Tajani, 'EU Council approves the launch of Operation Aspides' - Breaking news.    Italy is on the front line to protect commercial interests and free navigation in the Red Sea.

It is an important step towards common European defence". Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced it onX. Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA. (ANSA ) "At the EU Foreign Affairs Council we have just approved the launch. of the military-naval operation Aspide"