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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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