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Deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini threatens to pull plug on alliance with Five Star
Bonds and shares hit after Matteo Salvini says Rome could break EU spending limits
Giuseppe Conte says minister must stand down over allegations
Lack of progress casts doubt on aim of raising €17bn through privatisations
Political momentum builds for Matteo Salvini’s League ahead of European elections in May
Coalition partners’ disjointed attitude to infrastructure projects cannot be sustained
Arguments over Turin-Lyon line raises tensions in coalition government
Dispute comes as two parties prepare to meet over controversial TAV rail link
Sardinia setback will not erode Italy coalition or party, says Luigi Di Maio
Poor showing raises questions on stability of coalition before European elections
Online poll of members votes against pushing for League leader’s immunity to be lifted
Italy says 2% rule should include cost of cyber security and protecting infrastructure
Activists worry that pact with far-right League has dulled anti-establishment spirit
Welfare payments to be improved and retirement age reduced for some workers
Head of Italy’s Five Star movement urges demonstrators to emulate his party’s success
Luigi Di Maio criticises Matteo Salvini for refusing to allow rescue boats to land
Coalition’s leading political figures accept overtures to Brussels over deficit plans
Five Star leader’s comments come with Italy locked in tussle with EU over spending plans
Northern business leaders plan protests in Turin and Milan over expansionary budget
Rome’s budget will not prove a model for the rest of Europe to follow
Rome deputy PM thinks continent ready to ditch austerity and embrace Trump economic policy
European Commission had accused coalition government of breaching budgetary rules
Bond sell-off eases after Brussels seeks dialogue but growth grinds to near halt
League’s core northern supporters wanted reassurance over budget and lower taxes
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