Business
EU Commission to criticise Italy for weak industrial strategy
The Commission will criticise Italy’s lack of robust industrial plans and calls for measures to incentivise investment in capital markets as well as reform of tax system, in country-specific recommendations to be published tomorrow.
Belgium
EU Commission set to slam Italy's fuel duty cuts amid energy crisis
The EU Commission is set to criticise the Italian government's reduction in excise duties on fuels in a report to be published on Wednesday. Rome has been asking for more fiscal flexibility to address the energy crisis, which Brussels deems should be directed at vulnerable families and industries.
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Culture news
Italy and Kazakhstan celebrate cultural ties as Holy See embassy opens
Italian opera and Kazakh classical music shared the stage in Rome during the "Armonia della Musica" concert, organised to mark the opening of Kazakhstan’s Embassy to the Vatican and the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.
Destinations
Europe’s hidden gem travel destinations for 2026
Forget the crowds of Paris, Rome and Barcelona. From truffle-filled medieval villages in Croatia to peaceful Italian lake islands, these under-the-radar European destinations prove the continent still has plenty of secrets left to uncover.
The Ring
Meloni's twist on The Ring: Is Italy changing its foreign policy?
The Italian government seems to have shifted in its approach towards the United States and Israel, after Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV and Netanyahu's government's crackdown on Flotilla activists. Is it a real change or just a cosmetic move?
