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 […]
ROME (AP) — 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. Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party confirmed its status as the country’s most popular party, even improving its performance from the 26% it […]
Italy’s firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is polling well ahead of her rivals as Italians, Estonians, Latvians, Maltese, Czechs and Slovakians go to vote in the European Parliament elections on Saturday. Meloni could be poised to act as kingmaker for the next European Commission president if her Brothers of Italy (FdI) makes major gains. Incumbent […]
Italy’s firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is polling well ahead of her rivals as Italians, Estonians, Latvians, Maltese, Czechs and Slovakians go to vote in the European Parliament elections on Saturday. Meloni could be poised to act as kingmaker for the next European Commission president if her Brothers of Italy (FdI) makes major gains. Incumbent […]
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni visited Albania on Wednesday to thank its government for its unique role in agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims, and to tour migrant centres she said will be ready in August. Ms Meloni denied her day trip was a campaign stop on the eve of […]
Italy saw its highest ever number of tourists in 2023, according to the latest figures from the statistics authority Istat and the Ministry of Tourism. Last year, Italy recorded more than 134 million holidaymaker arrivals with around 451 million overnight stays in accommodation establishments, according to a joint statement from the authority and the ministry […]
ROME (AP) — It was still dark and quiet outside when Ousmane Sylla had his last prayer in the courtyard of an Italian migrant jail. A few moments later, the silence of dawn was shattered. Chaos took over the detention and deportation center of Ponte Galeria on the outskirts of Rome. The 21-year-old Guinean had […]
E tu, Ronald? At what once was the heart of the Roman Empire sits an American conquest: Italy’s first-ever McDonald’s. However, the Rome location, just steps from the Spanish Steps at Piazza di Spagna, is strikingly different from any stateside Golden Arches outpost. Guests are first greeted with a grand array of traditional sculptures, marble […]
The conservative premier of the southern German state of Bavaria, Markus Söder, said he found a great deal of common ground with Italy’s far-right prime minister, Georgia Meloni, following a meeting in Rome on Friday. Söder said they were in agreement on energy, transport and asylum policy issues. Bavaria and Italy, for example, both have […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Italy’s president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding its aggression and peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored. Sergio Mattarella said Italy, which now heads the G7 meetings, and many international partners have come to […]
(Bloomberg) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to stress her government’s commitment to ending the presence of foreign fighters in Libya as she promotes her so-called “Mattei plan” for the region during a state visit to the divided African country. Most Read from Bloomberg Meloni will meet officials including Khalifa Haftar, the military […]