{"id":1374835,"date":"2026-05-24T20:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1374835"},"modified":"2026-05-23T14:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:52:41","slug":"italy-backs-ukraine-s-full-eu-membership-calls-for-stronger-position-tajani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/italy-backs-ukraine-s-full-eu-membership-calls-for-stronger-position-tajani\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy Backs Ukraine\u2019s Full EU Membership, Calls for Stronger Position \u2014 Tajani"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Italy supports Ukraine\u2019s full membership in the European Union and is ready to contribute to strengthening Kyiv\u2019s position on its path to accession, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p>According to his remarks ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Tajani emphasized the need to take concrete steps toward Ukraine\u2019s integration into the EU.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cOn Ukraine, we need to do what is important to strengthen its position. We support Ukraine\u2019s full membership in the European Union, but we must pave the way to achieve this goal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Tajani added that Italy is prepared to take further measures to support Ukraine in meeting European standards, with the broader aim of EU enlargement that would also include Western Balkan countries.<\/p>\n   <p>He also underscored the importance of NATO as a cornerstone of global security.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cNATO is crucial. It is not only a military alliance but also a political one. Without NATO, it will be difficult to maintain peace in the world,\u201d Tajani said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The Italian minister reaffirmed Rome\u2019s strong support for the alliance and signaled readiness to increase defense spending, stressing the need for Europe to strengthen its own defense capabilities.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cOne strong pillar is America. The second strong pillar is Europe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n   <p>The comments come as Ukraine continues to push for full integration into both the EU and NATO, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeatedly rejecting any \u201csimplified\u201d or partial membership formats.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/jean-no-l-barrot-says-france-is-fulfilling-nato-commitments-while-preparing-long-term-security-framework-for-ukraine\/\">Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot Says France Is Fulfilling NATO Commitments While Preparing Long-Term Security Framework for Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy supports Ukraine\u2019s full membership in the European Union and is ready &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1264358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,49,51,36415,36422,55,50,36572],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1374835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ukraine","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Italy Backs Ukraine\u2019s Full EU Membership, Calls for Stronger Position \u2014 Tajani - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/italy-backs-ukraine-s-full-eu-membership-calls-for-stronger-position-tajani\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Italy Backs Ukraine\u2019s Full EU Membership, Calls for Stronger Position \u2014 Tajani - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Italy supports Ukraine\u2019s full membership in the European Union and is ready ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/italy-backs-ukraine-s-full-eu-membership-calls-for-stronger-position-tajani\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-24T17:03:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/172-820x472.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"472\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/italy-backs-ukraine-s-full-eu-membership-calls-for-stronger-position-tajani\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/italy-backs-ukraine-s-full-eu-membership-calls-for-stronger-position-tajani\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Italy Backs Ukraine\u2019s Full EU Membership, Calls for Stronger Position \u2014 Tajani\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-24T17:03:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/italy-backs-ukraine-s-full-eu-membership-calls-for-stronger-position-tajani\/\"},\"wordCount\":272,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/italy-backs-ukraine-s-full-eu-membership-calls-for-stronger-position-tajani\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/172.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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