Videos – Public Appearances

Press Conferences

Ministerial press conferences are among the most substantive sources of video content. Held after bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts, NATO Defence Ministers' meetings, major procurement announcements, and on other occasions of significance, press conferences allow Crosetto to make statements directly and take questions from accredited journalists. They are typically broadcast live on difesa.it and subsequently archived on the Ministry's YouTube channel.

Key press conference moments include: post-bilateral meetings with US, French, British and German Defence Ministers; statements following Ukraine assistance decisions; post-NATO summit press briefings; and annual presentations to parliamentary defence committees. For researchers and journalists, press conference recordings provide verbatim statements in context — invaluable for tracking policy evolution.

Find at: difesa.it, Ministry of Defence YouTube channel.

Parliamentary Speeches and Hearings

Crosetto's appearances before Parliament — in the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate, and their respective defence committees — are recorded and archived by the parliamentary authorities. These recordings are publicly accessible without charge and represent some of the most detailed and substantive expressions of official Italian defence policy, since parliamentary appearances require the Minister to engage with critical questions in a formal, on-the-record setting.

The Camera dei Deputati video archive (available through camera.it) covers the current and previous legislatures. Older recordings may be available in lower quality or only as transcripts. The Senate WebTV (webtv.senato.it) provides equivalent coverage of Senate sessions and committee hearings. Searching by minister name, date or subject term returns relevant results.

Find at: camera.it, webtv.senato.it.

NATO Summit Appearances

NATO summits are major media events at which the Italian Minister of Defence appears in both formal proceedings and press briefings. NATO's communications directorate produces and publishes video from summits and ministerial meetings — statements by allied ministers, the Secretary General's press conferences, and official ceremony footage. Italy's Ministry of Defence publishes domestic coverage of Italian participation in these events.

Summit recordings are particularly valuable for tracking the evolution of Italy's alliance commitments. The Vilnius Summit (July 2023) and Washington Summit (July 2024) recordings are available through NATO's multimedia section. Older summits (Madrid 2022) are also archived.

Find at: nato.int multimedia.

Military Ceremonies

Italy's military calendar is rich with formal ceremonies that receive extensive official video coverage. The Republic Day parade on 2 June (Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome) is one of the most-watched events in Italian public life, with RAI broadcasting the full event including the Minister's participation. The Armed Forces Day ceremony on 4 November, held at the Altare della Patria in Rome, is another major occasion. Military funerals with State honours, unit activations and deactivations, and the annual Carabinieri Day are also covered.

These ceremonies are broadcast live on RAI and subsequently archived on RaiPlay. The Ministry's own channel provides official footage and photographs. For state occasions, the Quirinale website provides the presidential perspective.

Find at: raiplay.it, difesa.it, quirinale.it.

Television Interviews

Crosetto is a frequent guest on Italian television's major news and political discussion programmes. RAI's TG1 and TG3 news broadcasts, La7's political discussion programmes (L'aria che tira, Otto e mezzo, In Onda), and Rete 4's Quarta Repubblica are among the main platforms. These appearances are recorded and typically available for on-demand viewing through the respective broadcaster's streaming platforms for a limited period after broadcast.

RAI archives are accessible through RaiPlay (raiplay.it), with varying periods of on-demand availability depending on programme and rights. La7 archives are available at la7.it. Mediaset content through mediaset.it.

Find at: raiplay.it, la7.it, mediaset.it.

Social Media and Short-Form Video

Crosetto and the Ministry of Defence maintain presences on social media platforms including Twitter/X and Facebook. Short video clips — statements, ceremony highlights, bilateral meeting snippets — are regularly published on these channels. These are not a substitute for full press conference recordings but provide timely, accessible content for general audiences. The Ministry's social channels distribute Ministry-produced content; Crosetto's personal accounts carry a broader range of material in a more personal register.

Social media video is typically unlicensed for reproduction without permission but can be viewed and shared within platform terms. For archival or research purposes, official channels (difesa.it, parliamentary archives) remain the more reliable source.