Antonio Tajani

Force in Play

Targeted; personal data published on dark web

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Nov. 7 that his personal data had been published on the dark web over several days, along with an offer to pay for more information about him and his family. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers. Tajani linked the targeting to Italy's support for Ukraine.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Public voice for Italy's border measure

Italy and Spain agreed on October 22 to end the border checks they had imposed on each other. The decision followed a phone call between the interior ministers, Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Matteo Piantedosi.

Updated Oct 27

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Serving as Foreign Minister; law upheld by Constitutional Court

For more than 160 years, anyone who could trace an unbroken bloodline to an Italian ancestor could claim Italian citizenship, no matter how many generations had passed. On March 12, 2026, Italy's Constitutional Court upheld a law that ended that principle, capping eligibility at people with an Italian-born parent or grandparent and requiring that ancestor to have held only Italian citizenship. The ruling cuts off millions of descendants in Brazil, Argentina, the United States, and elsewhere who could previously claim an Italian passport and the right to live and work anywhere in the European Union.

Updated May 30

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Coordinating Italian victim response in Crans-Montana

A fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana at 1:30am on New Year's Day as over 100 revelers celebrated, killing at least 40 people and hospitalizing 116 with severe burns. Multiple witnesses told French media BFMTV that waitresses carried champagne bottles with sparklers on a barman's shoulders; the flames came within centimeters of the acoustic foam ceiling and engulfed the nightclub within 10 seconds.

Updated May 19