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Italy’s Letta edges closer to forming new government There has been a full display of pomp and pagentry in Rome as Italy marks the 68th anniversary of its Liberation Day. But leading politicians have been… 25/04/2013
Italy’s designated PM vows to revive politics Enrico Letta, is the man charged with ending the political stalemate which has paralysed Italy for the last two-months. The deputy-leader of the Democratic… 24/04/2013
Napolitano: the man to save Italy Re-elected to an unprecedented second term, President Giorgio Napolitano is now charged with resolving Italy’s political deadlock. Much is expected from the… 22/04/2013
Napolitano elected for a second term as Italian president Giorgio Napolitano has been elected president of Italy for a second term. Napolitano was due to stand down on May 15, but the failure of parliament to elect… 20/04/2013
Italy: no new president, no new government The so-called ‘pigs mess’ in Italy shows no sign of ending as parliament votes for a 5th time to elect a new president, a vote that is doomed to fail. To… 20/04/2013
Silvio Berlusconi back in the spotlightItaly’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he appears as a guest on the RAI television show Porta a Porta (Door to Door) in Rome… 10/01/2013
Italy pays a shade more for December debt The final auction of the year of long-term Italian debt went off smoothly today, three billion euros worth at 4.48%, only slightly up from a similar sale a… 28/12/2012
Italy passes debt test Italy’s borrowing costs fell at its latest auction of short-term government bonds. That means Rome has passed the first debt test since technocrat Prime… 12/12/2012
Markets react to Monti’s decision to resign Italy is set to have a new government sooner than expected after Mario Monti said he would step down once the 2013 budget is approved. Insecurity hangs in the… 10/12/2012
Franco-Italian axis speaks on euronews Hello and welcome to the first edition of The Global Conversation. Joining us today: French President François Hollande and Italian prime minister Mario… 03/12/2012
French, Italian steel trouble How to reverse decades of industrial decline is at the top of the political agenda for both France and Italy. The furore surrounding ArcelorMittal’s… 30/11/2012
OECD lauds Monti’s Italian job The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has warned political parties looking for votes ahead of next year’s Italian election not to scrap… 24/09/2012
Weaker eurozone countries leaders meet Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who was in Rome meeting his Italian counterpart has been told keep up the good work. Mario Monti urged him to pursue… 21/09/2012
Europe Weekly: Greece troubles continue despite summer break In this week’s Europe Weekly, we look at how the holiday mood was not felt by everyone during the break. An example is Greece – where new cuts have to be… 31/08/2012
Monti seeks urgent action With a stand-off over European Central Bank help for Italy and Spain hardening Italy’s technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti has called for greater urgency… 06/08/2012
Spain and Italy content with ECB moves The leaders of Spain and Italy, meeting in Madrid, welcomed the ECB’s promises of help even as Spain’s borrowing costs shot up again because there was no… 02/08/2012
Italy’s Lega Nord seek second wind Italy’s struggle to master its debt and deficit excesses by pursuing higher taxes has raised the intensity of protests by the prosperous north. The Northern… 03/07/2012
EU summit to focus on banking union European leaders will discuss ways of forming an EU wide banking union at a summit in Brussels this week, according to a document released ahead of the crunch… 25/06/2012
Italy goes for growth over austerity Italy is to shift its focus from austerity to growth – so delaying by a year its plan to balance the budget in 2013. Prime Minister Mario Monti has decided… 18/04/2012
Monti’s full confidence in eurozone Italy’s prime minister Mario Monti says he believes the eurozone debt crisis is nearly over. Speaking on a visit to Tokyo Monti was trying to sell the idea… 28/03/2012
Italian labour reforms spark strike call Italy’s largest trade union has called for a general strike in protest at Prime Minister Mario Monti’s attempts to reform the jobs market. Monti has given… 21/03/2012
Italy’s Monti seeks key labour reforms Targeting Italy’s red tape wrapped and inefficient labour market, technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti met top trade union leaders on Tuesday. As part of… 20/03/2012
Monti pledges no more austerity Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said that despite the recession there will be no need for a new austerity budget. As Italy’s technocrat leader met… 20/02/2012
Game over: Monti snuffs out Rome’s Olympic flame There will be no sprint finish in Italy’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Prime Minister Mario Monti has pulled the plug on plans to bring the games to Rome… 15/02/2012
Italy deregulates for competition Italy’s cabinet has approved new laws deregulating some service sector jobs and professions — everything from taxi drivers to pharmacists, journalists… 20/01/2012
Monti’s moves praised by Cameron Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has been meeting his British counterpart David Cameron during the latest in a series of visits to European capitals as he… 18/01/2012
