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Meloni in Kazakhstan where Italy has signed agreements over €4billion

Italy signs €4billion in deals with Kazakhstan

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni oversaw the signing of agreements worth over €4 billion with Kazakhstan on Friday, during a visit to the capital Astana. The deals span a range of sectors, including energy, engineering, agriculture, and critical raw materials.

Florence and Europe exhibition Uffizi runs from 28 May to 278 November 2025. Image credit: Uffizi Galleries

Uffizi shines light on 18th century with major new exhibition

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence, May 29, 2025 – The Uffizi Gallery has opened a major new exhibition celebrating 18th-century European art and culture. “Florence and Europe. Arts of the Eighteenth Century” runs from May 28 to November 28, 2025.

Over 3,500 femicide orphans in Italy

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome, May 29, 2025 – Around 3,500 minors in Italy have lost their mothers to femicide, according to new national data. The figure comes from the Independent National Observatory on Femicide Orphans, which monitors the impact of gender-based killings.

Italian police who worked with US authorities to takedown mafia family. Italian police accused of racial profiling by Council of Europe

Italian leaders lash out over racial profiling accusations

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome, May 29, 2025 – Italy’s top political leaders have launched a blistering attack on the Council of Europe (CoE). They dismiss its claims of racial profiling by Italian police as baseless, ideological, and insulting.

economic outlook is fragile for Italy says IMF. Image credit: istock

IMF warns Italy economic outlook remains fragile

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome, May 29, 2025 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Italy to maintain fiscal discipline and press forward with structural reforms, warning that the country’s economic outlook remains fragile despite recent gains.

ECRI criticises Italian police racial profiling. Photo credit: AP Photo

EU rights body urges Italy to probe police racial profiling

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Council of Europe’s anti-racism body on Wednesday urged Italy to investigate alleged racial profiling in its police forces. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) called for an independent study to assess the scale of the issue.

Sardinian governor Alessandra Todde who has been disqualified from office due to irregularities with election expenses. Todde appeal continues

Sardinia Governor Todde continues appeal against disqualification

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Cagliari court on Wednesday rejected a Sardinia Governor Alessandra Todde appeal against a ruling disqualifying her from office. The January 3 ruling concerns alleged irregularities in campaign expenses during her successful bid for the presidency in February 2024.