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Rome’s populist leaders have tapped into public resentment over migrants
Activists worry that pact with far-right League has dulled anti-establishment spirit
League head promises common plan to ‘fuel Europe with new strength and energy’
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
Giovanni Tria under pressure to revise spending plans to cut country’s budget deficit
Coalition leaders adopt a softer tone as they play a tactical game
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
Market pressure expected to force state’s hand more than any outside political forces
Rome will not pay attention to markets as it draws up spending plans, says Luigi Di Maio
Five Star and League impose their plans on fiscally conservative economy minister
Bonds under pressure as coalition aims to include election pledges in targets
Bonds volatile as coalition presses to include election pledges in budget targets
Giovanni Tria faces calls at home to spend while EU frets over debt
Behind a façade of radicalism is a backbone of moderation and links with the past
League and Five Star reaffirm expensive election pledges while trying to meet EU spending rules
Luigi Di Maio accused of ‘double standards’ by Italy’s opposition parties
European Commission responds that unconstructive ‘threats don’t work’
Criticism dents Di Maio’s effort to move out of Salvini’s shadow
League chief eclipses senior coalition partner with anti-immigration broadside
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