Italy’s Salvini to respond to parliament over Russia case
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini bowed to demands on Tuesday to address parliament on allegations that his right-wing League party had sought illegal funding
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Barella makes Inter Milan move
Inter Milan have secured the services of rising Italy star Nicolo Barella on a five-year contract. The 22-year-old midfielder recently enjoyed two fine seasons with
Italy hands eurosceptic League minister EU portfolio
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday Family Minister Lorenzo Fontana, a committed eurosceptic and member of the far-right League, would become Italy’s next European affairs
Factbox: Timeline of EU disciplinary procedure over Italy’s debt
The European Commission has asked Italy to adopt new measures to cut its growing public debt and avoid an EU disciplinary action that could lead
EU moves closer to debt action as Italy angles for compromise
The European Union moved closer on Tuesday to taking disciplinary action over Italy’s growing debt, as authorities in Rome made tentative steps to avert a
IMF to warn Italy’s debt poses major risk to euro zone economy
The International Monetary Fund has identified Italy’s debt as a major risk to the euro zone economy, together with global trade tensions and a hard
Italy’s Barella wary of Finland in Euro 2020 qualifier
Nicolo Barella believes Italy face a tricky start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against Finland. The 22-year-old Cagliari midfielder is one of the newcomers
French envoy returns to Italy as friendship rekindles
France’s ambassador to Italy returned to Rome on Friday, eight days after his recall by President Emmanuel Macron, as the European neighbours defused their worst
Scotland make winning start to Six Nations with 33-20 victory
Winger Blair Kinghorn scored a hat-trick of tries and pivot Finn Russell provided decisive moments of genius as Scotland got their Six Nations campaign off
Four killed as helicopter and small plane collide above Italian Alps -media
A mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft above the Italian Alps has killed at least four people, local media reported on Friday.
Blaze at Rome rubbish dump throws acrid black smoke over city
A large fire broke out on Tuesday in a municipal rubbish dump on the northern outskirts of Rome, sending a pall of acrid black smoke
Italy’s interior minister leads demolition of mafia villa
Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday personally began the demolition of a luxury villa illegally built in Rome by the city’s most infamous mafia
Italy’s 5-Star struggles to keep up with soaring Salvini
The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement emerged as Italy’s predominant political force at March elections, allowing it to enter government for the first time in its short
EU prepares to step up confrontation with Italy over budget
Italy’s budget dispute with Brussels is likely to escalate in coming weeks unless Rome revises its free-spending plans, EU officials say, and could lead to
Death toll rises to nine as storms hammer Italy (V)
Nine people have been killed in Italy as violent storms batter the country for a third day, with several regions on high alert. The breakwater
Salvini says Italy won’t change budget, “Italians come first”
Italy will not change its 2019 budget, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday after the European Commission rejected the government’s fiscal plan and
EU executive rejects Italian 2019 draft budget
The European Commission rejected on Tuesday Italy’s draft 2019 budget because the plan breaks EU rules in an “unprecedented” way and asked Rome to submit
EU’s Moscovici doesn’t want crisis with Italy
The European Commission does not want any crisis with Italy over its budget plans, but it expects answers to its concerns, European Economic Affairs Commissioner
How Italy’s ‘captain’ Salvini builds his brand
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has doubled support for his far-right party in just seven months by cultivating a savvy social media presence that
Italy’s PM defiant on budget, denies coalition rift
Italy’s prime minister on Thursday denied any division between the two parties in his governing coalition, after reports of a spat over tax revenues, and