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President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni had a meeting this afternoon with Belarusian democratic opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who is currently visiting Rome. President Meloni confirmed the Italian Government’s full solidarity with the Belarusian democratic opposition forces.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation today with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak. The call focused on preparations for next week’s NATO Summit in Vilnius, the priority of continued support for Ukraine with a commitment to provide security guarantees, and the urgent need to ensure an effective and global response to our societies’ main challenges.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki. Following their meeting, the two leaders issued statements to the press.

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The third joint meeting of the institutional working group and the coordination committee for the Jubilee of 2025 was held today at Palazzo Chigi, chaired by Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano. At the beginning of the meeting, it was announced that the plan for the measures contained in the second DPCM [Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers], signed on 8 June, had got underway. In this regard, the Mayor of Rome and special commissioner for the Jubilee 2025, Roberto Gualtieri, specified that a meeting had been held on 23 June with all implementing bodies to check time schedules and provide support for the activities necessary to complete the works. Afterwards, Undersecretary Mantovano passed the floor to the coordinators of the following working groups in order to get an update on their activities: public order and security; health; transport and mobility; telecommunications and state police; essential emergency technical services; volunteer work and logistics; tourism and culture; and, care for the city.

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President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni delivered a speech today at the 2023 General Assembly of Assolombarda [association of companies operating in the Metropolitan City of Milan and in the provinces of Lodi, Monza and Brianza, and Pavia], held in Milan.

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Thirty years have passed since the tragic battle of ‘Checkpoint Pasta’ in Mogadishu. On 2 July 1993, Somali militia attacked a column of the Italian national contingent involved in the UN-led mission to ensure humanitarian aid reached the people of Somalia, reduced to hunger and suffering by the power struggle between tribal factions. Three young and valorous Italian soldiers, Second...

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President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni attended the European Council meeting in Brussels on 29 and 30 June. Before leaving, she held a doorstep with journalists.

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“Congratulations to the Italian Air Force, the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and all those who were involved in the success of the ‘Virtute 1’ mission. This achievement is an excellent example of institutional collaboration and a first step towards suborbital flight development in our nation. I would also like to take this opportunity to renew my best wishes for this year’s centenary of the founding of both the Italian Air Force and the CNR. Both these institutions have been able to reinvent themselves, accepting the challenge of keeping in step with technological innovation and, with this mission, they have effectively worked in synergy to support Italy.”  

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, this morning provided the Chamber of Deputies with the official communications regarding the European Council meeting to be held on 29 and 30 June, and responded to the points raised during the general discussion. This afternoon, President Meloni responded to the points raised during the general discussion at the Senate.