Europe News Draghi's 2nd phone call with Putin shows Italy's effort for dialogue Draghi's phone call with Putin shows Italy's effort to encourage dialogue and avoid a humanitarian crisis, reports Euronews' Giorgia Orlandi. 27/05/2022
Europe News Italian PM calls for changes to EU treaties amid Ukraine war Mario Draghi told MEPs on Tuesday that unanimity on foreign policy decisions needs to be revised. 03/05/2022
Green News Italians banned from overusing air con in a bid to save energy ‘Choose peace or air conditioning’ says Italian PM in the latest move away from Russian gas. 25/04/2022
Europe News EU is seeking alternatives to break free from Russian fossil fuels Brussels will unveil its strategy on Tuesday to find alternative energy sources. 07/03/2022
Italy Italy: Reform to ban politicians from returning to justice system The government decided on various measures to limit magistrates' switching back and forth between their justice roles and politics, both on national and local levels. 12/02/2022
Italy Italy: Mattarella re-elected president in eighth round of voting Prior to the Saturday evening session, Italian reps pleaded with Mattarella to run for his second seven-year term, fearing that the ongoing stalemate might hurt the country's international reputation. 29/01/2022
Italy Voting to choose Italy's next president goes into a fourth day Beginning Thursday, a president can be elected with a simple majority, or 505 votes, raising the pressure on leaders to reach a deal. 27/01/2022
Italy Italy casts mostly blank ballots in 1st round of presidential election Lawmakers and regional electors cast mostly blank ballots in the first round of Italy's presidential election amid a political stalemate. 25/01/2022
Italy Voting begins in Italian presidential election amid COVID-19 pandemic Italy's next president will have an important role in acting as a neutral referee among the various parties — as Italy struggles to emerge from the pandemic — and will work to enact reforms to help the recovery and boost economic growth. 24/01/2022
Italy Unvaccinated banned from Italian bars, restaurants, public transport The latest restriction comes as COVID-19 infections are soaring past 100,000 per day in the southern European country. 10/01/2022
Italy Draghi and Berlusconi among those touted as Italy's next president Will it be 'competent and credible' Draghi, divisive Berlusconi or someone else? 04/01/2022
Italy Italy's 2021 in review: What do Italians think of the 'Draghi effect'? Prime Minister Mario Draghi has been credited with restoring stability and confidence in the country, but if he were to step down to become President, the newfound enthusiasm may soon end. 30/12/2021
Italy Will a new French-Italian pact reshape Europe post-Merkel? Paris and Rome signed a landmark cooperation pact on Friday after years of bitter disputes. Can Europe's new bromance steal the show from the French-German couple? 26/11/2021
no comment Protest against green pass in Italy Protests erupted in Italy on Friday as a new anti-coronavirus measure went into effect requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment. 15/10/2021
Italy Merkel meets Pope Francis and Draghi on farewell visit to Italy Her meeting with the pope centred on the issues of migration, climate change and COVID-19. 08/10/2021
Climate 'We need to be whipped into action': Draghi reacts to Greta speech "Your pressure, frankly, is very welcome. Rest assured, we are listening," said Draghi. 30/09/2021
Italy COVID-19: Italian PM calls for EURO 2020 final to be moved out of UK Mario Draghi told reporters on Monday that he wants "to ensure that the final of the European championship does not take place in a country where contagions are growing rapidly." 22/06/2021
world news G20 leaders at Rome summit pledge more vaccines for poorer countries European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced 1.3 billion doses of vaccine will be delivered by Europe alone to low-income countries 21/05/2021
Vatican Pope calls for incentives to boost Italy's ailing birth rate The Supreme Pontiff called on the Italian government to create new opportunities for young people after the population shrank by more than 350,000 last year. But he's not the only religious leader making a case for increased fertility... 14/05/2021
Italy Fugitive Italian leftist militants attend first extradition hearing The nine former members and supporters of the Red Brigades have been convicted of terror offences in Italy dating back to the 1970s and 80s. 28/04/2021
Italy How does Italy plan to spend its €222bn share of COVID recovery cash? The country has the biggest share of the European Union's €750 billion pandemic recovery fund. 26/04/2021
Italy Italian PM slams ‘dictator’ Erdogan over von der Leyen chair incident Mario Draghi said he was “very displeased by the humiliation” the EU Commission president suffered during her meeting with the Turkish president. 08/04/2021
Italy One year on, Italy remembers coronavirus victims Footage of an army convoy snaking its way through Bergamo's roads on March 18th, 2020 remains one of the most heart-wrenching and iconic images of the pandemic 18/03/2021
Europe News EU first as Italy blocks export of 250,000 COVID vaccines to Australia The shipment is estimated to be around 250,000 doses. 04/03/2021
View With Draghi, Italy has a chance to set aside Conte’s economic misadventures ǀ View In moments of acute crisis, Italy relies on apolitical technocrats to make difficult decisions and demonstrate the long-term thinking its elected politicians cannot. It thus falls to Draghi to craft Italy's recovery. 20/02/2021
Italy New Italy PM Mario Draghi easily wins vote of confidence in Senate The new government of national unity, drawing together elements across Italy's political spectrum, is also expected to win a similar vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament. 17/02/2021
