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Italy pushes to limit executive pay in listed state-run firms

By Giuseppe Fonte Italy committed to limit executives' pay, golden handshakes Plan is part of May Day package to boost jobs, workers' pay Italian inflation of almost 9% is well…

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UPDATED: France plays down latest spat with Italy

French government spokesman Olivier Véran on Friday played down the latest spat between France and Italy over migration management, saying Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin had "no desire to ostracize Italy".…

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Italy unlikely to renew China deal, but needs time, official says

By Crispian Balmer ROME, May 4 (Reuters) - Italy is highly unlikely to renew its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China, which expires early next year, but needs…

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UPDATED: Italian Prime Minister Meloni in talks with Libyan warlord Haftar

Premier Giorgia Meloni and eastern Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar discussed the recent unprecedented upsurge in migrant flows to Italy in their two-hour talks in Rome Thursday, sources said as…

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Knights of Malta elect Canadian as first Grand Master from Americas

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - John Dunlap, a Canadian lawyer, was elected on Wednesday as the new Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, the global lay Catholic religious…

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Torrential rain lashes northern Italy, killing at least two people

Emilia Romagna Governor Stefano Bonaccini said that he will ask central government to declare a state of emergency in the north eastern region after it was hit by a wave…

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Italy approves May Day labour package amid union criticism

Italy's right-wing government on Monday approved measures to boost job creation and workers' pay, amid hostile reactions from unions and opposition parties over accompanying welfare cuts and looser rules on…

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4.8 magnitude earthquake off the north-west coast of Calabria

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 was registered at 4:41 am off the northwestern coast of Calabria in Italy. According to data from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology…

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Skilled, educated and washing dishes: how Italy squanders migrant talent

By Alessandro Parodi and Alberto Chiumento (Reuters) - Marilyn Nabor, an experienced high school mathematics teacher in the Philippines, moved to Italy 14 years ago with high hopes of honing…

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Only 28.9% of women living in southern Italy work

Only 28.9% of women living in southern Italy, fewer than one in three, are in employment, compared to 52% in the north of the country, retailers association Confcommercio said in…

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Photo Story: Geo Barents arrives in the port of Naples with 75 migrants onboard

Police and volunteers await the disembarkation of migrants from the Geo Barents ship at the port of Naples, Italy, on Thursday 27 April 2023. The MSF-operated search and rescue ship…

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Italy’s Berlusconi health improving after three weeks in hospital

MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's health has improved, his doctors said on Wednesday, three weeks after he was admitted to hospital for a lung…

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Italy aims to play leading role in Ukrainian reconstruction

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, April 26 (Reuters) - Italy on Wednesday said it aimed to play a major role in the reconstruction of Ukraine and urged European…

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Big police operation in Catania against migrant smuggling

Police in Catania on Wednesday executed arrest orders against 25 people suspected of being part of a foreign network that smuggled migrants arriving in Italy from sub-Saharan Africa to other…

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UPDATED: Italy rescues more migrants in Mediterranean

Two fishing boats respectively carrying 115 and 125 migrants and refugees arrived in Lampedusa on Wednesday, taking to 821 the number of people arriving on the tiny island in 15…

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Italy’s Meloni distances herself from fascism on Liberation Day celebrations

Italy's ruling coalition has no "nostalgia for fascism", Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, looking to push back against critics who have accused her Brothers of Italy party of…

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Italy touts money for reforms as EU discusses upheaval in Tunisia

Italy offered Tunisia a prospect of money in exchange for economic and political reforms as European Union foreign ministers discussed on Monday how to respond to growing instability in a…

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Italy touts money for reforms as EU discusses upheaval in Tunisia

By Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - Italy offered Tunisia a prospect of money in exchange for economic and political reforms as European Union foreign ministers…

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Lake Garda at lowest level in 70 years

Lake Garda in northern Italy has reached its lowest level since 1953, satellite data released on Monday has shown. The lake, the largest in Italy and which borders with the…

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Italy plans looser rules on short-term jobs, tax cuts on wages

