20

Feb

Coaches’ expectations declared ahead of derby in Milan

Inter Side - Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte said Sunday's (Feb 21) top-of-the-table Milan derby in Serie A will be different to recent encounters between the city rivals given what…

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28

Jan

Renzi says willing to return to government, but cold on Conte

ROME, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Former premier Matteo Renzi said on Thursday he was ready to help form a new Italian government but would not commit to supporting a fresh mandate for Giuseppe Conte, the…

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26

Jan

Italian President receives PM Conte’s resignation

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte went to see the head of state on Tuesday to hand in his resignation, hoping to be given the opportunity to try to put together…

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03

Jan

Italy’s government crisis in sight as Conte, Renzi divide deepens

ROME, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces a showdown with his coalition partner and former premier Matteo Renzi this week that could bring down his government…

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13

Sep

Italy prepares to go back to school

Tomorrow, over 5.6 million Italian pupils will resume classes as schools re-open in the pandemic stricken peninsula. In total, if one counts the regions where the school has already opened…

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20

Aug

Dzeko set to join Juventus

Juventus are in a hurry to redo their look in attack and accelerate for Edin Dzeko. The Bosnian seems that he has decided to join the Bianconeri: according to the…

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21

Apr

Italy maintains positive momentum on recoveries but deaths increase again

Italy has today registered 2,729 new cases of coronavirus, on a sample of 52,126 swab tests taken in the past 24 hours. The country has also registered another record in…

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21

Apr

Italy to announce plans this week to ease lockdown restrictions after 4th May

"It would be irresponsible to withdraw from the lockdown at this point in time, but by the end of the week, plans for a gradual re-opening will be made public."…

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09

Sep

Italian government given green light by Parliament’s vote of confidence

The new Italian government was approved in a vote of confidence on Monday evening after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pledged that the new ruling coalition between the Five Star Movement…

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15

Aug

Salvini is sorry, but now the ‘frittata’ (omlette) is done – Everyone is the creator of his own destiny – Di Maio

"Salvini is now sorry, but now the 'frittata' (omelette) is done. Everyone is the creator of his own destiny. Good luck." In a Facebook post, the vice-premier and M5s leader…

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05

Aug

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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13

Jun

Conte in favour of Merkel as the next president of the European Commission

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel would be a good candidate to be the next president of the European Commission, while adding that he does…

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25

May

Italy wants greater role in upcoming nominations for top EU posts

  Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told European Council President Donald Tusk that Italy has the right to a lead role when it comes to the upcoming nominations for top…

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08

May

Conte removes Transport Undersecretary Armando Siri from his post

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has removed Transport Undersecretary Armando Siri from his post at Wednesday's cabinet meeting. The case has caused considerable tension within Conte's coalition government. Deputy Premier…

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08

May

Libya’s Sarraj to meet Macron today

  U.N.-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday. Sarraj's administration is unhappy about Paris's perceived support for eastern commander Khalifa Haftar…

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12

Apr

Italy warns of humanitarian crisis in Libya… another attack by ISIS

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told the Lower House Parliament that the conflict in Libya risks creating a humanitarian crisis with major consequences for security. Conte said the humanitarian crisis,…

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25

Mar

Italian PM Conte rules out another term

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that this will be his only term as Prime Minister of Italy and has no plans to serve in any future governments. Conte, who…

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30

Jan

Conte announces that people on board SeaWatch are to be disembarked ‘within hours’

The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that "In a few hours the disembarkation of the migrants on board Sea Watch begins." Conte announced this while there is still expectations of the…

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30

Dec

From Trump, to the Pope, from Aliyev to Infantino, from Queen Elizabeth II to to Xi Jinping, from Erdogan to Macron, Vladimir Putin sends new year greetings to global leaders

Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump in a New Year's message that Moscow is ready to open talks with Washington on “the most extensive agenda” to secure global security, the Russian…

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30

Jul

Italian Prime Minister Conte in USA to meet President Trump

The Economist reports that Donald Trump is always unpredictable. But guessing how he will react to Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, at the White House today, is particularly tricky. Mr Conte…

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24

Jun

EU Migration Mini-Summit underway

Politico reports that Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he would put forward a “completely new proposal” for managing Europe’s most divisive political issue. Conte said the proposal, the “European Multilevel Strategy…

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21

Jun

Breaking News – Draft for Sunday’s Migration Summit conclusion shelved after Conte informs Merkel that it was unacceptable for him to attend for Migration summit with a ‘pre-packaged’ text

The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, through a Facebook post announced that he had a call from Chancellor Angela Merkel, where she expressed her concern about the possibility that he…

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20

Jun

Prime Minister Conte calls out Salvini on Roma register

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday criticized Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's plans to create a Roma "register." "No one is planning to create files or conduct a census on…

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13

Jun

Italy threatens to cancel summit with France after Macron’s comments on Aquarius saga

Politico: Italy on Tuesday threatened to cancel a summit with France after Paris strongly criticized an Italian decision to close its ports to a vessel carrying more than 600 migrants, according…

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27

May

Quo Vadis Italia?

Italy’s premier-designate has told the president he has been unable to form what would have been western Europe’s first populist government. A presidential palace official told reporters on Sunday night…

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26

May

Disagreement with Mattarella on the appointment of Minister of Finance lead to tensions and increases the risk of new elections in Italy.

Italy risks to go back to vote. 82 days since the last Italian election, the country is still without a government. Although M5s and Lega have agreed on the appointment…

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