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French PM accuses Italy of fiscal dumping. Image credit: Abdul Saboor/Reuters

Rome rejects French PM Bayrou’s ‘fiscal dumping’ claim

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian government expressed astonishment on Sunday after French Prime Minister François Bayrou accused Rome of practising “fiscal dumping”.

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Draghi: EU must unite after Trump ‘wake-up call’

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mario Draghi warned that Europe must learn to work together and with the US after what he called Donald Trump’s “brutal wake-up call.”

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Italy Welcomes Formal EU-US Tariffs Deal

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A joint EU-US statement confirming the 15% tariffs deal reached last month in Scotland gives businesses clarity, Palazzo Chigi said Thursday.

EU approves €18.3bn NRRP payment

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The European Commission on Friday approved the payment of the seventh tranche of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), worth €18.3 billion.

13 arrested in crackdown on Chinese mafia

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police have arrested 13 people in a nationwide operation targeting Chinese mafia and organised crime groups.

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Italy fines Shein €1m over misleading green claims

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s competition watchdog has fined Shein €1 million for publishing misleading environmental claims on its website.

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Milan planning scandal: House arrests confirms key charges

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Milan judge has confirmed most of the Public Prosecutor’s indictment in a far-reaching corruption case linked to urban planning and real estate approvals. Six central suspects now face pre-trial detention, with charges including corruption, forgery, and, in one case, conspiracy to corrupt.

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Meloni welcomes EU-US trade deal but warns of uncertainties

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday welcomed the EU-US trade agreement reached but expressed caution over its potential impact.

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Urban planning scandal shakes Milan

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan’s Public Prosecutor has requested six precautionary arrests, including that of Giancarlo Tancredi, the city’s Urban Regeneration Councillor. The move forms part of a wide-ranging corruption and forgery investigation into urban planning and building development in the city.

Meloni considers military presence in Greenland PM Giorgia Meloni says ReArm Europe is a misnomer. Meloni asked to address parliament on US tariff threat

Meloni under pressure to address Trump tariff threat

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s opposition parties are demanding that Premier Giorgia Meloni report urgently to parliament following US President Donald Trump’s tariff threat of 30% on EU goods.