Around 3.4 bln euros will go to lift wages of employees Italy PM to unveil package on May 1, International Workers' Day Opposition parties say government undermining job security By…

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20 persons said to be missing after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean

Around 20 people were said to be missing on Monday after a migrant boat shipwreck that left one person confirmed dead, according to survivors. Fishermen rescued the group of 34…

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‘Esterno Notte’: Marco Bellochio’s series grapples with ghost of assassinated Italian prime minister Aldo Moro

Central Rome, 9 May 1978. A crowd of curious passersby spills out by an open car boot. There lies the bullet-riddled body of Aldo Moro, Italy’s Prime Minister, parked mid-way…

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Sale of Italy’s MPS should help create several big banks, says Meloni

MILAN, April 22 (Reuters) - The privatisation of Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena should foster the creation of several large banking groups in the country, Prime Minister Giorgia…

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Italy may ratify EU bailout fund reform “if turned into growth instrument” – Meloni

ROME (Reuters) - Italy is ready to consider ratifying the reform of the euro zone's bailout fund (ESM) for countries and banks cut off from markets "if it is transformed…

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Italy narrows asylum rights in new clampdown on immigration

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Italy's nationalist government approved a bill in the upper house of parliament on Thursday that aims to reduce the number of migrants who can…

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EU’s top court rules Italy can’t allow beach concessions to keep control of the sandy shore

Italy can't allow beach clubs to keep control of the sandy shore until 2033, the European Union's top court ruled on Thursday. While Italy's seafront is public property, large parts…

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Huge rail disruption in Italy after goods-train coach derails

Italy's rail network faced huge disruption on Thursday after the coach of a goods train derailed near a Florence station. This led to the suspension of rail traffic between Florence…

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EU ready to cover half of Messina Bridge study cost

The EU is ready to cover half of the cost of studies into the Messina Bridge project, Italy's transport ministry (MIT) said Wednesday. Brussels is ready to cover 50 per…

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Bear that killed Italian runner captured, death order on hold

ROME, April 18 (Reuters) - The female bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Italian Alps two weeks ago has been captured overnight, the Trento province said in a…

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Italy’s govt nominees for top jobs at Enel, Eni, Terna

MILAN, April 17 (Reuters) - The Italian government, which controls the country's biggest energy groups via the Treasury and state lender CDP, last week proposed new appointments for the top…

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Italian inflation slows in March as core prices stabilise

April 17 (Reuters) - Italy's inflation rate fell again in March thanks to a decline in energy prices, while core inflation stabilised after rising constantly since last year, official data…

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Sicily Governor says island ‘swamped’ by migrant landings; Tension at Lampedusa hotspot

Sicily Governor Renato Schifani on Monday denounced the emergency situation on the island region, saying in the last month it has been "swamped" by the arrival of migrants and refugees…

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Italian police seize 2 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of Sicily

Finance police on Monday seized two tonnes of cocaine found floating off the east coast of Sicily.The drug, with an estimated market value of over 400 million euros, was wrapped…

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Berlusconi leaves intensive care unit

Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday left the intensive care unit of the Milan hospital where he has been receiving treatment for the last 12 days for a lung infection and the…

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Italian first! Meloni’s nationalists defend cultural identity at risk of irking EU

Italy pushes bills to protect national identity, heritage Meloni focusing on Italian food, language, 'traditional' family Govt struggling to make progress in other areas, analysts say Critics accuse PM of…

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Photo Story: SS Lazio captain Ciro Immobile unscathed after car crash

Police and Fire Department officers inspect the site of an accident between the car of SS Lazio captain Ciro Immobile (not pictured) and a tram on the Giacomo Matteotti Bridge…

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Italy’s planned bridge to Sicily sees costs ballooning

ROME, (Reuters) - A project to build a bridge connecting the Italian mainland to the island of Sicily will cost as much as 14.6 billion euros ($16.14 billion), a Treasury…

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Meloni chooses coalition unity to end spat over company chiefs

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni chose unity over getting her way when she realised that imposing her own candidates to lead state-controlled companies on her coalition partners would threaten government…

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Italian residents’ deposits down again in February

