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  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    Italian economy
    Italian petrol station owners shut pumps over fuel price dispute

    Motorists endure day of disruption after Giorgia Meloni’s government accuses operators of speculation

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Italian economy
    Italy’s Meloni seeks to resurrect ‘mythical’ Sicily bridge project

    Contentious Messina span seen as investment catalyst but confronts local resistance

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    Europe Express
    Meloni hosts von der Leyen with migrants and money on her mind Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter: a legislation logjam in Brussels looms ahead of the 2024 election shutdown

  • Monday, 19 December, 2022
    Italian economy
    Meloni scraps plan to allow businesses to refuse digital payments

    Measures to promote use of cash threatened to put PM on collision course with Brussels

  • Saturday, 17 December, 2022
    Europe Express
    Italy scores well on foreign policy, less well on the economy Premium content

    The new coalition led by Giorgia Meloni is standing firm on Ukraine but showing no obvious taste for overdue economic reforms

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
    Italy’s central bank highlights risks of Meloni’s plan to promote cash use

    Central bank claims move to increase limit for cash transactions would encourage tax evasion

  • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
    Italian economy
    Meloni pushes back on Italy’s shift into digital payments age

    Brussels may resist plan to give businesses the right to demand cash for low-value transactions

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    Fight over migrant rescue ship sours Italy’s relations with France

    Spat reinforces concern about Giorgia Meloni’s readiness to work constructively with EU

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    EU immigration
    Paris warns of ‘consequences’ as France accepts migrant ship rejected by Italy

    Rome’s ‘unacceptable’ refusal to allow vessel to dock tests Franco-Italian relationship

  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    OutlookSilvia Sciorilli Borrelli
    Why Italy’s first woman premier wants to be called ‘Il Presidente’

    Giorgia Meloni’s request to be known by the masculine article only reinforces the notion that the role is inherently male

  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    EU immigration
    Rescue ship heads to France after Italy refuses refuge for migrants

    Paris accuses Giorgia Meloni’s government of ‘unacceptable’ stance over vessel carying 234 people

  • Monday, 7 November, 2022
    EU immigration
    Italy blocks rescued migrants from landing and orders ship to leave port

    New government’s pledge to curb illegal migration faces potential legal action over ‘law of the sea’

  • Saturday, 5 November, 2022
    Italians demand end to Ukraine arms shipments in Rome peace march

    Demonstration highlights resistance to Giorgia Meloni’s continued military support for Kyiv

  • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
    Europe Express
    Italy’s leader looks to mend EU fences in visit to Brussels Premium content

    Giorgia Meloni has toned down her anti-EU rhetoric since becoming prime minister

  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
    Lorenzo Fioramonti
    Sustainable policy in turbulent times — a lesson from Italy

    Shared goals and a redefinition of economic growth can satisfy both sides of the political divide

  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
    Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
    Monte dei Paschi cash call 93% covered but shareholders shy away

    Retail investors took up just 10% of ailing bank’s €2.5bn capital raising

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    LexCamilla Palladino
    The Lex Newsletter: Meloni learns from Truss’s fiscal disaster Premium content

    Italy’s new prime minister knows that keeping markets onside is wise considering the country’s finances

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Europe Express
    Ukraine conference offers little relief ahead of winter Premium content

    Germany hosted reconstruction forum but still drags its feet on billions promised to Kyiv

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
    Italian bank fundraising attracts ‘state aid’ scrutiny in Brussels

    Rights issue at Monte dei Paschi di Siena includes lucrative deal to attract underwriters

  • Sunday, 23 October, 2022
    News in-depthGiorgia Meloni
    Meloni’s premiership set to test Italy’s relations with Brussels

    Rightwing prime minister’s cabinet appointments viewed as signal she is willing to appease EU concerns

  • Saturday, 22 October, 2022
    News in-depth
    Berlusconi’s antics complicate start for Italy’s new leader Meloni

    A former prime minister who is used to hogging the limelight could be a challenging coalition partner

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    Meloni to be sworn in as Italy’s first woman prime minister

    Ceremony to take place on Saturday as eurozone’s third-largest economy wrestles with severe energy crisis

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    UK public finances
    Britaly? You wish

    An FT economics correspondent (and Italian) considers Britain’s relocation to the Med

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    Italy will never be ‘weak link’ in western alliance, says Meloni

    Prospective PM addresses position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after audio leak from coalition partner Berlusconi

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    Italian economy
    Giorgia Meloni faces economic storm as she prepares to take helm in Italy

    Likely new prime minister poised to take power as recession looms and high energy prices hit businesses and households

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