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What will Italy’s new PM Mario Draghi mean for Italians and the EU?

Mario Draghi, the former ECB chief credited with saving the euro, is now faced with rescuing Italy from COVID-19 and its economic impact.

15/02/2021

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Northern Italian town leading the way to eliminate use of fossil fuels

A town in Northern Italy is leading the way to reducing its reliance on fossil fuels, starting with a school powered by renewable energy.

15/02/2021

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Outgoing PM Conte hands over to new Italian PM Mario Draghi

Former European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi, the man credited with largely saving the euro currency formally took the helm as Italy's premier.

13/02/2021

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Former ECB chief Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy's new PM

The former European Central Bank Chief was sworn in at a ceremony at the Quirinal Palace in Rome at noon on Saturday.

12/02/2021

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Italian populist party supports Mario Draghi government in online vote

The Five Star Movement voted to support Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief, to form a new government in Italy.

11/02/2021

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Red dust from Sahara turns Italian alpine villages orange

The alpine village of Sestriere, in the Piedmont region, was blanketed as were several regions in Europe over the past week.

11/02/2021

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Euroviews. Draghi is Italy’s best hope but the issues he'll face are huge | View

The fact Draghi's government depends on such a disparate group of political parties will restrict his room for manoeuvre and make it hard to reach consensus, argues Dr Luigi Scazzieri

11/02/2021

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Amid a pandemic, Italian town rebuilds its earthquake-hit basilica

A tale of resilience in central Italy.

11/02/2021

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Can Italy's disparate parties realign themselves under Mario Draghi?

Cecilia Sottilotta, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the American University of Rome says it's difficult to believe these very diverse parties are actually coming together.

11/02/2021

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Inside Milan’s reopening of Da Vinci’s Last Supper

The Italian hotspot is starting to bounce back and locals are invited to the front of the queue

10/02/2021

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Mario Draghi enters final day of talks to form Italy's next government

The country's president has asked Mario Draghi, economist and former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), to find a majority in parliament.

09/02/2021

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Italy: Salvini on board as two parties back a Draghi-led government

The populist 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League both signaled support for a Draghi-led government, saying they were ready to put aside bitter rivalries in the national interest.

06/02/2021

Europe Decoded

TikTok agrees to block underage users in Italy

It comes after a girl, 10, died in Sicily while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge on the Chinese-owned network.

04/02/2021

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Did you know that quarantine was invented 600 years ago in Venice?

In the 15th century, Venetians found a unique way to deal with another devastating disease - the bubonic plague.

04/02/2021

Travel News

A town in southern Italy is selling run-down houses for just €1

Biccari also has bargain deals on ready-to-occupy homes with prices starting as low as €7,500.

04/02/2021

Italy

Ex-ECB chief Mario Draghi accepts mandate to form Italian government

"Winning the pandemic, finishing the vaccination campaign, giving answers to every day's problems of the citizens, relaunching the country are the challenges we face," Draghi said.

03/02/2021

Italy

Could 'competent and credible' Draghi be the right man for Italy?

Cecilia Sottilotta is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the American University of Rome. She told Euronews that "Draghi really embodies every single quality that no politician currently has in Italy - he is competent."

02/02/2021

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Italy's president set to hear solutions for country's political crisis

Last week the country's prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, resigned after ex-PM Matteo Renzi withdrew his party from the governing coalition.

02/02/2021

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Italy relaxes some of its Covid-19 measures

Restaurants and museums reopen in Italy as country eases restrictions.

01/02/2021

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Lava spews from Italian volcano Mount Etna in series of explosions

Mount Etna, located in Sicily, is Europe's most active volcano.

31/01/2021

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Italian parties continue talks to bid to solve political crisis

Political parties in Italy are in talks to end the political crisis over the country's economic recovery after Giuseppe Conte stepped down as prime minister.

31/01/2021

Italy

Watch: Delivering a COVID vaccine and keeping it at -80℃ is not easy

Vaccines are already in short supply. So you don't want to ruin the Pfizer one by allowing it to thaw.

29/01/2021

Travel News

Watch lava explode out of Mount Etna

Over the weekend, Mount Etna lit up the night sky with a spectacular display of lava.

27/01/2021

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Italy issues emergency decree to avoid Olympic suspension

The IOC has taken issue with the Italian government’s formation of a new organisation, “Sport e Salute,” that was created at the start of 2019 to run the country’s sports finances.

26/01/2021

Italy

Italy: Talks on new government to start after PM Conte resigns

President Mattarella is to begin "consultations" with the various political parties, starting with the smallest first, to see whether a new coalition can be formed.

25/01/2021

Italy

Family of murdered academic complain over Italy selling arms to Egypt

A month before the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Giulio Regeni, an Italian academic who was tortured and killed in Egypt, Italy delivered a frigate to Egypt.

25/01/2021