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Italy travel: Ryanair and Vueling staff due to strike on Saturday

Italian pilots and flight attendants will walk off the job on 1 October to protest their working conditions.

28/09/2022

Italy

Italian activists raise alarm over abortion rights after Meloni's win

Activists in Italy are concerned about what far-right firebrand Giorgia Meloni’s election as the new prime minister could mean for abortion rights in the country.

27/09/2022

My Europe Series

In Rome's progressive quarter, Meloni's win causes anger and concern

Having Meloni in power — together with her coalition partners, Lega’s Matteo Salvini and Forza Italia’s Silvio Berlusconi — has made people who lean away from conservative ideas both worried and angry.

27/09/2022

The Cube

Fact-check: Was this EU flag torn down after far-right's election win?

In the footage, a man climbs onto an administrative building in Rome and replaces the EU flag with the Italian tricolour flag, while a crowd of protesters chant "Italy, nation, revolution".

27/09/2022

Italy

What Italy's election results tell us about the country and its future

Why did Italy elect the most far-right leader since WW2 and what does this tell us about the future of the country? We talk to three experts.

26/09/2022

Europe News

Here's what a Meloni government in Italy could mean for the EU

Here's what a Meloni government in Italy could mean for the EU.

26/09/2022

Italy

Five key takeaways as Italy makes historic lurch to the far-right

Here's what we have learned from a historic election night in Italy

26/09/2022

Italy

Far-right party wins most votes in Italy's snap election - exit polls

Exit polls suggest Giorgia Meloni's far-right party Brothers of Italy have won Italy's snap general election.

25/09/2022

Italy

Italy heads to the polls in election that could see far-right in power

Polls opened at 7 am CEST. The counting of paper ballots was expected to begin shortly after they close at 11 pm, with projections based on partial results coming early Monday morning.

25/09/2022

Italy

Italy elections: Final rallies held as campaign ends

Centre-left and centrist parties held their final rallies in Rome, far-right Giorgia Meloni headed to Naples, while the League's Matteo Salvini protested EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

24/09/2022

The Cube

Italy elections: Who has spent the most money on Facebook ads?

Parties and politicians have been campaigning for online votes from Italy's 38 million Facebook users.

23/09/2022

Italy

Giorgia Meloni's far right vision: Italy's first female PM?

On Sunday the Italian electorate could make history by electing Giorgia Meloni as the country's first female Prime Minister. If successful she would be the head of the most right-wing Italian government since World War Two.

23/09/2022

Italy

Italy's 67 governments since WWII and nine other election facts

Here are some surprising snippets about Italy's snap election on Sunday.

23/09/2022

My Europe Series

Italy election: Who's running? How does it work? Who may win?

Italy is holding another election on 25 September. Here's all you need to know.

23/09/2022

My Europe Series

Meloni 'ready to break taboo' and become Italy's first female PM

"It would be an honour for me to be the first to break this taboo in my country.,” Meloni said in a statement to Euronews.

23/09/2022

Italy

Matteo Salvini: Former interior minister could be set for a comeback

His party is in a right-wing bloc that is leading opinion polls ahead of Italy's snap general election on Sunday.

23/09/2022

Italy

Enrico Letta: Giorgia Meloni's main rival in Italy's snap election

Letta insists his alliance can win the election, with a campaign that puts Europe front and centre.

23/09/2022

Europe Decoded

What is the legacy of Italy's outgoing prime minister Mario Draghi?

As Italians prepare to go to the polls, we take a look at what "Super Mario" managed to do in his one and a half years at the helm of the country.

23/09/2022

Italy

Italy’s right-wing bloc makes final push ahead of snap election

The coalition, headed by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, is tipped to win Italy’s general election on Sunday

23/09/2022

Italy

Fierce local opposition in Tuscan town to floating LNG Terminal

More than half of the local residents, including the Mayor of Tuscan town, Piombino, are fiercely opposed to a floating LNG Terminal. The plan was to try and meet Italy's energy needs and reduce dependency on Russia, but is now at risk over fears of economic and environmental impact.

22/09/2022

Italy

Giuseppe Conte: Italy's ex-PM bids to revive Five Star Movement

He served as Italy's prime minister from 2018 to 2021.

22/09/2022

Europe Decoded

Video: How does Italy's dual electoral system work?

Italy's system favours coalitions because it combines the rules of proportional representation and first-past-the-post.

22/09/2022

Lifestyle

Venice chefs turn to spices from the East to revamp city's cuisine

The vast array of spices that feature in Venice’s historic cuisine was a direct result of the city’s powerful trade links with the East. As early as the 12th century, Venetian merchants understood the economic potential of the Asian spice trade.

22/09/2022

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Italian researchers build first hydrogen-powered house in Europe

This student house in southern Italy is powered by hydrogen fuel cells - a first as Europe tries to reduce its carbon emissions and reliance on traditional energy sources.

22/09/2022

Italy

Listen to Euronews' audio debate on Italy's snap general election

Want to understand Italy's snap election this Sunday? Listen to our audio debate.

21/09/2022

Italy

Millions stuck in limbo trying to obtain Italian citizenship

"Being Italian does not necessarily mean being white, but you can be black and Italian."

21/09/2022