Italy Italian government gets 2019 budget through parliament The budget fixes the deficit at 2%, but lacks innovation and runs scared of EU spending limits, while some say despite the government's claims of reforms, it is business as usual. 30/12/2018
Italy Italian government easily defeats vote of no-confidence Shrugs off criticisms to pass 2019 budget that bows to Brussels and does not go nearly as far with public spending increases as first planned. 29/12/2018
Italy 2018 review: EU and Rome at loggerheads over budget and debt 2018 review: EU and Rome at loggerheads over budget and debt 26/12/2018
Italy Italy budget crisis averted after EU agreement A deal between Italy and the European Commission over its contested 2019 budget appeared to have been reached. 19/12/2018
Italy Vehicle tax drives budget fallout among Italy's ruling populists The ruling Five Star Movement and its coalition partner, the League party, look to have had a falling out over the budget. 06/12/2018
Italy Italy's Senate finance committee stick to high-spending budget plans However, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has suggested the government might be willing to reduce the deficit target to end the stand-off with the EU. 27/11/2018
Italy Mafia villas in Rome demolished in effort to rout organised crime from city Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is behind a crackdown on "illegal" villas inhabited by members of the Casamonica mafia clan - an organised crime group with Romani roots. 26/11/2018
world news Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today We take a look back at the top stories from around Europe this morning. 22/11/2018
Raw Politics Italy budget: 'EC would be softer if Rome had mainstream government' Brussels’ reaction to Italy’s budget would have been softer if it was dealing with a more mainstream government. That was the claim of Latvian MEP Roberts Zile, reacting on Euronews’ Raw Politics programme to the European Commission's threat of sanctions against Rome. 21/11/2018
brussels bureau Perfect storm for Italy in budget battle The perfect storm has started for Italy. The European Commission says it considers the Italian budget draft to be in particularly serious non-compliance with EU fiscal rules and opted for a procedure for excessive debt. Commissioner Moscovici said there are unsolved doubts about increasing deb 21/11/2018
brussels bureau Rome vs Brussels: risk of an unprecedented clash over the budget On Wednesday the European Commission might decide to take first steps on the opening of a procedure for excessive debt against Italy 20/11/2018
Raw Politics Raw Politics: Italy's budget tussle with Brussels Italy is expected to resubmit a high-spending budget to the EU on Tuesday. The Raw Politics panel discuss if austerity is the way to go to reinvigorate Italy's economy. 12/11/2018
Italy Raw Politics: Europe should follow Italy on spending, says Di Maio Rome has vowed it won’t back down over Italy’s controversial budget and said it should service as a recipe for the rest of the continent. 05/11/2018
brussels bureau Ministers say Rome needs to come up with new ideas The tone was polite, but an escalation is likely over the coming weeks 05/11/2018
brussels bureau Ball is now in Italy's camp, says Austria Italy's budget dispute with Brussels is likely to escalate in coming weeks unless Rome revises its free-spending plans 05/11/2018
Good Morning Europe Hammond promises 'end to austerity' if UK negotiates Brexit deal The UK’s Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced that Britain’s "era of austerity is finally coming to an end", provided the government secures a Brexit deal with the EU. 30/10/2018
World Raw Politics: British budget, Bolsonaro victory, Merkel announcement On this episode of Raw Politics, the panel discusses German Chancellor Angela Merkel's announcement that she will not be running for reelection while far-right Jair Bolsonaro wins in the Brazil election. 29/10/2018
United Kingdom Spending rises in 'end-of-austerity' UK budget: Key points at-a-glance Spending rises in 'end-of-austerity' UK budget: Key points at-a-glance 29/10/2018
Raw Politics Tajani criticises 'aggressive Commission' over battle between Rome and Brussels Parliament president says he disagrees with Italian budget but also the European commission's reaction. 24/10/2018
brussels bureau Italy shoe stunt 'grotesque' - Moscovici After an Italian MEP rubbed his shoe on EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici's notes as he held a press conference on the rejection of Italy's draft budget, Moscovici warned that when he laugh at such episodes, it banalises it leading to a deafening silence before we wake up to fascism. 24/10/2018
Italy Watch: MEP bares his sole in stunt over Italy budget rejection This is the bizarre moment an Italian MEP expressed his contempt for the EU after its rejection of Rome's budget. 24/10/2018
World EU rejects Italy budget. Rome has three weeks to respond Today the European Commission has decided to formally ask Italy to revise and resubmit their budget. 23/10/2018
Good Morning Europe Italy PM defends plan to ramp up spending despite EU fears over debt Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has defended his plan to ramp up public spending, despite the country’s national debt reaching more than twice the European Union limit. 23/10/2018
brussels bureau EU & Italy on collision course over draft budget Rome goes ahead and defends its draft budget, opening a match with Brussels that could last a long time. Italy has replied to the letter sent by Commissioner Moscovici and Dombrovskis, asking for clarifications about the deviations from the European parameters. 22/10/2018
Italy Italy tells EU it will stick to budget plans The Italian government remained defiant of their debt-laden budget proposal, setting them on a direct collision course with the EU. 22/10/2018
Raw Politics Tensions run high as Brussels reviews Italy's draft budget Tensions between Italy and Brussels increase as the European Commission reviews the country's draft budget. 16/10/2018
