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Draghi: EU risks sovereignty through inaction

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Former Italian premier Mario Draghi warned Tuesday that the European Union’s sovereignty is at risk because of its failure to act.

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Employment in Italy stable – record high in south

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s labour market showed mixed signals in the second quarter of 2025, Istat reported on Friday. Premier Giorgia Meloni welcomed Istat’s report on employment in the south.

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Tajani urges caution over Gaza Sumud Flotilla

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday he will call his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar in the coming days to discuss the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla is seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.

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Meloni pledges protection for Italians on Global Sumud flotilla

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni said her government will take steps to protect Italians joining the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza.

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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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Meloni backs Draghi’s EU warning at CL conference

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni has backed Mario Draghi’s warning that the European Union risks sliding into irrelevance. The PM was speaking at the CL conference in Rimini.

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Tajani moves to calm Italy–France row over Salvini remarks

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has sought to defuse tensions with France after fellow Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini remarks sparked a diplomatic complaint from Paris.

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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MEP Matteo Ricci under investigation for corruption

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Matteo Ricci, a Member of the European Parliament for the Democratic Party (PD) has confirmed that he is under investigation for corruption. The probe relates to contracts awarded during his time as mayor of Pesaro, between 2014 and 2019. Ricci is also the centre-left candidate for president of the Marche Region.

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Senate passes landmark Femicide Bill unanimously

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Senate has unanimously approved a landmark bill that formally recognises femicide as a distinct criminal offence. The femicide bill, which passed with 161 votes in favour and none against, introduces life imprisonment for anyone who kills a woman “with acts of discrimination or hatred… because she is a woman,” or to suppress her rights, […]