Giuseppe Conte

Former Italy PM Conte investigated over response to COVID pandemic

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors have placed former prime minister Giuseppe Conte under investigation for allegedly mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in early 2020. The total of 19 suspects also…

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ANALYSIS-Policy gripes, desperation behind 5-Star ambush on Italy’s Draghi

ROME, July 14 (Reuters) - Italy's government hangs in the balance, yet again. Despite war and economic turmoil destabilising the world, the culprit here is one this country has seen many times…

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Italy’s 5-Star says it will stay in govt but sets policy conditions

ROME, July 6 (Reuters) - Italy's 5-Star Movement will remain in the coalition government but it wants a series of policy changes, the party's leader Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday after meeting…

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Italy defers NATO defence spending goal to 2028 in coalition compromise

Italy will only hit the NATO goal of spending 2% of GDP on defence in 2028, Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced, confirming it will miss an original target of 2024…

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Italy’s 5-Star Movement elects former PM Conte as leader

ROME, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Italy's former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has been officially elected leader of the 5-Star Movement, ending months of uncertainty and division since he was first…

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Conte says will back justice reform after Draghi talks

Ansa - New 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader and ex-premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday said the anti-establishment movement would back the government's justice reform after keenly awaited talks with Premier Mario…

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Italy’s 5-Star founder, former PM mend rifts, agree to relaunch party

ROME, July 11 (Reuters) - Italy's former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the founder of the co-ruling 5-Star Movement, comedian Beppe Grillo, on Sunday reached an agreement to overcome recent…

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Italy’s 5-Star in turmoil as founder lambasts former PM Conte

Italy’s co-ruling 5-Star Movement was thrown into turmoil after its founder Beppe Grillo said the man primed to become its next leader, former Prime Minister Former Italian premier Giuseppe Conte…

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Conte not ready to act as Grillo’s shadow in Italy’s 5-Star Movement

ANSA - Italy's ex-premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday voiced misgivings about his touted role as new leader of the populist 5-Star Movement (M5S) saying "I cannot lend myself to an…

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Former Italian PM Conte 5-star will continue to support government

Italy's 5-Star Movement will maintain support for the national unity government led by Mario Draghi's despite the unpopularity of some of its decisions, former premier Giuseppe Conte, the most likely…

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Former Italy PM Conte vows new start for 5-Star as legal battle resolved

Italy's co-ruling 5-Star Movement has resolved a long-running internal legal battle, paving the way for former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to take over as leader of the divided party and…

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Italy’s former PM Conte accepts task of trying to revive 5-Star Movement

Italy’s former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a technocrat who had previously refused any direct party affiliation, on Sunday took on the task of reviving the fortunes of the 5-Star Movement…

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Analysis – From Conte to Draghi – now comes the hard part

ROME, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Italians' hopes in Mario Draghi could hardly be higher. But the former European Central Bank chief, who was sworn in as the country's new prime…

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Italy’s 5-Star opens slightly to Draghi ahead of government talks

ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi started consultations on Thursday on forming a new Italian government as the largest party in parliament, the 5-Star…

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Italy’s PD stands by economy minister; president seeks continuity – sources

ROME, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Italy's co-ruling Democratic Party (PD) will not let Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri be shunted aside in any cabinet reshuffle that might arise from the government…

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Developing Story – Italian president says sees chance fallen coalition can be revived – UPDATE

ROME, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella, looking to overcome a political crisis that has brought down the government, said on Friday he believed the collapsed coalition could…

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QuoVadis Italia – Conte Version II – from inauguration to resignation

ROME, Jan 26 (CDE) On January 26th, now caretaker prime minister Giuseppe Conte made an impassioned appeal for opposition or unaligned lawmakers in the upper house Senate to give him…

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Italy’s Conte seeks way out of political mire ahead of Senate vote

ROME, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte looked for a solution on Monday to a political crisis that has enveloped his government, leaving him without a reliable…

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Italy’s Conte not planning on resigning to form new government: government source – UPDATE

ROME, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is not planning on resigning with a view to forming a new government, a senior government source said on Monday.…

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Conte comfortably wins Italy’s lower house confidence vote

ROME, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte won a crucial confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, hanging on to power after a junior partner…

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Italy’s Conte struggles to secure support in Senate showdown

ROME, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Efforts by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to build a new majority in parliament after a junior partner quit his coalition floundered at the weekend…

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Italy thrown into political crisis as Renzi sinks government

ROME, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Italy's former premier Matteo Renzi pulled his small party out of government on Wednesday, stripping the ruling coalition of its parliamentary majority and triggering political chaos…

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Italy’s government to call for confidence vote and Renzi’s bluff over budget

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government will call for a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday over its 2021 budget which targets the fiscal deficit to fall…

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Restrictions needed to stop us being crushed by ‘virus train’ says Conte

Giuseppe Conte said Friday that his government's new three-tier restrictions system, which has put four Italian regions in soft lockdowns, was needed to stop the nation being overwhelmed by the…

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Italy mayors given power to shut down public squares from 9 p.m. to curb virus surge

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave mayors the power to shut public squares from 9 p.m. to halt gatherings as he unveiled a further package of measures on Sunday to…

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Conte wins backing to extend COVID-19 emergency period in Italy

Italy's upper house of parliament approved on Tuesday a request by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to extend until Oct. 15 a state of emergency, expanding his government's powers as it…

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Conte urges EU to provide strong response to Covid-19 economic crisis

