Italy

Salvini says that Minister Toninelli is not up to the job

Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini told Radio24 on Tuesday that Transport and Infrastructure Minister Danilo Toninelli "does not seem to me to be up to the job…

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Italian government wins confidence vote

The Italian government on Monday won a confidence vote in the Senate on a decree targeting charities operating migrant rescue ships, in a victory for Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and…

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Italian’s budget for 2020 will focus on growth

Premier Giuseppe Conte told a meeting of trade unions and business representatives on Monday that his government will enter 'phase two' focused on boosting Italy's sluggish growth in the 2020…

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Venice asks other ports to help find solution to cruise ship problems

Venice has appealed to the main European cruise ship destinations, from Amsterdam to Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Marseille, to unite in tackling the dangers and environmental impact of big cruise liners.…

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Open Arms ship rescues more migrants

The Open Arms NGO said Friday that one its ships saved 69 people in the Mediterranean overnight and it called for the vessel to be assigned a port of safety.…

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Amadeus will be the conductor and artistic director of the 70th edition of Sanremo in 2020

After so many rumors, the official announcement has been made. TV presenter: Amadeus will be the conductor and artistic director of Sanremo 2020. This year's edition will celebrate the 70th…

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Ursula von der Leyen to propose new migration and asylum pact

Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that she wants to "propose a new pact for migration and asylum" as she meet Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte for a bilateral meeting in…

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Salvini once more warns about the possibility of early elections

Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has said Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government could collapse and early elections called if the 2020 budget law does not feature big tax…

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Salvini accuses Germany of ‘blackmail’ over migration

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini accused Germany on Thursday of "blackmail" in the latest spat between the two countries over migrants rescued at sea. According to German media, Salvini wrote in…

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No-deal Brexit would cause 139,000 job losses in Italy

A no-deal Brexit would cause the loss of 1.2 jobs Europe-wide, including 139,140 in Italy, according to a study by Leuven University in Belgium. The study said a disorderly exit…

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Amanda Knox blasts recent Italian media coverage about her

Amanda Knox and her fiancé Christopher Robinson have complained about "falsehoods" in the media about her recent trip to Italy and the couple's upcoming wedding in a letter to…

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Salvini bans the Alan Kurdi from entering Italian waters

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has banned the Alan Kurdi rescue ship carrying forty migrants from entering Italian waters. The Alan Kurdi is run by German charity Sea-Eye and…

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North Korean diplomat who defected has left Italy

National Intelligence Service (NIS) officials, South Korea’s spy agency, told lawmakers in Seoul on Thursday that a North Korean diplomat who went into hiding in Italy last year is now…

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Alan Kurdi heads to Lampedusa with 40 migrants on-board

Migrant rescue ship the ‘Alan Kurdi’, is heading to Lampedusa with 40 migrants on-board that it rescued off the coast of Libya. The ship is heading to Lampedusa as it…

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Italy reaches deal with five EU nations over stranded migrants on the ‘Bruno Gregoretti’

Italy announced that it would allow an Italian coastguard ship to finally disembark 116 migrants who were stranded for days in a Sicilian port, ending its latest standoff with the…

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Italian unemployment lowest since 2012

Italy's unemployment rate dropped for the fourth consecutive month in June, falling by 0.1 of a percentage point with respect to May to 9.7%, ISTAT said on Wednesday. The national…

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Photo Story: Theresa May on holiday in Italy

British former Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May walk in Sirmione (Brescia), Italy on the 30th July 2019. Theresa May, on Wednesday, July 24, submitted her resignation…

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EU seeks volunteer countries to take in migrants stranded at Italian port

Italy is engaged in another standoff with the European Union over migrants in the Mediterranean, refusing to allow 115 Africans to disembark in Sicily. They are on board the Bruno…

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One driver dead, one injured after three heavy trucks crashed in Bologna, Italy (Video)

Two trucks went on fire after a traffic accident on the A14 motorway, at Borgo Panigale, in Bologna. One of the drivers died, while the other was injured. The accident,…

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Rome’s council offering public transport credit to those who return plastic for recycling

Commuters in Rome can now earn five cents towards public transportation tickets for every plastic bottle they recycle at special machines around metro stations. The city of Rome has unveiled…

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Funeral for the Carabiniere killed in Rome

On Monday in the Santa Croce di Santa Maria del Corso church in Somma Vesuviana the funeral took place for Carabiniere Vice Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega who was killed in…

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Last salute for murdered Carabiniere starts in Rome

The last salute for Carabiniere Mario Cerciello Rega started on Sunday, in a burial chamber set up in a chapel in Rome, as Italian police have opened an investigation after…

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Freak storm in Rome causes death of a woman

