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Italy's left picks 'anti-Meloni' Elly Schlein to lead the party

The 37-year-old politician is touted as a new hope for Italy's weakened left. But is that enough to convince her party's wearier voters?

27/02/2023

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Suspected mafioso arrested in France after 16 years on the run

Edgardo Greco, 63, a suspected member of the Calabrian mafia the 'Ndrangheta was working as a pizza maker in St Etienne.

02/02/2023

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Giorgia Meloni's first 100 days in office: What has Italy's PM done?

The Italian prime minister has defied critics in some areas, but faced problems with other actions since being sworn in last October.

30/01/2023

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Italy migrant arrivals surge, despite Meloni’s 'naval blockade' pledge

The start of 2023 has also seen an 880% increase in migrant arrivals compared with the year before.

12/01/2023

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Italy PM Meloni's controversial budget plan wins approval

The opposition had vehemently criticised several of the 2023 budget bill's measures, including a higher cash payment limit and the permission to hunt wild boar in cities.

30/12/2022

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Inside Garbatella, the left-wing district where Giorgia Meloni grew up

It's in Garbatella that Meloni took her first steps into politics when she was 15.

12/12/2022

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Meloni aide blasted for ‘homosexuality an abomination’ Bible reference

The Brothers of Italy parliamentarian's comments triggered critical responses from opposition parties, as well as LGBTQ associations and even Catholic theologians

23/11/2022

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Italy PM Meloni's new budget proposal more EU-friendly than expected

The Italian government agreed on a new package for 2023, which includes curbing soaring energy bills and providing tax cuts for the self-employed.

22/11/2022

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Italian court acquits former PM Silvio Berlusconi in bribery case

Berlusconi had been accused of paying a Neapolitan singer and friend €157,000 to lie in his defence.

18/11/2022

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Italy regrets migrant ship row with France, interior minister says

Tensions between the two countries soared after a charity ship Italy had turned away docked in southern France to disembark around 230 people rescued at sea.

16/11/2022

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Italian PM delays justice reforms tied to EU post-pandemic funds

Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet also scrapped a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers -- both seen as key decisions made by her predecessor Mario Draghi.

01/11/2022

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Lampedusa 'almost alone' amid hundreds of migrant arrivals, says mayor

Migrants continue to arrive on Italy’s shores despite a controversial immigration policy.

27/10/2022

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Italy’s fascist takeover: 100 years on, is the ideology still alive?

The March on Rome resulted in a coup d’état and Mussolini’s rise to power

27/10/2022

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Right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wins senate vote

Italy's right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has won the second and final vote of confidence required by the constitution to govern.

26/10/2022

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Police clash with students protesting Meloni's Brothers of Italy party

Approximately fifty students were at the rally, with some having been reportedly hit with batons.

26/10/2022

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'No affinity for fascism': Meloni makes maiden speech as Italy PM

New prime minister Giorgia Meloni outlined her grand plans for Italy in a maiden speech to parliament on Tuesday.

25/10/2022

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Italy's new PM Giorgia Meloni meets French President Macron in Rome

Macron is on an official visit to Italy, and thanked outgoing PM Mario Draghi before meeting Meloni.

24/10/2022

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Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female PM

Meloni's appointment also marks the first time the country has had a far-right PM since World War II.

22/10/2022

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Italy has its 68th government in 76 years. Why such a high turnover?

Italy has had more than twice the number of governments than either the United Kingdom or Germany since WWII.

21/10/2022

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Giorgia Meloni appointed as Italy's first female prime minister

"We are ready to provide Italy with a government that can competently and consciously tackle our present-day challenges and emergencies," said Meloni.

21/10/2022