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President Meloni’s call with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The conversation confirmed the excellent level of bilateral relations between Rome and Astana and the common interest to strengthen them further. President Tokayev expressed condolences to the Italian Government for the victims of the flooding in Emilia-Romagna.
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President Meloni lays wreath at park named after judges Falcone and Borsellino on anniversary of the Capaci bombing
This morning, on the 31st anniversary of the Capaci bombing, President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni laid a laurel wreath at the park named after anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, in Rome’s Montagnola district.
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President Meloni’s statement on 150th anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni
Today, Italy and Italians are celebrating Alessandro Manzoni. The nation pays tribute to a great Italian, who had a universal mindset that is ever relevant, who played a fundamental role in the dissemination of the Italian language and whose works accompanied the Risorgimento and the path to Italy’s unification.
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President Meloni’s call with Prime Minister Netanyahu
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, received a telephone call today from the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, who wished to express his sympathy and offer the Israeli Government’s support for the victims and damage caused by the flooding. President Meloni thanked him for the solidarity expressed in the dramatic circumstances and for the strong bond of friendship that can be seen precisely in such moments of difficulty.
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President Meloni visits flooded areas in Emilia Romagna
President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni visited the flooded areas around Forlì and Ravenna today, after which she attended a meeting with the Head of the Civil Protection Department, Fabrizio Curcio, and the President of the Emilia Romagna Region, Stefano Bonaccini, at the Ravenna Prefecture. President Meloni went on to address journalists at a doorstep.
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President Meloni at the G7 Summit
President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni today attended the second day of the G7 Summit, which is being held in Hiroshima from 19 to 21 May. In the margins of the Summit, where the afternoon working sessions also included G7 Partner Countries and international organisations, President Meloni had bilateral meetings with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. This evening, President Meloni announced in a press conference that she had decided to return to Italy earlier than planned in order to closely follow the severe weather emergency.
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President Meloni meets with Chancellor Scholz of Germany
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, in the margins of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. The meeting, also ahead of the German Head of Government’s upcoming visit to Italy, focused on the growth of synergies between the industrial systems of Italy and Germany - the largest in Europe.
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Flooding in Emilia-Romagna: Council of Ministers meeting on 23 May to approve initial urgent measures
The Council of Ministers meeting called for Tuesday 23 May, at 11am, will be largely dedicated to the first urgent measures relating to the serious flooding affecting people in Emilia-Romagna and some areas in the Marche and Tuscany regions. As well as revising the decree by the Civil Protection Department, which had already declared a state of emergency a few days ago, widening the perimeter of the relative area, the agenda of the meeting will also include a decree-law to make initial allocations and to suspend or postpone deadlines for tax and social security payments, legal proceedings and in other areas. After the meeting, President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni, together with the Ministers responsible for dealing with the emergency in various ways, will meet with the President of the Emilia-Romagna Region, Stefano Bonaccini, who will be accompanied by representatives of local social partners.
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President Meloni meets with Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, in the margins of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. The meeting came just a few weeks after President Meloni’s fruitful visit to London at the end of April, when the two Heads of Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation. The intensity of the ongoing dialogue between President Meloni and Prime Minister Sunak testifies to the strong revival in relations between Italy and the United Kingdom.