MILAN, April 12 (Reuters) - Italian residents' deposits with domestic banks were down again in February, touching an over two-year low, at 2.64 trillion euros ($2.88 trillion) compared with 2.66…

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Italy’s Berlusconi’s health improves, still in intensive care

MILAN, April 13 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi is continuing to show an improvement in his health but he remains in intensive care, the Milan hospital treating him…

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ChatGPT can resume in Italy if meets data watchdog’s demands

Data protection agency sets April 30 deadline OpenAI ChatGPT offline in Italy since March 31 OpenAI says looks forward to resuming service in Italy Italy was first Western country to…

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Italy to crackdown on perpetrators of attacks on cultural heritage sites

The Italian government approved a crackdown on art eco-vandals after a string of attacks on cultural heritage sites across Italy by climate-crisis protesters, setting out swingeing fines for those who…

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Italy buys time over key appointments at state-run companies

By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy's ruling coalition ] failed to clinch a deal on key appointments at state-controlled companies, two people familiar with the matter…

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Italy adopts state of emergency over migrants

By Angelo Amante ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet on Tuesday announced a state of emergency on immigration following a "sharp rise" in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in…

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Italy’s Berlusconi health conditions steadily improving, his doctors say

MILAN, April 10 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's health condition is steadily improving as he is treated in hospital for a lung infection caused by chronic leukaemia,…

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Italian drugs cartels conceal payments via Chinese shadow banks

By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Drugs cartels operating in Italy are increasingly using shadow networks of unlicensed Chinese money brokers to conceal cross-border payments, according to Italian judicial and…

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Photo Story: Snowstorm hits Abruzzo as Italy prepares for cold Easter

A view of snow-covered area after a storm of wind and snow in Rovere, Rocca di Mezzo, Abruzzo district, central Italy, 08 April 2023. Italian weather forecasters said that Easter…

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Italy steps up security for Easter holidays

The Italian interior ministry has ordered that security be boosted at sites considered to be at risk in view of Easter, Italian news agency ANSA reported. These sensitive sites include…

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Italy’s Berlusconi still in hospital, but “better than he was”

By Elvira Pollina and Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is "better than he was", his friend Fedele Confalonieri said after visiting him in hospital,…

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Birth rate in Italy at all-time low, registers increase in foreign population

The number of foreign citizens living in Italy grew in 2022, the national statistics institute Istat said on Friday.As of January 1, 2023, there were 5,050,000 foreigners living in Italy,…

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UPDATED: Italy’s Berlusconi spends second night in hospital, friends hopeful

Berlusconi, 86, is suffering from leukaemia Currently in intensive care for lung infection Taken to hospital on Wednesday with breathing problems Billionaire media tycoon leads Forza Italia party MILAN, April…

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Italian businesses more upbeat about economy-central bank survey

MILAN, April 6 (Reuters) - The opinion of Italian businesses on the prospects for the economy improved in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months, the…

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UPDATED: Italy ex-premier Berlusconi has leukaemia

Berlusconi, 86, is suffering from leukaemia -source Taken to hospital on Wednesday with breathing problems Billionaire media tycoon leads Forza Italia party By Elvira Pollina MILAN, April 6 (Reuters) -…

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3.3 magnitude earthquake in the sea between Catania and Reggio Calabria

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 was registered at 3:34 in the Ionian Sea, between Sicily and Calabria. According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the…

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Italy retail sales fall in February as food-buying contracts

April 5 (Reuters) - Italy's retail sales fell both in value and in volume in February from the month before, statistics institute ISTAT said on Wednesday, as families cut down…

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UPDATED: Former Italian PM Berlusconi in intensive care in hospital

By Federico, Maccioni and Angelo Amante MILAN, April 5 (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, who was Italian prime minister four times, is in intensive care in a cardiac unit at Milan's…

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MSF rescues 440 migrants from fishing boat off Malta in stormy seas

ROME, April 5 (Reuters) - A total of 440 migrants have been rescued from an overcrowded fishing boat in international waters off Malta, after a complex 11-hour operation in stormy…

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