Italy MPs in Italy back a new law that would legalise a form of euthanasia The bill has been criticised by right-wing Italian MPs and will now go to the country's Senate. 11/03/2022
Italy Italy: Reform to ban politicians from returning to justice system The government decided on various measures to limit magistrates' switching back and forth between their justice roles and politics, both on national and local levels. 12/02/2022
Italy Italian President Sergio Mattarella sworn in for a second term The 80-year-old agreed to remain in office after Italy’s fractious parliament failed to agree on a successor. 03/02/2022
Italy Italy: Mattarella re-elected president in eighth round of voting Prior to the Saturday evening session, Italian reps pleaded with Mattarella to run for his second seven-year term, fearing that the ongoing stalemate might hurt the country's international reputation. 29/01/2022
Italy Voting to choose Italy's next president goes into a fourth day Beginning Thursday, a president can be elected with a simple majority, or 505 votes, raising the pressure on leaders to reach a deal. 27/01/2022
Italy Italy: new COVID rules threaten to isolate the country's islanders Unvaccinated residents of a number of islands in the southern European country might find themselves stranded since the new regulations require the full jab to use the ferries to the mainland. 10/01/2022
Italy Draghi and Berlusconi among those touted as Italy's next president Will it be 'competent and credible' Draghi, divisive Berlusconi or someone else? 04/01/2022
Italy Italy's 2021 in review: What do Italians think of the 'Draghi effect'? Prime Minister Mario Draghi has been credited with restoring stability and confidence in the country, but if he were to step down to become President, the newfound enthusiasm may soon end. 30/12/2021
the global conversation "European history is sometimes messed up, but it is also exciting." Romano Prodi Euronews speaks to former European Commission President and two-time prime minister of Italy, Romano Prodi in the Global Conversation. 09/12/2021
Italy Far-right leaders arrested at large protest in Italy over COVID passes The demonstration was against moves to extend Italy's COVID pass to all workplaces from October 15. 10/10/2021
Italy Italy's Five Star Movement set to lose power in Rome and Turin MS5 leader Guiseppe Conte declined to form an alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) in Rome. Exit polls put the PD in the lead. 04/10/2021
world news Italians vote in local elections with key battles in major cities Polls are set to close on Monday afternoon, and almost 1,200 municipalities are involved. 04/10/2021
Italy Italian politician resigns after trying to rename a park 'Mussolini' A member of Italy's far-right League has resigned after he proposed renaming a town square after the brother of dictator Mussolini. 27/08/2021
Italy Tensions in Italy over bid to rename park after Mussolini's brother A cabinet member's bid to rename a park after Benito Mussolini's younger brother has sparked outrage in Italy. 12/08/2021
Italy Italian Senate endorses lowering voting age from 25 to 18 The move paves the way for some four million young people to vote in elections for the parliament's upper chamber. 08/07/2021
Italy Italian PM rebukes Vatican over LGBT bill criticism The Holy See has objected to the formulation of an Italian bill that seeks to strengthen measures to prevent and combat discrimination and violence on the grounds of sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. 24/06/2021
View With Draghi, Italy has a chance to set aside Conte’s economic misadventures ǀ View In moments of acute crisis, Italy relies on apolitical technocrats to make difficult decisions and demonstrate the long-term thinking its elected politicians cannot. It thus falls to Draghi to craft Italy's recovery. 20/02/2021
Italy New Italy PM Mario Draghi easily wins vote of confidence in Senate The new government of national unity, drawing together elements across Italy's political spectrum, is also expected to win a similar vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament. 17/02/2021
Uncovering Europe 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
Italy 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
Italy 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
View 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
Good Morning Europe 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
Italy 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
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
