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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, travelled to Albania today, where, together with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama, she visited the areas provided for by the memorandum of understanding between Italy and Albania for cooperation on the management of migration flows. At the end of the visit, the two leaders issued statements to the press.

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Council of Ministers meeting no. 84 was held at Palazzo Chigi today. Following the meeting, Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci held a press conference to illustrate the measures approved for the healthcare sector.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation today with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. The conversation focused on the next issues to be discussed at EU level, and in particular the definition of the EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029, which Italy believes must address security and defence, confirm the new European approach to managing the migration phenomenon and strengthen the strategic autonomy and competitiveness of European industry as priorities.  

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, received the female mountaineering team who will be heading to K2 to mark the 70th anniversary of the successful expedition by Italian mountaineers Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni, who were led by Ardito Desio, at Palazzo Chigi today.

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We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), fully endorse and will stand behind the comprehensive deal outlined by President Biden that would lead to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, a significant and sustained increase in humanitarian assistance for distribution throughout Gaza, and an enduring end to the crisis, with Israel’s security interests and Gazan civilian safety assured. We reaffirm our support for a credible pathway towards peace leading to a two State solution. We call on Hamas to accept this deal, that Israel is ready to move forward with, and we urge countries with influence over Hamas to help ensure that it does so.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, attended this morning’s ceremony at the Altare della Patria memorial in Rome, where the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Meloni later attended the traditional military parade in via dei Fori Imperiali.

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With today’s announcement by STMicroelectronics that it will be investing EUR 5 billion in Catania to produce cutting-edge power chips, which follows Silicon Box’s EUR 3.2 billion investment in northern Italy, Italy is consolidating its leadership in Europe’s semiconductor industry. ...

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On 30 May 1924, Giacomo Matteotti delivered his last speech to the Chamber of Deputies, which went on to cost him his life. During that speech, Matteotti defended political freedom, expressed through parliamentary representation and free elections. We are here today to commemorate a free and courageous man, killed by Fascist squad members because of his ideas. 100 years on from that speech, honouring his memory is of vital importance to remind us, every day, how valuable freedom of speech and thought is against those who would go so far as to claim the right to determine what we can and cannot say and think. Today more than ever, Matteotti’s lesson serves to remind us that respect for others, dialogue and freedom are the cornerstones of our democracy, not violence, oppression, intolerance and hate towards political opponents.

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The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In view of the upcoming G7 Summit, the conversation provided an opportunity to also discuss the status of bilateral relations and the main international crisis scenarios.