Italy

Markets

Markets hold their breath ahead of Austrian, Italian votes

Europe's markets end the week down ahead of politically-charged weekend.

02/12/2016

Italy

Italy: Political future on the line for Renzi as referendum looms

Despite an adrenaline-fuelled campaign to defy the electoral odds, Sunday could be Matteo Renzi’s political swan song.

02/12/2016

Italy

Opinion: a referendum puts Italy's government to the test

Forecast If Italian voters reject a raft of proposed constitutional reforms on December 4, the government will likely resign.

01/12/2016

World

Italian constitution 'the foundation of unity'

Italy to vote on constitutional reform

01/12/2016

Economy

Italian GDP growth revised up

Matteo Renzi gets a boost ahead of Sunday's referendum with better-than-expected GDP figures.

01/12/2016

Italy

'Cultivated' mafia boss is arrested in southern Italy

A fugitive mafia boss with an apparent liking for high-brow literature was captured in southern Italy on Thursday after six years on the run.

01/12/2016

Business Line

Italy's referendum: economic background and possible consequences.

Italy's PM Matteo Renzi faces a high-risk referendum vote on Sunday, asking Italians to approve constitutional changes he says will reduce political instability. If voters reject his plan, he has said

01/12/2016

World

Reasons to vote 'yes' in Italy's constitutional referendum

Euronews discusses the reasons to support Italy's Matteo Renzi's constitutional reform

30/11/2016

Cult

Pirelli calender less make-up and subtle sexuality

Pirelli calendars known for their images of scantily-clad models has made headlines since 1963 and this coming year is no exception, but with a twist.

30/11/2016

Italy

World's oldest person Emma Morano celebrates 117th birthday

Italy’s Emma Morano, thought to be the world’s oldest person and the last to be born in the 19th century, celebrated her 117th birthday on Tuesday.

29/11/2016

Economy

Italian banks face sluggish response on cash calls as capital crisis looms

Investor confidence in Italian banks ability to raise money to cover bad debt takes a tumble as fears over government's future weigh on market.

29/11/2016

Italy

Countdown to Italy's referendum on constitutional reform

Italy will hold a referendum on constitutional reforms on Sunday (December 4) which would limit the power of the upper house and make it easier for governments to pass…

29/11/2016

Real Economy

Smart Specialisation toward economic growth

This edition of Real Economy comes from Bologna in Italy and Poland and focuses on the regions Smart Specialisation plans.

29/11/2016

Italy

Is Italy about to lose its prime minister?

Opinion polls are predicting the prime minister's defeat in a referendum at the start of December.

28/11/2016

No Comment

Italy: drone footage shows extent of landslide damage

Drone footage released on Sunday (November 27) shows the extent of the devastation caused by severe flooding and landslides in parts of Italy’s Liguria region.

28/11/2016

Italy

Renzi, reform and the paradox of Italy's referendum

It’s the vote that could either plunge Italy into a fresh crisis and threaten its future in the eurozone, or hand the country a once-in-a-generation chance to streamline government and speed up…

28/11/2016

Italy

Renzi in Bologna to campaign for constitutional reform

Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi has tried to muster support in Bologna for the country’s upcoming referendum on constitutional reform.

28/11/2016

Italy

Blast at police barracks in Bologna hours before Italian Prime Minister Renzi's visit

Authorities are investigating after a device exploded outside of a carabinieri barracks on the outskirts of Bologna, hours before Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was due to visit the…

27/11/2016

Italy

Italy: landslides feared

Torrential rain and flooding over the last few days could still cause landslides in northwest Italy.

27/11/2016

Italy

Italy's constitutional referendum: Grillo and Renzi reach the final week of the campaign

Thousands of 5-Star Movement sympathisers took part in a national demonstration in Rome, against the reform of the Constitution adopted by Matteo Renzi’s…

26/11/2016

Italy

Deadly torrential rains cause havoc and destruction in Northern Italy

Flooding caused by torrential rain in northern Italy has claimed at least one victim while five people are still missing, according to local authorities.

26/11/2016

Italy

Floods cause havoc and victims in northern Italy

A state of disaster has been declared in two regions after severe flooding that has left at least one person dead and others missing.

25/11/2016

Business Series

Alitalia under fresh pressure to axe 2,000 jobs

Italy’s flag carrier, Alitalia may be forced to cut up to 2,000 jobs as it continues efforts to stem losses.

25/11/2016

Italy

Torrential rains cause widespread flooding in northern Italy

Little more than two weeks after Italian scientists warned that climate change had put much of the country at risk of flooding, parts of the northwest have been inundated by heavy…

24/11/2016

Italy

IOM records big surge in migrants arriving in Italy

Figures from the International Organisation for Migration suggest there was a big surge in migrant arrivals in Italy between the 14th and the 20th of November.

24/11/2016

Italy

Mysterious case of mistaken identity? 'Prolific people smuggler' on trial in Italy could be wrong man

The trial in Italy of an alleged prolific people smuggler has been suspended until November 28 amid allegations of a glaring case of mistaken identity.

22/11/2016