Europe News Hospitalised Pope Francis in good spirits, says Italian PM Meloni The 88-year-old pontiff, despite battling pneumonia and a severe bronchial infection, was alert and responsive, Meloni stated on Wednesday. 19/02/2025
Italy Wine exporters have called for a de-escalation of tensions With the U.S. as the largest non-EU market for Italian exports, tariffs imposed by President Trump could significantly impact sectors like wine, spirits, and furniture. Federvini, representing wine and spirits exporters, warns that such tariffs could cost Italy up to half of its U.S. market share 13/02/2025
Food and Drink Nutella celebrates 60 years with new exhibition Featuring archive materials and limited-edition jars, the exhibition at the MAXXI Museum in Rome shows how the spread, created in post-war Italy, has become a cultural icon across generations worldwide 06/02/2025
Culture news Syrian Heritage Week: A global call for preservation International experts and academics wrapped up the Syrian Heritage Week in Rome with a debate on how to safeguard Syria’s cultural treasures. Led by the Heritage International Institute, the initiative aims to establish a global taskforce to protect heritage sites in the post-Assad era. 27/01/2025
Europe News Italy and Starlink: What's at stake if a deal goes ahead? Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said her government is in talks with several private companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX over the country's telecoms security system. What consequences would a deal have if it went ahead? 16/01/2025
Europe News Vatican's 2025 Jubilee: Economic boost or missed opportunity? Rome anticipates a €17 billion economic boost from the 2025 Jubilee, though experts caution that estimates might be overblown and housing costs could rise. 10/01/2025
Europe News Pope Francis opens Holy Door to launch 2025 Jubilee The 2025 Holy Year, themed around hope and trust, has begun with the Pope opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, as Rome prepares for 30 million pilgrims with heightened security and ongoing renovations. 24/12/2024
World News Italy's Salvini awaits verdict in trial over blocking migrants at sea A verdict is expected to be reached at Italian Deputy PM Matteo Salvini's 'Open Arms trial' on Friday. Salvini has been charged with kidnapping for preventing 147 migrants from disembarking in Lampedusa in 2019. 19/12/2024
Europe News Meloni resigns as president of ECR, the European conservative party Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday she is resigning as president of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party. 15/12/2024
Europe News Rome prepares for Pope Francis' second Jubilee In recent months, the city has been transformed into an open-air construction site working towards accommodating some 35 million expected visitors for the Jubilee. 05/12/2024
Azerbaijan COP29: First draft text panned but presidency hopeful for breakthrough The leader of the European Parliament's delegation to COP29 tells Euronews that mitigation efforts must be stepped up in an ambitious way. 21/11/2024
Azerbaijan COP29: Ukraine pledges to build back greener On the sidelines of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Euronews spoke to Ukraine’s environment minister Svitlana Grynchuk about why the country remains committed to climate action, and isn’t waiting for the bombing to stop before ‘building back green’. 20/11/2024
Green News COP29: More countries need to take responsibility, says Hoekstra The EU Commissioner for Climate stressed the critical need to raise additional funds to support those in need. 18/11/2024
Azerbaijan COP president Babayev optimistic about outcome after five days A letter signed by global leaders and renowned climate scientists calls for reform of the COP process. 15/11/2024
Azerbaijan 'Finance Day' at COP29 galvanises debate about numbers Small Island Developing States call for a new climate financing regime that does not aggravate their debt burden. 14/11/2024
Azerbaijan Climate Action Commissioner reaffirms EU's leadership Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra also pledged to make Europe's clean energy industry more competitive. 13/11/2024
Azerbaijan Aliyev criticises Western nations' stance on fossil fuels at COP29 Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev used his opening speech at COP29 to deliver a strong criticism of Western governments that purchase his country's gas while condemning its fossil fuel-dependent economy. 12/11/2024
Europe News Prosecutors request six year jail sentence for Italy’s Matteo Salvini League members rallied in his support on Friday, calling it “a political trial." 17/10/2024
Europe News 'Patriots for Europe' rally around Italy's Matteo Salvini Representatives from the EU Parliament’s third-largest political group attended the League party’s annual gathering where migration and border protection topped the agenda. 07/10/2024
Europe News Far-right leaders gather in northern Italy for Lega party rally Lega's leader Matteo Salvini, facing legal action for his anti-migrant policies, was supported by far-right leaders like Orbán and Wilders at a gathering on Sunday, calling him a hero. 06/10/2024