Statistics agency halves GDP growth for 2024 as parliament adopts first part of next year’s budget
Andrea Orcel’s move has frustrated Giorgia Meloni’s plan to merge state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena with BPM
Companies including Lime, Dott and Bird say requirements will slash demand
Judge also asks EU’s top court to weigh in on the legality of the overall programme
Arrival of asylum seekers from Egypt and Bangladesh will test Italian government’s deal with Tirana
Anger in ruling coalition as first group of migrants sent to processing centres ordered to be returned to Italy
Rome approves proposals targeting deferred tax payments and stock options in financial sector
Currently the government only permits heterosexual, married women to undergo treatment
Italian prime minister rekindles links with Republican party and Elon Musk
Prime minister calls ban on new fossil-fuel engines from 2035 ‘self-destructive’
Keir Starmer’s talks with Italy’s rightwing PM came after eight people died trying to cross English Channel on Sunday
British premier has promised tougher border measures and to ‘smash the gangs’ that smuggle people
Deputy prime minister could face prison over episode in which vessel carrying rescued migrants was forbidden from docking
Doubling of flat-tax regime does not dissuade global super-rich from shifting residency to the country
On the 50th anniversary of her bestselling novel La Storia, we remember a writer inextricably linked to Italian political history
Also in this newsletter: Mussolini’s granddaughter leaves Italy’s governing party for being too right-wing
Senior government official says new law is ‘an opportunity we cannot miss’ to fix issues in capital markets bill
Prime minister insists scandal engulfing Gennaro Sangiuliano will not destabilise Italian government
Government proposes levy of up €25 a night for most expensive hotel rooms to help cash-strapped cities
Impounding of MSF’s ship for 60 days is 23rd seizure of a vessel by Giorgia Meloni’s government
Giorgia Meloni’s coalition at odds over faster naturalisation of children with immigrant background
The government of Italy’s rightwing prime minister is under fire for using legal action as a weapon against journalists
Wildlife activists oppose culling of animals despite rise in aggressive incidents
Premier Giorgia Meloni hopes measure will address local concerns that expats have sparked a rise in housing costs
Italian premier abstained to vote for Ursula von der Leyen and said European Commission peddles ‘fake news’
