Italy

Italy

Italy to get a new government

Italy is set to get a new government on Friday after the two anti-establishment parties agreed on a coalition, ending months of political turmoil.

01/06/2018

Economy

New Italian government readies for power

Italy's new government is set to be sworn in on Friday. Alongside Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Matteo Salvini, leader of The League, will serve as Interior Minister; Luigi Di Maio, leader of Five-Star, will be Minister of Industry and Labour

31/05/2018

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South Korean taekwondo athletes perform for Pope

South Korean taekwondo athletes on Wednesday performed for Pope Francis after a planned show of Korean unity at the Vatican fell apart when the North pulled out at the last minute.

30/05/2018

Italy

Di Maio serves a slice of pizza populism to hit back at EU's Oettinger

When Italian populist Luigi Di Maio put out a social media post of him eating a pizza, some might have expected him to use Italy’s best-known food export as an analogy for who one of Europe’s most indebted countries owes money to.

30/05/2018

Economy

Markets settle as Italy seeks end to political uncertainty

Market made a modest recovery as the fallout following the Italian election eased.

30/05/2018

Economy

Italy vs 'the markets' | Euronews answers

How worried should Europe be if the Italian crisis is portrayed by Eurosceptics as financial markets defying the will of Italian voters?

30/05/2018

Italy

Archaeologists make dramatic discovery in Pompeii

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered the skeleton of a man crushed by a rock while trying to flee the Vesuvius eruption

30/05/2018

Italy

Euroviews. Italy's Democratic Party sailing towards annihilation

Why a new election may spell the end for Italy's centre-left party.

30/05/2018

Italy

Italian political crisis causes jitters in financial markets

An early snap election could be on the cards as Italy's political turmoil shakes financial markets

30/05/2018

Italy

What we know about Italy’s PM-designate Carlo Cottarelli

What other jobs has Cottarelli had, what are his political plans and why he is known as "Mr Scissors"?

29/05/2018

Italy

Euroviews. Italian rebellion, a second front in Brexit's battle with EU elites |

Italy's political crisis is the latest challenge to the self-serving ancien regime in Brussels, writes The Freedom Association's Simon Richards.

29/05/2018

Italy

Eurozone under pressure as Italy's political turmoil spooks markets

With fresh elections in Italy likely, and the vote heading towards a de facto referendum on the EU and euro single currency, Eurozone economies and the euro suffered for a second day running on Tuesday.

29/05/2018

Italy

Italy crisis in EU spotlight as Cottarelli looks to form government

Italy's new prime minister designate will try to name a new government amid political turmoil after the president blocked a populist coalition's attempt to do so.

29/05/2018

Economy

What next in Italy's political psychodrama? | Euronews answers

The rejection of a populist government in Italy could further inflame anti-EU sentiment and destabilise the Eurozone.

28/05/2018

Italy

Cottarelli 'accepts mandate to try and form next Italian government'

Former IMF official Carlo Cottarelli says he has accepted an invitation to try and form Italy's next government.

28/05/2018

Economy

Market relief as chances of anti-establishment coalition in Italy fade

President Sergio Mattarella refused to appoint coalition candidate over investor concerns

28/05/2018

Italy

Italy in crisis as President vetoes key government nomination

Italy could be heading back to the polls after President Sergio Mattarella vetoed the proposed choice for finance minister, saying his Eurosceptic views threatened Italian interests.

28/05/2018

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Neapolitan chefs create record-breaking fried pizza

As many as 100 Neapolitan pizza makers set a new world record on Wednesday for a fried pizza that measured 7.15 metres

27/05/2018

Italy

Italy political stalemate continues

Italy's would-be coalition parties have turned up the pressure on President Sergio Mattarella to endorse 81 year old Paolo Savona.

27/05/2018

Sport

Chris Froome on the brink of Giro history

Chris Froome is on track to become the first Briton to win the Giro d'Italia -- and match the achievements of cycling greats Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault.

26/05/2018

Italy

Venice Architecture Biennale

Visitors to this years International Architecture Exhibition, the Biennale, in Venice are being asked to reflect on space and its implications

25/05/2018

Italy

Italy court ends ‘absurdity’ which forced abuse victim’s family to pay

The Bologna appeals court has overturned a ruling that forced the family of a sex abuse victim to pay her aggressor thousands of euros — but far too late to save the girl’s life.

24/05/2018

Italy

Neapolitan pizzaoili break record for world's longest fried pizza

Traditional pizza from Naples was over seven meters long

24/05/2018

Italy

Italian president gives PM mandate to Conte

Italian president Sergio Mattarella has given a mandate to Giuseppe Conte to become prime minister of a coalition of far-right League and anti-establishment 5-Star movement.

23/05/2018

Economy

EU economy growing at its fastest pace in a decade

Officials warn incoming Italian government to keep its debt under control

23/05/2018

Italy

Proposed Italian ¨PM Giuseppe Conte accused of lying on CV

The anti-establishment Five-Star Movement and the far-right League, which have drawn up a coalition pact aimed at ending months of deadlock, have nominated political novice Giuseppe Conte as the man they want to enact their radical policy plans.

23/05/2018