Minister Tajani’s mission to Munich for meetings with representatives of the Italian community, the entrepreneurial system, and the European Southern Observatory

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will be on a mission to Munich tomorrow. The Minister will speak remotely at the annual meeting for the promotion of Sistema Italia and consular coordination in Germany, and then meet with representatives of the Italian community, including entrepreneurs, scientific researchers, and representatives of civil society.

"With a total economic interchange of EUR 164 billion in 2023, Germany is Italy's leading trade partner. It is thus essential to continue to implement effective economic diplomacy, with close coordination between all the players of Sistema Italia," said Minister Tajani. "The Italian community in Germany is an extraordinary lever for strengthening relations between our two countries - for this reason, we are working on strengthening our consular network and digitising services to offer increasingly rapid and effective solutions to the one million Italians living on German soil," continued Tajani.

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister will also meet with the management of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), Europe's leading research facility in the astronomical sector, which is based in Munich and includes Italy among its 16 member states. "We are proud to support the work of ESO, one of the world's leading astronomical observatories in a key sector for international scientific cooperation," concluded the Italian Deputy Prime Minister.

During the visit, Minister Tajani will also meet the President of the European People's Party, Manfred Weber.