By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden must drop his re-election bid or Donald Trump is sure to return to the White House, former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday. Renzi, 49, led a centre-left government from 2014-2016 and was close to the administration led by former President Barack Obama, in […]
(Bloomberg) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signaled support for joint European Union debt for defense investments that are crucial to support the war in Ukraine, just ahead of a summit starting Thursday in Brussels. Most Read from Bloomberg “I think a debate is necessary to imagine innovative solutions, paving the way for the possibility […]
ROME (AP) — A water emergency prompted the mayor of Capri — one of Italy’s most popular islands — to order a halt to the arrival of tourists on Saturday, in a crisis that has deprived some areas of any water supply. Without a water supply, it is impossible to guarantee essential services to “thousands […]
Italy’s regions are to gain more autonomy from central government, after parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that allows regions to request the transfer of responsibilities from the state in order to manage certain areas themselves. The controversial law, which was proposed by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, cleared the final legislative […]
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s coast guard was searching by sea and from the air on Thursday for dozens of people missing when a boat capsized and partially sank earlier this week in the perilous central Mediterranean, officials said. The partially submerged boat was still in view, but the commander of the search operation said that […]
Rescue workers found 10 bodies of suspected migrants below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island on Monday, the German aid group Resqship said. It came as the Italian coast guard searched for missing people from another vessel shipwrecked off the country’s southern coast. The crew aboard Resqship’s boat, the Nadir, […]
The chairman of Italy’s state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri, Claudio Graziano, a retired general who once headed the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, has died aged 70, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Monday. The cause of death was not disclosed but Italian media reported that a gun and note were found near his body in his […]
ROME (AP) — Last month, an Italian administrative court confirmed the dissolution of the city administration of the Puglia city of Neviano, after an investigation determined that local officials were being unduly influenced by the mafia. The decision barely made news in Italy, where city hall administrations, town councils and local public health agencies are […]
A remarkable group of women is challenging the power structures of the Sacra Corona Unita, Italy’s fourth main organized crime group that operates in southern Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot. They are doing it at great personal risk, arresting and prosecuting clan members, exposing their crimes and confiscating their businesses, all while working to […]
Italian premier Giorgia Meloni will host this week’s summit of G7 nations as the most stable European Union leader. Ms Meloni’s German and French counterparts were shaken by European parliamentary elections that fortified Ms Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy as the strongest in Italy, setting her up as a possible bridge maker, if not kingmaker, […]
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s arch-conservative Brothers of Italy group won the most votes in the European parliamentary election over the weekend, boosting her standing both at home and abroad. With almost all ballots counted, Brothers of Italy won 28.8%of the vote, more than four times what it […]
Prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party won European elections in Italy with a strong 28% of the votes, boosting her leadership at home and consolidating her kingmaker role in Europe. Ms Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party confirmed its status as the country’s most popular party, even improving its performance from the 26% it won in […]