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Italian constitution 'the foundation of unity'

Italy to vote on constitutional reform

Economy

Italian GDP growth revised up

Matteo Renzi gets a boost ahead of Sunday's referendum with better-than-expected GDP figures.

Business Line

Italy's referendum: economic background and possible consequences.

Italy's PM Matteo Renzi faces a high-risk referendum vote on Sunday, asking Italians to approve constitutional changes he says will reduce political instability. If voters reject his plan, he has said

World

Reasons to vote 'yes' in Italy's constitutional referendum

Euronews discusses the reasons to support Italy's Matteo Renzi's constitutional reform

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Economy

Italian banks face sluggish response on cash calls as capital crisis looms

Investor confidence in Italian banks ability to raise money to cover bad debt takes a tumble as fears over government's future weigh on market.

Italy

Countdown to Italy's referendum on constitutional reform

Italy will hold a referendum on constitutional reforms on Sunday (December 4) which would limit the power of the upper house and make it easier for governments to pass…

Italy

Is Italy about to lose its prime minister?

Opinion polls are predicting the prime minister's defeat in a referendum at the start of December.

Italy

Renzi, reform and the paradox of Italy's referendum

It’s the vote that could either plunge Italy into a fresh crisis and threaten its future in the eurozone, or hand the country a once-in-a-generation chance to streamline government and speed up…

Italy

Renzi in Bologna to campaign for constitutional reform

Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi has tried to muster support in Bologna for the country’s upcoming referendum on constitutional reform.

Switzerland

The Swiss reject rapid phase-out of nuclear power

In a referendum, the Swiss have voted against a proposal that would have accelerated the closure of the countries five nuclear plants.

Italy

Italy's constitutional referendum: Grillo and Renzi reach the final week of the campaign

Thousands of 5-Star Movement sympathisers took part in a national demonstration in Rome, against the reform of the Constitution adopted by Matteo Renzi’s…

Italy

Polls cast doubt on Matteo Renzi's political future ahead of Italian vote

Italians will vote in a referendum next month on whether to limit the role of the country’s upper house of parliament, the Senate.

Venezuela

Venezuela's government and opposition to meet on Sunday

The news comes as protests dubbed "The takeover of Venezuela" are planned for Wednesday

World News

Venezuela's opposition holds protests after quashed referendum

Several thousand anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets of Venezuela’s capital Caracas following last’s weeks move by election officials to block a recall…

Venezuela

Venezuela suspends recall referendum plans

It has sparked an outcry from the opposition, who have accused the Socialist government of dictatorial tactics.

Economy

UK consumers says 'Brexit vote - so what?'

A new survey finds British consumers were at their most confident in five years in September, though not in London which mostly voted against Brexit.

Europe News

Scotland to publish new referendum bill

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says it is part of a strategy to ensure that Scotland's voice is heard in the negotiations to take Britain out of the European Union.

Economy

Brexit vote fears hit UK business sentiment

The latest UK business surveys seem to show the economy losing steam with company bosses lacking confidence about investment and hiring workers.

Spain

Catalonia ups pressure on Madrid over independence referendum

Catalonia's parliament voted in favour of holding a referendum on independence in September 2017.

Colombia

Colombia and FARC rebels scramble to revive their peace deal

The race is on to salvage Colombia's peace deal as the government and FARC rebels plan new talks in the hope of reviving the pact