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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, delivered a speech today at the signing ceremony for the ‘Cohesion Agreement’ with the Veneto Region, after which she attended the ‘JOB&Orienta’ career and jobs fair.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, at Palazzo Chigi today.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, responded to the points raised by the Senate during today’s Question Time session.

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An Intergovernmental Summit between Italy and Germany was held in Berlin today, attended by the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, the Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, seven Italian Government Ministers (Foreign Affairs; Interior; Defence; Economy and Finance; Enterprises and Made in Italy; Labour; University) and seven German Government Ministers. During the Summit, the President of the Council of Ministers and Chancellor Scholz signed an Action Plan to strengthen cooperation at both bilateral and European level.

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It is with great relief that I welcome the agreement to secure the release of hostages taken by Hamas during the brutal attack against Israel on 7 October. This agreement will also allow a much-needed humanitarian pause in Gaza. We will continue to work for the release of all hostages and for lasting peace in the Middle East. Today, we are thinking of the families who will finally be able to embrace their loved ones once again.

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“We welcome with satisfaction today’s decision by the European Commission to prolong certain measures provided for by the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework until the end of June 2024. The European Commission has thus granted the request, made first and foremost by Italy, to allow for a gradual and sustainable phase-out of the support measures adopted by the Government over the last months. Among other things, this decision will allow the Italian Government to continue supporting businesses and workers...

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation today with the newly elected President of the Argentine Republic, Javier Milei, to whom she offered her congratulations and best wishes for his work. Argentina is a nation to which we are bound by deep historical and cultural ties and it is home to the largest community of Italians abroad. Rome and Buenos Aires share common values that define our foreign policy action in the current international context.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, at the seat of Government in Zagreb this morning. Following their meeting, the two leaders issued statements to the press. At the end of today’s visit, President Meloni addressed journalists at a press point. Yesterday evening, together with Prime Minister Plenković, Prime Minister Morawiecki of the Republic of Poland, and Prime Minister Abela of the Republic of Malta, President Meloni attended the working dinner organised by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, as part of the series of small group discussions on the EU Strategic Agenda for 2024-2029.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, and the relevant ministers had a long and in-depth meeting at Palazzo Chigi today with trade unions and representatives of Armed Forces, Police Forces and Fire Brigade personnel. The meeting was attended by Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio, Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister for Public Administration Paolo Zangrillo and Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano.