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“Today, the Government has achieved another extremely important goal. The steering committee for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) has validated achievement of the 52 milestones and targets needed for Italy to be able to submit its request to the European Commission for the fifth instalment, worth EUR 10.5 billion, by 31 December 2023. This result is in addition to the leading...

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, at Palazzo Chigi. The meeting focused on the joint work on migration as part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in London on 27 April this year. The two leaders agreed to co-finance an initial Italy-UK project for assisted voluntary returns to Countries of origin, organised by the IOM for migrants stranded in Tunisia. The discussion went on to cover the main issues in international politics, starting with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a joint meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama, at Palazzo Chigi today. After agreeing on the need to tackle illegal migration to Europe in an increasingly structured way, the leaders decided to further intensify cooperation between the three Countries in combating human traffickers. At the same time, the leaders reiterated the importance of achieving definitive stabilisation of the Western Balkans, based also on the recent progress made in the European Union enlargement process in the region.

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Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano met at Palazzo Chigi today with Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, the parents of Indi Gregory, the British girl who passed away and to whom the Government had granted Italian citizenship. Indi’s sisters were also present.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, attended the European Council meeting in Brussels, after which she addressed journalists at a press point. Yesterday, in the margins of the meeting, President Meloni met with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, expresses great satisfaction with the concrete progress made at the European Council meeting in the enlargement process for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This achievement is of significant value for the European Union and for Italy, and is the result of complex negotiations in which our nation has played a leading role in actively supporting the Eastern Trio countries as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkan countries.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, for an exchange of views on the main issues on the European Council agenda before the meeting got underway.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation today with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on the eve of the European Council meeting. President Meloni confirmed the Italian Government’s support to the Ukrainian authorities and population in all areas.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, addressed the Senate this morning following the discussion on the official communications regarding the European Council meeting to be held on 14 and 15 December. Yesterday, President Meloni provided the official communications to the Chamber of Deputies.