Italy calls for bigger euro fund after tough debt sale Italy’s borrowing costs fell from record highs at its latest government debt auction, but cautious investors still demanded interest rates of close to seven… 29/12/2011
Monti: ‘not the birth of a 2-speed Europe’ On his first EU summit, the new Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti was one of the protagonists of the long marathon to save the euro and strengthen fiscal… 10/12/2011
Geithner praises Italian debt efforts US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the US and all economies have a very strong interest in efforts being made to strengthen the euro. He also… 08/12/2011
The show goes on at La ScalaGuests attend Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at La Scala opera house in Milan. Outside anti-austerity protesters were voicing their anger at Italy’s elite… 08/12/2011
Italy’s hopes to restore its fortunes and credibility Italy’s latest austerity package was welcomed by the financial markets which slashed Rome’s borrowing costs. The country’s political parties also look set to… 06/12/2011
Monti’s austerity plan angers unions Mario Monti’s so-called ‘Save Italy’ emergency decree measures announced on Sunday have not been well received by the country’s unions. However, in most… 05/12/2011
Monti confident of Italian rescue plan The Italian prime minister Mario Monti has said he is confident his cabinet will approve on Monday yet another plan to reduce the country’s mountain of… 01/12/2011
Europe Weekly: Papademos and Monti come to town Brussels saw Greece and Italy’s new Prime Ministers’, Lucas Papademos and Mario Monti, come to town. Amid the on-going financial turmoil both leaders arrived… 25/11/2011
Italian debt interest hits record high Italy’s central bank paid 7.7 percent today on two billion euros of two year bonds; an historic record and more than twice as expensive as they were in… 25/11/2011
Super Mario insists he can deliver Despite Italy’s borrowing costs still teetering at dangerous levels, new Prime Minister Mario Monti has insisted he can turn his debt stricken nation’s… 22/11/2011
Berlusconi-Monti handshake ahead of confidence vote – nocomment Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi shakes hands with Italy’s new technical government ahead of a confidence vote. 20/11/2011
Volatility the key word in a bad week in Europe The euro debt crisis has spiralled into a new phase this past week. Italy and Greece now have new governments largely made of ‘specialists’, and France moved… 18/11/2011
Italians ready to make financial sacrifices – analyst How painful on the purse will a shopping trip be for Italians now that a government of technocrats is poised to tackle the world’s fourth-biggest… 16/11/2011
Government Sachs Europe branch? Critics in Europe are very uneasy about the new Italian ECB chief, the Greek premier and the prime minister-designate of Italy’s past or present relations… 15/11/2011
Super Mario prepares to rescue Italy With no experience of government Mario Monti is widely seen as best placed to deal with the tangled web that is Italian politics. A respected pro-European… 13/11/2011
Berlusconi lashes out at Italian magistrates in Mediaset trialThe political uncertainty may be the consuming interest for most Italians, but for Silvio Berlusconi judicial matters keep cropping up. On Friday morning… 01/03/2013
Italian election: ‘Super Mario’ is no moreItaly’s outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti, who once enjoyed approval ratings of 60 percent, has come a distant fourth place in the country’s parliamentary… 26/02/2013
Italy election: protest voting creates political stalemateProtest voting in Italy has created a new political landscape and pushed the country towards deadlock. With more than 90 percent of the votes counted in the… 25/02/2013
Strong turnout as Italy heads to the polls in close electionItalians headed to the polls on February 24 for the first day of voting in a parliamentary election that analysts believe will end with no clear winner… 24/02/2013
Initial figures show Italy general election turnout lower than 2008Figures collected at midday showed the turnout for Italy’s general election as 14.94 percent – almost two percent less than the same time during the 2008… 24/02/2013
Leaders cast their votes on first day of Italy general electionLeader of the centre-left Democratic Party, Luigi Bersani, cast his vote in the Emilia Romagna city of Piacenza, as Italians take part in an election his… 24/02/2013
Outcome far from certain as Italy prepares to voteAs election campaigning in Italy enters its final few days, the decisive lead of Pier Luigi Bersani’s Democratic Party could be under threat. More than 10… 22/02/2013
Monti claims courageMario Monti differentiated himself from Italy’s traditional elite, in a recent television advert, saying: “I am entering politics to give our children a… 18/02/2013
French and Italian heads of state meet in ParisThe French and Italian heads of state have met in Paris, a few days ahead of the next round of EU budget talks in Brussels on Thursday. The 27-nation bloc… 04/02/2013
Mario Monti presses case for EU budget decisionMario Monti is urging all EU member states to agree on the European budget at the upcoming summit at the start of February. Discord could lead to the… 31/01/2013
