Italy

Business Series

Fininvest and Vivendi face off over Italian broadcaster Mediaset

Mediaset's top shareholder Fininvest and Vivendi have both raised their stakes in the Italian broadcaster leading to talk of a hostile takeover bid.

14/12/2016

Italy

Italian Prime Minister wins initial vote of confidence

Paolo Gentiloni needs to win votes of confidence in both houses of parliament. He easily won the first in the lower chamber by 368 to 105.

13/12/2016

Italy

Tunisian captain setenced to 18 years for deadly shipwreck

A Tunisian man accused of being the captain of a migrant boat that sank killing over 700 people has been found guilty of manslaughter by an Italian court and faces 18 years in…

13/12/2016

Business Series

UniCredit moves to overcome Italian banking woes with 13 bln euro share sale

Italy's largest bank, UniCredit, is to raise 13 billion euros in a share issue to shore up its balance sheet. It will also cut 14,000 jobs.

13/12/2016

Italy

Why do governments in Italy change so often?

A look at the factors driving this turnover.

13/12/2016

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Italian Coast Guard rescues 192 migrants

The Italian Coast Guard rescued 192 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday (11/12), also recovering six bodies during the operation.

13/12/2016

Italy

Gentiloni unveils Italy's new government

The prime minister-designate has kept almost all the outgoing ministers in place in a sign of continuity commentators say is aimed at reassuring the financial markets.

12/12/2016

Italy

Verdict expected in Catania shipwreck trial

The Sicilian court is expected to deliver its verdict on captain Ali Malek on Tuesday. Just 28 of the 800 migrants survived when the fishing boat sunk in April 2015.

12/12/2016

Italy

Paolo Gentiloni to be Italy's new prime minister

Caretaker Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned last week after losing a referendum on constitutional reform.

11/12/2016

Sport

Tessa Worley wins second straight World Cup giant slalom

It was a French triumph in Italy.

10/12/2016

Sci-Tech

HyQ - the four-legged robot for disaster zones

As Italy is slowly recovering from a series of deadly earthquakes, researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology of Genoa are developing a new generation of robots to work in disaster…

09/12/2016

Italy

Italy's president starts talks to resolve political turmoil

Italy’s president has begun talks with political leaders to find a quick resolution to the political crisis unfolding in the country following the resignation of prime minister Matteo…

09/12/2016

Italy

Pope prays for unemployed on Catholic feast day

In the Eternal City, some things change.

08/12/2016

Italy

Political turmoil in Italy: a new government or early elections?

Talks begin in Italy on Thursday to try to end the country’s political crisis.

08/12/2016

Italy

"We're Italians, we come to help you"

Up close and personal with the latest group of migrants found drifting in the Mediterranean.

08/12/2016

Cult

Puccini's original 'Madame Butterfly' returns to La Scala

Milan’s La Scala opera house has opened its new season with the original more brutal version of Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”.

08/12/2016

Italy

Italy's PM Renzi resigns, opening up speculation on the new government

As promised, Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has formally tendered his resignation to the president.

07/12/2016

Italy

Calabria mayor among 14 held in Italy anti-mafia sting

Police in southern Italy have arrested 14 people in an operation against the organised crime network the “Ndrangheta.

07/12/2016

Italy

Italy's prime minister Renzi confirms resignation, hints at early elections

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has officially tendering his resignation, stepping down after losing a referendum on Sunday.

07/12/2016

Business Series

Italy readies state bailout for Monte dei Paschi - sources

The world’s oldest operating bank Monte dei Paschi needs to raise five billion euros by the end of this month.

06/12/2016

Italy

Italy's Matteo Renzi to delay resignation until budget is passed

Italy’s outgoing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has agreed to stay in office for a few more days after talks at the presidential palace.

05/12/2016

World

Italian sociologist dissects the future of Italy post-Renzi

Sociologist Luca Ricolfi speaks on the Italian 'no' vote and the future of the country as PM Matteo Renzi steps down.

05/12/2016

Markets

Markets shiver but don't catch cold over Italian political turmoil

Markets were a little edgy at the opening - the Milan stock exchange fell as much as 2 percent - but most investors don't expect the country will leave the euro zone.

05/12/2016

Italy

Rome reacts to the vote against Renzi's reforms

Italians have woken up to political instability and the threat of a banking crisis.

05/12/2016

Italy

Five knock-on effects of Renzi's referendum defeat

Italy is today searching for a new prime minister after the resignation of Matteo Renzi, who quit after losing Sunday’s referendum on constitutional reforms.

05/12/2016

Italy

Italian PM to quit after voters reject his constitutional reforms

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is to resign following a heavy defeat in Sunday’s constitutional reform referendum.

05/12/2016