Giorgia Meloni

Anti-mafia author Saviano fined for calling Italy PM a ‘bastard’

Italian anti-mafia author and human rights campaigner Roberto Saviano was on Thursday convicted of libel and handed a symbolic fine for calling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a "bastard" over her…

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I won’t let Italy become Europe’s refugee camp – Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that "I will not allow Italy to become Europe's refugee camp" in New York, where she is taking part in the United Nations…

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Italy’s PM says migration won’t solve Europe’s demographic crisis

Some legal migration can benefit European economies, but migration is not the solution to the continent's demographic crisis, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday as she met right-wing…

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Death threats to Italian PM Meloni

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has received death threats ahead of her visit Thursday to a crime-ridden town near Naples that has hit the headlines again for an alleged gang rape,…

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Biden, Meloni speak of possibly boosting US-Italy trade

(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke about the possibility of boosting trade between the two countries as they met at the White House.…

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Italy’s Meloni faces reality check as migrant flows rise relentlessly

Migrant numbers double since Meloni becomes prime minister Restrictive measures to halt flows largely fail Deals with Tunisia, Libya cannot prevent boat departures Italian businesses clamour for migrant workers By…

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Biden to host Italian PM Meloni at White House on July 27

By Angelo Amante and Kanishka Singh VILNIUS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Washington on July 27, and the two leaders will…

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Deep distrust of EU leaves Italy’s Meloni in a corner over bailout fund

Italy dragging its feet on ESM reform approval Euro scepticism still lurking in the coalition Rome hopes for favourable deal on EU budget rules By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte…

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Photo Story: European Parliament president for talks in Rome

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) welcomes European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (L) for a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy. Metsola on Thursday thanked Premier Giorgia Meloni for…

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UPDATED: EU considering major Tunisia aid package as migration surges

TUNIS, June 11 (Reuters) - The European Union is considering over 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in aid for Tunisia to help develop its battered economy, rescue state finances and…

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Italy PM says good ties with China possible without Belt and Road

MILAN, May 28 (Reuters) - Good relations with China are possible even without being part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in…

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Italy’s Meloni to leave Japan G7 a day early to tackle floods crisis at home

HIROSHIMA/ROME, May 20 (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to leave the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima a day earlier than scheduled to lead the…

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Photo Story: US President Biden meets Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 Summit

A handout picture made available by the Chigi Palace (Palazzo Chigi) Press Office shows US President Joe Biden (R) with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) in Hiroshima, 20 May…

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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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Meloni’s party looks to shield Italian language from foreign contamination

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party has proposed imposing fines of up to 100,000 euros ($108,750) on public and private entities which use foreign terms, most notably English,…

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Italian PM Meloni to visit Kyiv on Monday to meet Zelenskiy

ROME, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Kyiv on Monday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political source said on Sunday. Meloni, who…

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Meloni to miss EU Med-9 summit due to the flu

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will not be able to take part in Friday's EU Med-9 summit in the Spanish city of Alicante because of a bout of flu, the…

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Italy’s Meloni and the technocrats – a difficult power balance

Tensions between PM Meloni's party and top ministry officials Powerful Treasury head in cross hairs of Meloni's inner-circle Meloni aide pushed to split economy ministry Government criticises head of state…

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Italy’s Meloni to unveil budget with 30 bln euros to lift economy

Over 21 bln euros for taming energy bills Part of funding comes from taxing energy firms' extra profits Amnesty on tax arrears, cut to retirement age expected By Giuseppe Fonte…

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Italy’s PM Meloni sues Gomorrah writer Saviano

Italy’s new prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is suing one of the world’s best-known journalists, the anti-mafia and human rights campaigner Roberto Saviano, for criminal defamation, over remarks he made regarding…

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Photo Story: Giorgia Meloni statuette on Naples nativity scene

A terracotta figurine depicting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, wearing a dark suit like the one used at her first entrance to Palazzo Chigi. The figurine was created by Master…

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UPDATED: Italy’s Meloni reassures EU on her first foreign trip as premier

BRUSSELS/ROME, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made her first foreign trip in office on Thursday to the heart of the European Union, showcasing her commitment…

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Italy’s Meloni “proud” of contested rave clamp down

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended a tough crackdown on unlicensed rave parties introduced this week by her new government and dismissed accusations it impinged on public…

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Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, says: ‘Don’t call me Mr.’

ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she did not want to be called "mister", backtracking on a government circular that said this would be her official…

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Italy’s Meloni wins Senate confidence vote, now ready to govern

ROME (Reuters) - The only way to facilitate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is helping Kyiv to defend itself militarily, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told parliament on…

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Giorgia Meloni heads ministers’ meeting as new Italian government starts work

Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has taken over her official duties, after symbolic handing over of the bell by her predecessor Mario Draghi at the Chigi Palace, the official…

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Giorgia Meloni: The long climb to Italy’s political summit

ROME, Oct 21 (Reuters) - In 2019, Giorgia Meloni made a speech that has come to define her: "I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I…

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The full list of the new Italian Cabinet led by Giorgia Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet on Saturday were sworn into government. There are 24 ministers, one more than the government of outgoing Premier Mario Draghi. Only six…

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UPDATED: Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female PM

ROME, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy's first woman prime minister on Saturday alongside her cabinet team, giving the country its most right-wing government since…

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UPDATED: Italy’s president summons Meloni, expected to give her mandate to form new govt

ROME, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has summoned rightist leader Giorgia Meloni for talks later on Friday - a move widely expected to lead to her being…

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Meloni says new Italy government will be pro-NATO, pro-Europe

ROME (Reuters) - Giorgia Meloni, who is expected to be Italy's next prime minister, threw down the gauntlet to her right-wing coalition partners on Wednesday, saying her new government would…

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Friction mounts between Berlusconi and Meloni

Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi appeared to describe Italy’s likely next prime minister and his supposed ally Giorgia Meloni as “patronizing, bossy, arrogant and offensive” in a note photographed by…

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Migrants face tougher times in Meloni’s Italy

ROME, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Life is tough for asylum seekers in Italy - most are denied refugee status, barred from legal employment and, polls suggest, face discrimination. Now things…

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French Minister’s comments on rule of law in Italy anger Meloni

ROME — Italy’s prime minister-in-waiting Giorgia Meloni reacted with fury after French European Affairs Minister Laurence Boone said that after Italy’s new government takes power, France will monitor the rule of…

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Italy’s Meloni says technocrats may join new government

ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's next cabinet will include "high-profile" figures who might not be career politicians, Giorgia Meloni, widely expected to be named prime minister, told party members. Meloni's Brothers…

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Italy’s Meloni vows government action to tackle soaring energy prices

MILAN, (Reuters) - Italy's next government will direct its efforts to trying to tame soaring energy prices, Giorgia Meloni, who is widely expected to be named prime minister, said on…

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Italy’s Meloni tells Ukraine it can count on her

ROME, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni, set to become Italy's next prime minister, has pledged her full support for Kyiv after receiving congratulations from Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

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UPDATED: Italy election victors aim for rare political stability

ROME, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The right-wing alliance that won Italy's national election will usher in a rare era of political stability to tackle an array of problems besieging the…

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French Prime Minister says, regarding Italian election, that EU has certain values to uphold

PARIS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the European Union would closely follow the respect of certain human rights and values such as women's access to…

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A Meloni election win could shift Europe’s balance of power

PARIS/BERLIN/BUDAPEST, (Reuters) - The European Union's powerhouses will have to tread carefully around Giorgia Meloni if the nationalist candidate's coalition wins Italy's election on Sunday, or risk pushing Rome towards…

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Meloni and Berlusconi take the stage as Italy’s right eyes victory

ROME(Reuters) - The leaders of Italy's right-wing alliance put on a show of unity on Thursday and promised a new era of stable government at a closing rally three days…

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Meloni says Italy’s right-wing alliance ready to govern

ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's right-wing bloc will easily agree on major policy priorities despite recent disagreements if it wins this weekend's national election, the alliance's de facto leader, Giorgia Meloni,…

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Italy’s Meloni clashes with ally Salvini over energy crisis

Salvini frustrated by Meloni's caution over energy bills ROME, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Long simmering tensions between Giorgia Meloni, tipped to become Italy's next prime minister after this month's election,…

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Italy’s Meloni warns of broader risks posed by Ukraine conflict

CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - Giorgia Meloni, set to lead a new Italian government with two parties once close to Moscow, warned on Sunday of the risk posed to Western nations…

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Italy’s Meloni promises to defy Chinese and Russian expansionist ambitions

ROME, (Reuters) - Italy will look to limit China's economic expansion and continue to support Ukraine militarily if a rightist alliance wins next month's election, nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni told…

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Italy’s Meloni says public finances will be safe in her hands

ROME, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Italian rightist alliance's ambitious spending plans will respect European Union budget rules and not blow a hole in the country's finances, the head of…

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Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter remove rape video posted by Italy’s Meloni

Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter on Tuesday removed a video of a Guinean asylum seeker raping a Ukrainian woman in Piacenza Monday, which had been posted by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni,…

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Patriots always defend Italy, while the Left goes around discrediting the nation – Meloni

ANSA - ROME, AUG 19 - Conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI) leader Giorgia Meloni slammed centre-left Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico Letta after the former premier told CNN the post-Fascist…

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Italy’s Meloni, leading in polls, says she is no threat

Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni recorded a video message in three languages to reassure Italy's partners a right-wing government led by her would not threaten financial stability and would…

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Italy’s right-wing frontrunner asks Draghi to freeze Ita Airways sale

The Brothers of Italy party, leading polls ahead of next month's election, has asked outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi to freeze the sale of a majority stake in state-owned airline…

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Italy will keep supporting Ukraine if right wins vote, says Meloni

Italy will keep sending arms to Ukraine and back Kyiv in its war against Russia if the conservative bloc wins a forthcoming national election, the head of the most popular…

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