Party leader blasts personality politics ahead of Italy electionHe is the clear leader in the latest polls in Italy and now Pier Luigi Bersani has sent an unequivocal message to the voters ahead of the country’s February… 08/01/2013
Italy: Monti unveils alliance in run-up to parliamentary pollItalian prime minister Mario Monti has unveiled the alliance he will lead for next month’s parliamentary elections. After announcing that he would bid for… 04/01/2013
Monti opens campaign with pledge to cut labour taxesItaly’s outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti has promised to cut labour taxes to fuel growth on at the start of his campaign for a second term. Latest polls… 02/01/2013
Italians react to Monti’s decision to stand for electionItalians have been reacting to Mario Monti’s announcement that he will join the race in February’s elections. The outgoing prime minister said on Friday… 29/12/2012
Monti says he will lead centrists in Italian voteItaly’s outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti says he is ready to lead a centrist coalition, ahead of February’s parliamentary elections. The centre-left… 28/12/2012
Monti’s ManifestoItaly’s outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti has published his reform agenda online. It comes a day after the former European Commissioner said he remained… 24/12/2012
Mario Monti hedges his bets ahead of Italy pollPlaying his cards close to his chest while keeping his options open. This is the Machiavellian world of Italian politics. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti… 24/12/2012
Monti could stand again for Italian PMItaly’s outgoing prime minister Mario Monti has said that in the upcoming election he would be prepared to run for office again, if there were a political… 23/12/2012
Italian president dissolves parliamentThe Italian President has to dissolved parliament, paving the way for an election on the 24th and 25th of February. Georgio Napolitano signed the decree… 23/12/2012
Monti mulls merit of prime ministerial bidItalian politics are back in business ahead of Mario Monti’s announcement on Sunday about whether or not he will be a candidate for prime minister in the… 22/12/2012
Italy prepares as Monti steps downPrime Minister Mario Monti’s Friday evenings drive to tender his formal resignation to the president has set Italy on a fresh political course. He has… 22/12/2012
Mario Monti hands resignation to PresidentItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti has had his final meeting with President Napolitano in which he formally resigned as head of the government. The former… 21/12/2012
Italian budget approvedThe Italian parliament has approved Mario Monti’s 2013 budget, paving the way for his resignation. The budget, which was passed with a wide majority, had… 21/12/2012
Monti’s track record short, bitterIn November 2011, Italy feared that its political time had run out if it was to avert bankruptcy. So it called an economist to form a technocratic government… 21/12/2012
Tough budget for Italy as Monti plans to stand in electionHealthworkers have taken to the streets of Rome in protest over government plans to cut the number of hospital beds in the capital by 1,000. The proposed… 21/12/2012
Berlusconi warns Monti against becoming a “small player”The time for Italy’s prime minister Mario Monti to step down is getting closer after the Senate voted through next year’s budget. The lower house is… 20/12/2012
Italy’s centre-right fragments ahead of electionThe traditional sound of the pre-Christmas concert filled Italy’s Senate at the annual concert. But Guissepe Verdi’s appropriately entitled aria “The force… 17/12/2012
EU leaders rally against Berlusconi’s premiership bidSilvio Berlusconi is facing increasing pressure from EU leaders to pull his surprise bid to become Italy’s premier for a fifth time. A week, they say, is a… 14/12/2012
Italian centre-left chief Bersani backs MontiThe head of Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party, Pier Luigi Bersani, has dismissed former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s latest turnaround to drop out of the… 13/12/2012
Political uncertainty in Italy prompts EU responseBrussels has responded to former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi’s declaration that he would drop plans to run for election if outgoing Prime Minister Mario… 13/12/2012
Political confusion – Berlusconi styleItaly’s Silvio Berlusconi has muddied the political waters over his intension to seek re-election. While initially saying he was up for another term as prime… 13/12/2012
Berlusconi: Italy policies too “German-centric”Perhaps already starting his campaign for a political comeback, former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has criticised his successor for following… 11/12/2012
Monti plays down fear Italy will stop reformsItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti appeared calm among other European leaders who were in Norway receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. With the financial markets… 11/12/2012
Van Rompuy lauds Italy’s ‘great prime minister’ MontiThe prospect of a return to traditional Italian politics with its frequent crises and instability has caused European markets to wobble and put pressure on… 10/12/2012
