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Mattarella in Germany ahead of Marzabotto massacre anniversary

Speaking alongside Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Sergio Mattarella warned against the rise of political populism and said peace in Ukraine didn’t have to mean submission.

27/09/2024

Europe News

Italy celebrates Republic Day

Italy celebrated the 78th anniversary of Republic Day on Sunday.

02/06/2024

Europe News

Italy marks anniversary of fascist defeat amid TV censorship row

The row was ignited after anti-fascist writer Antonio Scurati's appearance on Rai's Saturday evening show was cancelled.

25/04/2024

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The presidents of France and Italy see a new exhibition at the Louvre

Emmanuel Macron and Sergio Mattarella visited the Louvre on Wednesday as a new exhibition called 'Naples in Paris' opened. Italian renaissance classics will hang in the French capital and the two presidents were keen to celebrate the links between the two countries.

07/06/2023

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Watch: Italy's president leads Liberation Day celebrations in Rome

Italy's president led Italy's Liberation Day celebrations at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Rome. It is the 78th anniversary.

25/04/2023

Italy

Italy's Mattarella dissolves parliament, election set for 25 September

The decision came after PM Mario Draghi handed in his resignation as a result of key right-wing coalition allies, the Five-Star Movement, boycotting a confidence vote.

21/07/2022

Italy

Italian President Sergio Mattarella sworn in for a second term

The 80-year-old agreed to remain in office after Italy’s fractious parliament failed to agree on a successor.

03/02/2022

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

Italian police seek 11 people over social media threats to President

Italian police are searching for eleven suspects who posted threatening messages towards President Sergio Mattarella on social media. The offence carries a punishment of between one and five years in prison.

11/05/2021

Italy

Former ECB chief Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy's new PM

The former European Central Bank Chief was sworn in at a ceremony at the Quirinal Palace in Rome at noon on Saturday.

12/02/2021

World

Italy's president set to hear solutions for country's political crisis

Last week the country's prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, resigned after ex-PM Matteo Renzi withdrew his party from the governing coalition.

02/02/2021

Italy

Italian president demands response from Egypt over Giulio Regeni death

On the fifth anniversary of the 28-year-old student's disappearance, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said he is expecting "full cooperation" from Cairo.

25/01/2021

Italy

'Dream come true': Italy's gesture 100 years after fascist arson

The Narodni dom was a state-of-the-art cultural building. Italian fascists burnt it down in 1920 amid tensions between Italy and Yugoslavia.

13/07/2020

Italy

Italy and Portugal celebrate Liberation Day under lockdown

Italy celebrated Liberation Day on Saturday, marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the fascist dictatorship of war-time ruler Benito Mussolini.

25/04/2020

Italy

Emmanuel Macron and Giuseppe Conte talk migration policy in Rome

French President Emmanuel Macron met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome on Wednesday.

18/09/2019

World News

Europe starts WWI centenary commemorations

Europe starts WWI centenary commemorations

04/11/2018

Economy

What next in Italy's political psychodrama? | Euronews answers

The rejection of a populist government in Italy could further inflame anti-EU sentiment and destabilise the Eurozone.

28/05/2018