Italian premier abstained to vote for Ursula von der Leyen and said European Commission peddles ‘fake news’
Coastal businesses are threatening to stop working for some of August to protect their lucrative concessions
Prime minister seeks to stabilise relations during visit to Beijing but also insists trade must be ‘more fair’
European Commission raises alarm over independence of public broadcaster Rai after budget cuts and ‘intimidation’
Italy and France vie for the same role in new European Commission
The country needs to utilise the human capital of its nearly 900,000 foreign pupils
Brussels and Italian central bank have warned that law could increase pressure on public finances
Italian PM visibly upset after leaders of centrist parties excluded her from initial discussions
Italian premier trades barbs with under-pressure French president over abortion rights
Italian PM emerges as winner in European parliament elections, in contrast with leaders of France and Germany
Prime minister says photovoltaics are threatening nation’s ‘food security’, but farmers disagree
AS Roma club founder Italo Foschi was a loyal supporter of dictator Benito Mussolini
Move follows renewed Russian aerial bombardments leading to nationwide blackouts
If elected in June, Eike Schmidt wants to run city ‘according to corporate criteria, without ideology’
The Italian premier wants to upend the centrist consensus in Brussels but economic weakness limits her country’s influence
Action comes after government minister met delegation of executives from ride-hailing app Uber
Analysts forecast Rome will tap institutional investors for more debt
Army intervention part of mission to prevent spread of contagious African swine fever to pigs
Public broadcaster Rai hit by protest over editorial interference and work conditions
League head called ‘an egoist’ as party activists revolt and defect ahead of EU elections
Also in this newsletter: why Italian premier Giorgia Meloni is running in the EU elections
Writer of book about Mussolini claims PM is trying to rewrite history and failing to adequately condemn fascism
Also in this newsletter: Italy’s Meloni allows anti-abortion campaigners to enter clinics
The prime minister says the current system leads to unstable governments. Opponents say her plan would weaken parliament and the president
Just 379,000 babies were born in 2023, despite PM Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to reverse demographic decline
