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Italy clashes with the EU over budget plans for next year

The Commission believes Italy's growth assumptions are overly optimistic making the debt reduction plan questionable

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Three charts that show why Italy's budget is an EU problem

In figures: What's the EU's problem with Italy's draft budget?

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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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Italy's Di Maio calls for 'new European group' for 2019 elections

Another new political grouping is hoping to make an impact in the upcoming European Parliament elections 2019, this time from Italy. The Deputy PM said the new movement would neither be left nor right.

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Raw Politics: Khashoggi investigation, Italian budget, Brazil election

On Raw Politics this evening, the panel discusses some of today's top stories. From German Chancellor Angela Merkle calling on Germany to freeze arms sales with Saudi Arabia to the collision between the Italian government and the EC over their high debt budget.

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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.

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Europe briefing: eight stories to know about today

Here is our afternoon round-up of key stories to know about in Europe so far today.

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Italy resolves budget differences, seeks 'constructive' talks with EU

Italy's ruling coalition has patched up a row over a tax amnesty and struck a more conciliatory tone towards the EU.

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Mussolini’s granddaughter threatens to report people offending leader

Alessandra Mussolini, the granddaughter of the former dictator, has threatened to report people who offend the fascist leader's memory.

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Raw Politics: Italy defends its budget brussing off EU criticism

Italy defended its budget plan on Thursday as the EU stepped up pressure for the country to make changes. Raw Politics discusses if it is a power play.

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No-deal Brexit could lead to 'fake prosecco' on UK supermarket shelves

Current EU legislation dictates that the origins of products claiming to possess specific qualities, like prosecco and mozzarella, must be marked on the packet but a no-deal could change this

World

Raw Politics: Tensions rise over Italy's draft budget and high stakes behind Brexit summit

On today's Raw Politics, the team looked at the rising tensions between Italy and Brussels over the country's draft budget and the high stakes behind a crucial Brexit summit later this week.

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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.

Economy

Brussels tells Italy: Respect budgetary rules like everybody else

European Commission not to shy away from showdown with nationalist government in Rome

Italy

Italian city denies immigrant children access to meal subsidies

An NGO has raised funds to pay for school lunches and bus fees for children of immigrant parents after an Italian city barred them from accessing the subsidies.

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Italian government orders transfer of migrants out of Riace

It follows the arrest of the town's mayor ealier this month, accused of organising "marriages of convenience" for migrants denied visas.

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Milan: 'Inside Magritte' exhibition

Through light, video projection and Virtual Reality technology, art lovers gain a new perspective on the works of the famed Belgian artist René Magritte

Italy

Hot off the press! Right wing newspaper offers pistol deal in Italy

A right-wing daily in Italy is promoting the purchase of a pepper-spray gun alongside their newspaper

Italy

Italy's Salvini calls for 'little ethnic shops' to close early

Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, is proposing an amendment that will force small grocery shops, often run by members of ethnic minorities, to close by 9 p.m.

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