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How is Matera proving it is the European Capital of Culture?

In partnership with Matera 2019

The southern Italian city of Matera was appointed the European Capital of Culture 2019 and since then it has greatly boosted the number of cultural projects it puts on. Find out more in this episode of Go! Matera.

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'My door is open' EU Commissioner tells Italy over debt

The clock is ticking for Italy as the European Commission on Wednesday has launched an infringement procedure against the country.

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Italy faces disciplinary action as Brussels and Rome at odds over debt

Rome and Brussels remain at odds over Italy's economic prospects and high debt levels, with the EC recommending disciplinary procedures against Italy

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Watch: Cliff Diving World Series makes Italian stop on world tour

Beginning in April in the Philippines and with stops in Portugal, Lebanon and Bosnia and Herzegovina to come, the competition will end in Bilbao in September.

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Giuseppe Conte threatens to go if Italian coalition can't work together

Work it out, or I'm out: that's the message from Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to the Italian governing coalition of the League Party and the Five Star movement.

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Watch: extraordinary hailstorm hits Puglia, in southern Italy

It looks like winter, but it's early June: an exceptional hailstorm sees the streets Puglia, in Southern Italy, covered in several centimetres of ice

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I-React is an app that could save lives during natural disasters

In partnership with The European Commission

With an increase in danger from natural disasters over the last decade - and indications that this will only get worse - a team of developers have created an app that gathers huge amounts of data in emergency situations.

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Venice cruise boat crash revives calls to ban big ships

Venetians have been arguing for years about the pros and cons of allowing massive cruise ship in the city's channels. Now, a crash that harmed 5 people is reigniting the debate.

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At least 5 injured after cruise ship hits tour boat and dock in Venice

The MSC Opera rammed into a dock and a tourist boat on a busy Venice canal, reportedly injuring five people.

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Italy vs Switzerland: Who sends home more irregular migrants?

Far-right Lega Nord leader Matteo Salvini promised to “fill planes and send immigrants home” but the number of repatriations as actually fallen.

France

Election shocks shift battleground on Turin-Lyon rail link

Election shocks in France and Italy shift battleground on Turin-Lyon rail link

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Ballad of a D-Day Dodger ǀ View

“I’m not bitter about the D-Day celebrations at all,” said Ivor Gaskill. “I just wish they’d give us the same recognition because if hadn’t been for us there probably wouldn’t have been a D-Day, at least not on 6 June.”

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Watch: Sicily's Mount Etna bursts into life

Europe's highest and most active volcano burst into life at 3am (CET).

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Spectacular eruptions from Mount Etna light up night sky

Italy's Mount Etna lit up the night sky with bursts of sweltering hot lava on Friday (May 31) as the Sicilian volcano lurched into activity.

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Italy's 5-Star leader and deputy PM Luigi Di Maio wins confidence vote

Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement took part in a confidence vote over the leadership of Luigi Di Maio, after a bruising defeat in the European elections.

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5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio easily wins party confidence vote

Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement have resoundingly backed its leader Luigi Di Maio to carry on following a bruising defeat in European elections

World

Raw Politics in full: EU summit fallout and Belgian political divide

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Economy

Salvini calls for EU to scrap fiscal rules after election triumph

Salvini, the country's deputy prime minister, said the EU's fiscal rules had failed and that they should be rewritten to focus on cutting unemployment.

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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

Business

Fiat Chrysler puts merger offer to Renault board

Fiat Chrysler puts merger offer to Renault board

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