A woman lost her life during the night between Saturday and Sunday in Focene, in Fiumicino district of Rome, after her car was caught in a whirlwind so strong that…

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Watch: Etna erupts again

Mount Etna has erupted again on Saturday. The phenomenon was preceded and accompanied by a gradual increase in the average amplitude of the volcanic tremor. An intense explosive phase has…

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Carabiniere’s murder: “You are my superheroes. You will not be forgotten Mario” – Young girl’s tribute to slain policeman

"Dear Carabinieri, I would like to thank you for everything you do, you are my superheroes". A little girl sent this message in a letter, together with a bouquet of…

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Teenage US student admits killing Carabiniere

A teenage US student has admitted killing plain-clothes carabiniere Mario Cerciello Rega in a struggle which broke out as Cerciello Rega and his patrol buddy tried to arrest the student…

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Italian family disowns 11-year-old autistic son

A centre for people with autism in Trentino in Italy revealed that it was contacted by a court for minors from another part of Italy asking it to take in…

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Plastic bottles for metro tickets in Rome

Machines have been placed at three Rome metro stations which allow passengers to “earn” public transport tickets by recycling their old plastic bottles. The machines were placed in the Cipro…

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Carabiniere stabbed to death in the centre of Rome

There is shock in the Italian capital Rome after a member of Italy’s Carabinieri was stabbed to death while on duty. The Italian security official was stabbed as he stopped…

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Libyan authorities released the crew of seized Italian-flagged trawler

Libyan authorities on Wednesday released the crew of an Italian-flagged trawler and their vessel the day after they were seized at sea and questioned, officials said. “The Tramontana trawler with…

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Italian government wins confidence vote

The Italian government won a parliamentary confidence vote on Wednesday on a security and immigration decree, in a victory for Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who heads the far-right League…

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Alitalia strike set for Friday moved to September 6

A 24-hour strike by Alitalia pilots and flight attendants has been put off from Friday until September 6, unions announced. The unions took the decision after appeals from the strike…

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PD to put forward no confidence motion in Salvini

Italy's Democratic Party will put forward a motion of no confidence against Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The opposition party's announcement came after Salvini, the leader of the far-right League, refused to…

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Two private planes crash at Italy-France border

Two private tourist planes collided at the French-Italian border on Wednesday. The incident happened in the skies above Larche and Batterie de Viraysse, in France's Haute-Savoie region, on the border…

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Five Italian cities put on maximum alert due to the heat

The highest level of warning for high temperatures has been issued Wednesday for five Italian cities: Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Perugia and Turin. The alert issued by the health ministry will…

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Nationwide transport strike in Italy

A nationwide strike of transport workers effecting trains, metros, buses and ferries kicked off on Wednesday morning. The strike will also effect air transport with planes will be grounded on…

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Thousands of bones discovered in search for Emanuela Orlandi

The Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports that the search for the remains of missing 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi took another twist as Vatican officials discovered “thousands” of human bones in a…

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Amanda Knox launches crowdfunding appeal to finance wedding

Amanda Knox and her fiancé Christopher Robinson have launched a crowdfunding appeal to fund their wedding saying they spent all their money on a recent trip to Italy to campaign…

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Italian fishing trawler seized by Libyan’s Coast Guard

The Libyan coastguard has seized an Italian fishing vessel, Italy's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Rome said the reasons for the seizure were not clear, but were likely linked to…

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UniCredit considering 10,000 redundancies

Italy's biggest bank, UniCredit, is considering making 10,000 staff redundant according to a new strategic plan that will be presented in December, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing persons close to…

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Arrest ordered of Kenyan Finance Minister in corruption related probe

Kenya's chief prosecutor has ordered the arrest of the finance minister over allegations of corruption related to the construction of two dams. Henry Rotich is accused of flouting procurement procedures…

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Train service between Rome and Florence suspended due to fire

All train services between Rome and Florence in Italy were suspended due to a fire in the early hours of Monday. An arson fire in a rail transformer room…

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Northern Italy regions see highest level of suspected mafia operations

The northern regions of Italy are seeing the highest level of "suspected mafia operations" at 46.3%, according to the latest report from the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA). The south instead…

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2006 World Cup winner Iaquinta released from Mafia links accusations

2006 World Cup winner Vincenzo Iaquinta was not in the mafia unlike his father, according to the explanation, released Thursday of a sentence on the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia's infiltration of…

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Italy should clear up whether Salvini’s Lega got Russian kickbacks from oil deals – Merkel

Italy should clear up whether the nationalist League party sought or received funding from Russia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. "Clarification is up to Italy," she said. "I think that…

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Italian, American and Russian astronauts lifted off for the International Space Station on 50th anniversary since Apollo 11 moon landing

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