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Italian PM delays justice reforms tied to EU post-pandemic funds

Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet also scrapped a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers -- both seen as key decisions made by her predecessor Mario Draghi.

01/11/2022

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Italy: Meloni's deputy minister blasted over 2005 Nazi uniform photo

The photo in question shows Bignami in a Nazi uniform standing next to another man wearing an SS armband at a bachelor party.

01/11/2022

Italy

Italy marks 20th anniversary of deadly Molise earthquakes

Most of the 30 victims were killed when a school collapsed in the town of San Giuliano di Puglia.

31/10/2022

Italy

Footballer Pablo Marí undergoes surgery after knife attack in Italy

Spanish footballer Pablo Marí has undergone surgery to treat wounds he received during a supermarket attack in Italy on Thursday that left five injured and one dead.

28/10/2022

Italy

Search on for two pilots after firefighting plane crashes in Sicily

Italian authorities say the aircraft had been tackling a forest fire near Mount Etna on Thursday.

28/10/2022

Italy

One dead, footballer among five wounded in Italy stabbing rampage

Italian police have arrested a 46-year-old Italian man who they suspect to be the attacker, but say there is no suggestion of terrorism.

27/10/2022

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Protesters for end of controversial migrant deal between Italy and Lib

The deal has been criticised over alleged poor treatment of migrants at detention centres in North Africa.

27/10/2022

Italy

Lampedusa 'almost alone' amid hundreds of migrant arrivals, says mayor

Migrants continue to arrive on Italy’s shores despite a controversial immigration policy.

27/10/2022

Italy

Italian 'white supremacist' arrested on suspicion of inciting hatred

The 23-year-old allegedly spread neo-Nazi content online, possessed weapons, and had made death threats against an Italian senator who survived the Holocaust.

27/10/2022

Italy

Mafia-ridden Naples neighbourhood given fresh hope with new university

It's been called "a victory over prejudice".

27/10/2022

Culture news

Gaddafi-inspired artwork wins prestigious MAXXI art prize

An art piece inspired by the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's visit to Italy in 2009 has won the prestigious MAXXI Bulgari Prize

27/10/2022

My Europe Series

Italy’s fascist takeover: 100 years on, is the ideology still alive?

The March on Rome resulted in a coup d’état and Mussolini’s rise to power

27/10/2022

Italy

Right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wins senate vote

Italy's right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has won the second and final vote of confidence required by the constitution to govern.

26/10/2022

Design

Searching for the Eternal: Celebrating the art of painting on stone

A new exhibition in Rome explores painters from the 17th century who used stone instead of canvas after numerous works of art were looted during invasions. They sought to make their art last forever.

26/10/2022

Italy

Police clash with students protesting Meloni's Brothers of Italy party

Approximately fifty students were at the rally, with some having been reportedly hit with batons.

26/10/2022

Italy

'No affinity for fascism': Meloni makes maiden speech as Italy PM

New prime minister Giorgia Meloni outlined her grand plans for Italy in a maiden speech to parliament on Tuesday.

25/10/2022

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Italy's new PM chairs her first cabinet meeting

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24/10/2022

Italy

Italy's new PM Giorgia Meloni meets French President Macron in Rome

Macron is on an official visit to Italy, and thanked outgoing PM Mario Draghi before meeting Meloni.

24/10/2022

Italy

'A tree for each citizen': Reforestation project to transform Milan

The project, supported by local and regional authorities, is aiming to plant a total of 3 million trees in the northern Italian city's metropolitan area by 2030.

23/10/2022

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Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister

Meloni's Brothers of Italy party -- a national conservative movement with neo-fascist roots -- emerged as Italy's biggest party in a snap general election held on 25 September.

22/10/2022

Italy

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female PM

Meloni's appointment also marks the first time the country has had a far-right PM since World War II.

22/10/2022

My Europe Series

Italy has its 68th government in 76 years. Why such a high turnover?

Italy has had more than twice the number of governments than either the United Kingdom or Germany since WWII.

21/10/2022

Italy

Giorgia Meloni appointed as Italy's first female prime minister

"We are ready to provide Italy with a government that can competently and consciously tackle our present-day challenges and emergencies," said Meloni.

21/10/2022

Nature

Trentino: The Italian region embracing ‘back-to-nature’ forestry

In 2018, a devastating storm ripped up thousands of trees in Northern Italy. Then, a bark-beetle plague struck.

20/10/2022

Europe News

Polish MEP to Berlusconi: 'Send the vodka back'

A European lawmaker urged Silvio Berlusconi to send vodka back to Putin after the former Italian PM appeared to say in a leaked recording that he'd received a gift from the Russian president for his birthday.

19/10/2022

Italy

Italian ministry removes Mussolini portrait after uproar

Mussolini's legacy is in the spotlight as Italy prepares to install its most right-wing government since World War II.

19/10/2022