discuss a minimum wage.

News

Statement by President Meloni on 67th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy and 22nd National Day of Italian Labour Sacrifices in the World

8 August 2023

“The catastrophe at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle on 8 August 1956 left an indelible mark on Italian and European history. Italy paid the highest price in that tragedy. 136 of the 262 miners who died in the disaster were in fact our compatriots. They had made the difficult and painful decision to leave their homeland and emigrate to Belgium. They worked hard, with humbleness and dedication, without any guarantees and in terrible, now unimaginable, conditions. They lost their lives in the darkness of a mine, but their light has never gone out; it shines on as the national community remembers and expresses its gratitude to them. Today, the Republic pays tribute to those sons of Italy, as it marks the National Day of Italian Labour Sacrifices in the World ...

News

Press conference following Council of Ministers meeting no. 47

7 August 2023

Council of Ministers meeting no. 47 was held today at Palazzo Chigi. Following the meeting, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio, Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci and Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso held a press conference to illustrate the measures adopted.