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Italy's 5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio seeks confidence vote

Luigi Di Maio, the leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement, is seeking a confidence vote on his party's online platform after a poor result in Euro elections

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'We need a different Europe,' says former Italian PM Mario Monti

'We need a different Europe,' says former Italian PM Mario Monti

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‘Think ahead’: Italy MPs get incontinence warning over tampon tax

How one MP tried to convince others to back lowering Italy's tampon tax: "This does not only concern your wives and children. You will realise when you'll get to 60, I'm speaking to my male colleagues, you'll realise you'll need panty liners for incontinence or prostate problems, think ahead!"

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'Win Salvini': Italy's Deputy PM launches social media game show

#TheCube | Salvini, who has a significant profile on social media, is urging his followers to increase their engagement across his platforms.

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Matteo Salvini ally sacked from Italy's cabinet amid corruption probe

Armando Siri stands accused of taking bribes. He denies the allegations.

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Rome street art mocks Giuseppe Conte's coalition balancing act

An Italian street artist known as Maupal left one of his provocative pieces of art in the centre of Rome early Tuesday morning.

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Mussolini's great-grandson admits he is using his name to attract support

Caio Mussolini, great-grandson of the former Italian dictator, admits that he hopes his family name will help him. He is standing in the European Elections in Taranto in southern Italy.

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Italy's Berlusconi misses campaign event due to severe kidney pain

The former Italian Prime Minister was admitted to hospital on Tuesday morning but has since said he is "fit and ready for this election campaign."

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Mussolini's great-grandson to run in EU elections for far-right party

"So many people want to put Mussolini on the ballot," Caio Giulio Cesare Mussolini told Il Messaggero.

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Allowing adoption of embryos 'would attack Italy’s abortion rights’

The right-wing party says abortions are at the root of the country's current demographic crisis.

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Zingaretti is new leader of Italy's Democratic Party

The 53-year-old president of the Lazio region, received more than 65 percent of the votes during the primary election over the weekend. The group will now work towards re-establishing itself as a strong force against the populist government.

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Is Europe still facing a migration crisis? Euronews asked UNHCR chief

Is Europe still facing a migration crisis? UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi with Andrew Neil

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Italian populist leader di Maio shows support for Yellow Vest movement

"Yellow vests, don't give up!", wrote Five Star Movement leader and Italian vice-PM Di Maio in an open letter to the French grassroots movement.

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Euroviews. Criminalising sea rescues will not stop us saving lives | View

Premeditated legal charges, smears and accusations may have forced Médecins Sans Frontières and SOS MEDITERRANEE to cease their search and rescue operations, but they will not stop NGOs trying to save lives in the Mediterranean.

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2018 review: EU and Rome at loggerheads over budget and debt

2018 review: EU and Rome at loggerheads over budget and debt

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Italian town installs speed cameras, catches 58,000 cars in two weeks

One Italian newspaper even said the trial speed camera in Acquetico, near the French border, saw over half of the cars travelling the route doing so over the 50km/h limit.

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Italians and migrants march together against immigration policies

Roma families that were recently evicted from camps joined the likes of students, migrants and refugees, as well as human-rights activists from across Italy.

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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.

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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.

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Tensions between Italy, EU ratchet up over budget rules

Italy revealed it's aiming for a 2019 budget deficit of 2.4% of gross domestic product — significantly higher than the 1.6% previously announced.