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Mafia villas in Rome demolished in effort to rout organised crime from city

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is behind a crackdown on "illegal" villas inhabited by members of the Casamonica mafia clan - an organised crime group with Romani roots.

Italy

Big Brother Bologna? City set to test surveillance drones

Is the dystopian nightmare of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four about to become a reality in Bologna or is the Italian city just making innovative use of the latest technology?

Italy

Chinese retailers boycott Dolce & Gabbana after 'racist' ads

Chinese retailers from Land Crawford to JD.com have dropped the Italian luxury brand Dolce and Gabbana after it ran ads deemed 'racist.'

World

European Commission begins proceedings against Italy over budget.

The European Commission has begun proceedings against Italy over its planned 2019 budget, after Rome refused to make changes. Yesterday, the EU began a formal process that could lead to financial sanctions.

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Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

We take a look back at the top stories from around Europe this morning.

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Italy budget: 'EC would be softer if Rome had mainstream government'

Brussels’ reaction to Italy’s budget would have been softer if it was dealing with a more mainstream government. That was the claim of Latvian MEP Roberts Zile, reacting on Euronews’ Raw Politics programme to the European Commission's threat of sanctions against Rome.

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Venice glows red to express solidarity with persecuted Christians

Venice has been lit red to express solidarity with persecuted Christians, including Asia Bibi, and support religious freedom all over the world.

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How Italy's budget crisis escalated and what is next | Explainer

The lowdown on how Italy's budget battle with Brussels has unfolded.

Italy

Italian magistrates order for Aquarius migrant boat to be impounded

Italian magistrates have ordered for the MSF-operated Aquarius migrant rescue boat to be impounded.

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Perfect storm for Italy in budget battle

The perfect storm has started for Italy. The European Commission says it considers the Italian budget draft to be in particularly serious non-compliance with EU fiscal rules and opted for a procedure for excessive debt. Commissioner Moscovici said there are unsolved doubts about increasing deb

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Gunmen kidnap Italian aid worker during attack in Kenya

Gunmen have kidnapped a 23-year-old Italian female aid worker in the coastal region of Kilifi in Kenya, with five others also injured during the attack

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Dramatic waterspout forms off coast of Italian port town | The Cube

Videos and photos posted to social media show an enormous waterspout that formed off the coast of Italy's Vietri Sul Mare

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EU takes first step towards disciplinary procedures against Italy

EU takes first step towards disciplinary procedures against Italy over budget plans

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Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

Euronews takes a look back at five of the biggest stories from across Europe today.

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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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Italian police bust puppy trafficking ring

Italian authorities have raided a suspected international dog trafficking ring, moving the puppies from eastern Europe into Italy

Italy

Chinese artist paints Florence’s skies with 50,000 fireworks

A Chinese artist created a colourful art display of fireworks in Florence, painting the city’s sky

Economy

Rome vs Brussels: risk of an unprecedented clash over the budget

On Wednesday the European Commission might decide to take first steps on the opening of a procedure for excessive debt against Italy

Italy

Fighting racism is the goal for Milan migrant football club

The Sant’Ambroeus football club is the first migrant team in Italy to play in the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). It hopes to promote the motto: “Love football. Hate racism”.

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Italians search for migrants lost at sea

Italian rescuers have pulled two bodies from the sea as the search for another eight missing migrants continues off the coast of Sardinia