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Remembrance, rebirth, justice.  Six years have passed since the Morandi Bridge collapsed on 14 August 2018, a catastrophe that shook Genoa, Liguria and the entire nation. Today, we pay tribute to the 43 victims of that tragedy, and our hearts and minds go out to their families and loved ones. Today we all feel somewhat like we are from Genoa too, sons and daughters of such a proud city that was left emotionally distressed and physically split in two, but has also since been able to pick itself up and move forward....

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As part of her ongoing conversations on the crisis in the Middle East, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had another call today with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. 

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We, the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy discussed the situation in the Middle East. We expressed our full support for ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions and reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza....

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The Italian Government continues to follow the situation in Venezuela with great concern, in close coordination with international partners. Italy calls upon the Venezuelan authorities to respect the rights of all citizens and to free all political opponents, firmly condemning any threat to or deprivation of civil liberties.

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Italy supports the efforts by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to reach an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, in line with United Nations Security Council resolution 2735. A ceasefire in Gaza is becoming increasingly urgent to bring an end to the suffering of the civilian population, guarantee the necessary humanitarian aid and encourage de-escalation at regional level. Italy urges all parties to the conflict to take up the mediators’ invitation, without further delay, to resume negotiations in Doha on 15 August with the aim of finalising an agreement.

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As part of the conversations she has been holding over the last few days on the situation in the Middle East, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone call today with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian.

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With a Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (‘DPCM’) signed by President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni, the deputy director of the Internal Information and Security Agency (‘Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Interna’, ‘AISI’), Giuseppe Del Deo, has been appointed deputy director of the Security Intelligence Department (‘Dipartimento delle informazioni per la sicurezza’, ‘DIS’). The current acting deputy chief of the Italian State Police, Prefect Vittorio Rizzi, is to be appointed as the new deputy director of AISI. Both decrees will be effective as of 2 September.

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The tragedy that happened on 8 August 1956 at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle, in Belgium, will be forever etched in Italian and European history. Italy suffered the greatest loss: 136 out of 262 miners were our compatriots. They were Italians who had made the difficult and painful decision to leave their land to support, with dignity and spirit of service, the nation that had welcomed them. They did so undemandingly, with humbleness and dedication. A dark mine thousands of miles away from where they were born may have claimed their lives, but the memory of those sons of Italy lives on in our national community’s gratitude.

The Council of Ministers

Council of Ministers meeting no. 91 was held at Palazzo Chigi today. Following the meeting, Minister for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy and the NRRP Raffaele Fitto, Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin and Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Maurizio Leo held a press conference to illustrate the measures adopted.