Overview
- The Foreign Ministry presented the “Strategia della Politica Artica Italiana” at Villa Madama in Rome.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the Arctic should remain a priority for the EU and NATO with a coordinated presence to prevent tensions and counter interference.
- Meloni described the Arctic as where economy, research, environment, energy, security and defense intersect, noting climate change is accelerating new maritime routes.
- She highlighted the Northern Sea Route as potentially shortening Asia–Europe shipping and cited estimates of roughly 30% of undiscovered global gas and 13% of oil in the region.
- Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said an embassy‑led entrepreneurial mission from Copenhagen is in preparation to back Italian firms in defense, energy and space exports.