Markets react nervously to Italy’s political uncertaintyEuropean shares fell and the euro plunged towards a two-week low amid uncertainty over Italy’s immediate future following the prime minister’s decision to… 10/12/2012
Europe views Italian political turmoil with alarmThe surprise announcement that Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti intends to resign early has caused a wave of concern across Europe. His vow to quit after… 10/12/2012
Italy awaits market reaction to weekend upheavalFinancial markets will have their say on Italy’s latest political upheaval that has been simmering over the weekend. Months of growing confidence have been… 09/12/2012
Italy Prime Minister is set to quitItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti has told the president he’ll step down as soon as the government’s budget and financial stability law receives… 09/12/2012
Berlusconi confirms bid to become Italian premier againItaly’s disgraced former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed his intention to become the country’s leader for a fifth time. He resigned last year… 08/12/2012
Italian President and Prime Minister to meet over government’s futureItalian President Giorgio Napolitano will meet with Prime Minister Mario Monti on Saturday to discuss the future of the government. Napolitano has the… 08/12/2012
Germany influences Italy Opera as well as economyItaly’s beleagured Prime Minister Mario Monti paid a visit to Milan’s famous La Scala opera house on Friday, accompanied by his wife. But even there, he… 07/12/2012
Monti and Hollande discuss new rail linkItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti met with French President Francois Hollande in Lyon on Monday, to discuss a new high-speed-rail link between the two… 03/12/2012
Much to discuss at Franco-Italian summit in LyonThe leaders of France and Italy are meeting in the French city of Lyon for the latest Franco-Italian summit. President François Hollande and Italian Prime… 03/12/2012
Exclusive interview: Mario Monti & François HollandeDon’t miss euronews’ exclusive double interview with Mario Monti and François Hollande in our new programme ‘The Global Conversation’, Monday December 3 at… 29/11/2012
No bail out request from Spain says RajoySpanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy and his Italian counterpart Mario Monti have pledged renewed support for Greece with a commitment to do all they can to… 29/10/2012
Ugly scenes in Italy during, “No Monti Day”On the streets of Riva del Garda in northern Italy police and protesters have clashed. The violence erupted during a nationwide demonstration against Prime… 27/10/2012
Italy workers protest as PM makes optimistic economic predictionItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti has promised that signs of economic recovery will emerge in the next new months. His prediction came as tens of thousands… 21/10/2012
Hollande, Merkel differ over EU banking supervisorFrench president Francois Hollande is set to clash with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels on Thursday. EU heads of government are in the Belgian… 18/10/2012
Suprise tax cut for low-paid ItaliansItaly’s prime minister Mario Monti is to give low-earners a cut in income tax. It is a rare boost for struggling households in the eurozone’s third largest… 10/10/2012
Italian unions rally against Monti’s spending cutsAs many as 30,000 members of Italy’s two largest unions marched through Rome on Friday to protest against government spending cuts. The demonstration by… 28/09/2012
Monti: ‘I will lead Italy if needed’Italy’s technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti has confirmed that he would be prepared to head the government again if there is no outright winner in elections… 27/09/2012
Monti says may serve another termWith Italy heading towards a spring General Election speculation about who could be the next prime minister is mounting. Until today the current leader… 27/09/2012
Fiat pledges commitment to ItalyCar maker Fiat says it will do all it can to avoid plant closures in Italy. It is a pledge that was echoed by the Italian government, after a meeting… 23/09/2012
Pressure mounts on ECB over bond buyingFrance and Italy continue to pressure the European Central Bank to urgently agree measures to reduce crippling borrowing costs for southern eurozone… 04/09/2012
Differences emerge over eurozone debt crisisGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian leader Mario Monti say they are satisfied with the progress Italy has made in implementing reforms. They… 29/08/2012
Merkel meets Monti as euro crisis diplomacy intensifiesEU shuttle diplomacy is gathering speed ahead of what is set to be a crucial month for the euro single currency. Today in Berlin, Mario Monti – the… 29/08/2012
Italy’s debts deepen from helping other eurozone countriesDeeper and deeper – Italy’s public debt hit an all-time high in June of almost two trillion euros. The figures were released by the central bank along with… 13/08/2012
Monti enters row over fate of Italy’s giant steel plantItaly’s prime minister has waded into a legal battle over the fate of Europe’s biggest steel plant. Production at the ILVA mill in Taranto is threatened by… 13/08/2012
Euro crisis: Monti sees the lightItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti says he is starting to see light at the end of the tunnel with Europe’s debt crisis. This, despite new figures showing… 31/07/2012
