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    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Italy to join forces with France in supplying air defences to Ukraine

      Defence minister Guido Crosetto says ‘Ukraine and our allies will be happy’

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Global InsightItalian politics
      Meloni is making it harder for NGOs to rescue migrants lost at sea

      New Italian protocols aim to stem flow of people while avoiding another Ocean Viking-type row

    • 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

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      OutlookCatholic Church
      Doctrinal battles and intrigue exposed in Gorgeous George’s Vatican memoir

      The book is part of the increasingly public campaign by clerical conservatives to undermine Pope Francis

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      News in-depthItaly
      Messina Denaro’s arrest saps strength of the Sicilian mafia

      Capture of the last fugitive Cosa Nostra ‘godfather’ highlights the state’s progress against organised crime, experts say

    • 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, 16 January, 2023
      Cosa Nostra
      Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily

      Gangster convicted of multiple murders caught at Palermo medical clinic after 30-year hunt

    • 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

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      News in-depthPope Benedict XVI
      Pope Francis presides over funeral for ‘taboo-breaking’ predecessor

      Late Pope Benedict’s resignation set new precedent for future heads of the Catholic Church

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Italy
      Italy, India, and the bumpy road to cashless payments

      Giorgia Meloni’s attempt to impose a €60 minimum for cards has been quashed, to the relief of Italian consumers

    • Saturday, 31 December, 2022
      Catholic Church
      Former Pope Benedict dies aged 95

      First pontiff in 600 years to resign from his post became a focal point for conservatives in his retirement

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      EU rejects Italian demand to impose Covid curbs on arrivals from China

      France, Germany and other states say situation does not warrant change in coronavirus policies

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      US to require negative Covid tests for air passengers from China

      Italy also imposes restrictions after surge in cases following end of Beijing’s containment policy

    • 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

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Italian ministers lash out at ECB over rate rises

      Defence minister Guido Crosetto, a close confidant of Giorgia Meloni, says aggressive policies make ‘no sense’

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      Government of Italy
      European Commission attacks Italy’s support for cash transactions

      Brussels warns prime minister Giorgia Meloni not to undermine tax evasion fight

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
      Europe Express
      EU-Qatar corruption scandal: big, but not surprising Premium content

      Financial opacity and lack of ethics oversight led to ‘culture of impunity’

    • Sunday, 11 December, 2022
      The Big Read
      Migration fatigue: Europe braces for new influx of Ukrainians

      The war could force more people to leave Ukraine over the winter just as the EU faces an increase in migrants from other regions

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      Italian politics
      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

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      Europe Express
      EU nods to Italy over NGO ships rescuing migrants Premium content

      Rome likely to feel vindicated by EU call for tighter controls at sea

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
      Italian politics
      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

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      Vatican
      Vatican’s former audit chief launches €9.3mn legal case over dismissal

      Libero Milone and his deputy lost their jobs after seeking to probe one of church’s ‘off books’ Swiss bank accounts

    • 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

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