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday the European Union must provide a strong response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that support measures must…

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Italy considering new fiscal measures to support investment in auto and tourism industries

Italy is considering fiscal measures to spur investments in the auto and tourism industries, two of the sectors that have been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Giuseppe…

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Di Maio and Renzi’s secret meeting to oust Conte

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. And it is based on this ancient Italian proverb that, at the beginning of last week, Matteo Renzi and Luigi Di Maio…

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Italy to extend lockdown until May 3

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that his government was extending the stringent lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus until May 3. He said that relaxing the…

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Italian PM Conte warns EU could fail over outbreak

Italy's prime minister has told the BBC that the European Union risks failing as a project in the coronavirus crisis. Giuseppe Conte says the EU must act in an adequate…

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Malta’s President, PM and other world leaders send support messages to Boris Johnson

News of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson being admitted to an intensive care unit drew messages of support from leaders across the world Monday. The UK leader’s symptoms worsened a day…

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He’s only human after all… but in his humanity is greatness

by Diletta Costanzo He doesn't bang his fists on the table. He doesn't raise his voice in public. He works and does things away from the cameras. He found himself…

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Italian Prime Minister to meet centre-right opposition

The Civil Protection Department said Tuesday that 77,635 people are currently infected with the coronavirus in Italy, a rise of 2,107 on Monday. That is higher than the daily rise…

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Italy allocates 25 billion euros to help citizens face difficulties after Coronavirus outbreak

Premier Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday the government had earmarked 25 billion euros for the coronavirus emergency. The new sum comes on top of an initial 7.5 billion euros to tackle immediate…

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Conte said that limitations on Italian’s movements by foreign states is unfair

Premier Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday that limitations on Italians' movements by foreign states would be "unacceptable" amid the coronavirus emergency. "It would be unfair for limitations on the part of foreign…

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Italy insists on political solution for Libya under UN aegis

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday "Italy has been focused some time on making sure the (Libyan) crisis is heading for a political solution, we share a strong joint…

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Italian attempt to bring Libya’s leaders together fails

Bloomberg reports that an Italian attempt to broker an unscheduled meeting between Libya’s two warring leaders collapsed, when United Nations-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj canceled a planned trip to…

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Italy PM says ‘serious negligence’ found in Genoa bridge collapse

An investigation by Italy’s transport ministry into the deadly collapse of a bridge operated by Atlantia has shown “serious and unforgivable acts of negligence”, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was quoted…

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Conte says won’t quit politics after end of mandate

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he plans to remain in politics when his term at the helm of government ends, saying he "can't see a future without politics", in…

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Russia and Turkey, not Europe, are setting agenda on Libya – Conte warns

Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte has warned that Russia and Turkey, and not Europe, are setting the agenda in their involvement in Libya's conflict. Euronews reports that in his end of…

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Italy’s parliament approves budget

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday Italy can look to the future with confidence after parliament gave final approval to the 2020 budget bill. The budget package was passed…

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FCA-PSA merger good for Europe says Conte

Italian Prim Minister Giuseppe Conte has expressed his approval after Italian American car maker Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and France's PSA Peugeot announced they had agreed to merge. "The marriage between…

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Italian PM Conte distances himself from Vatican-backed fund links

Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte, sought to distance himself from revelations that a Vatican-backed fund, now at the centre of an investigation into suspicious financial transactions, was behind a consortium…

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Italian PM Conte linked to investment fund being investigated by Vatican

The Financial Times reports that a Vatican-backed investment fund at the centre of a financial corruption investigation was behind a group of investors that hired Giuseppe Conte — now Italy’s…

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Italian Parliament votes to reduce number of MPs

The Lower house on Tuesday voted to cut Italy's parliamentarians from 945 to 600, by 553 votes to 14 with two abstentions. After its definitive approval, the bill has now…

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Photo Story: Italian PM Conte visits Assisi for feast of Saint Francis

Handout photos made available by the Prime Minister's Press Office shows Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte as he arrives to celebrate Saint Francis, patron of Italy, at the Basilica of…

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Malta migrant agreement is turning point says Italian PM Conte

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has hailed the agreement Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese reached in Malta with other EU countries on Monday on sharing the burden of the migrants who…

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Libya’s Al-Sarraj in Rome for talks

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj was in Rome for talks with the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The meeting saw discussions about joint cooperation between the…

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Italy, France agree on ‘automatic’ distribution of migrants

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Wednesday for the EU to introduce a new automatic system to distribute migrants across the bloc, as the two…

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Italian PM Conte wants financial penalties for those refusing to carry the burden of migration

Premier Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday that EU member States which refuse to share the burden of the arrival of migrants should face financial penalties. "Those who do not participate in…

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New Italian government sworn in

On Thursday morning the swearing in took place of Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte new cabinet, at the presidential palace in Rome. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte unveiled his new…

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Conte to present President Mattarella with new government

Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte is poised to form Italy’s next government after supporters of the Five Star Movement, one of the two main parties set to join the coalition, backed…

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Conte urges M5s members to back new coalition

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday urged members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to back a new coalition with the opposition Democratic Party (PD), saying the planned government could transform…

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Conte sets Thursday as the deadline for new government

The leader of Italy's Democratic Party (PD) said on Sunday his team was working hard to form a new coalition government with once bitter adversaries from the 5-Star Movement, with…

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Coalition government talks in Italy underway in PD – M5s – Conte summit

A summit between the PD and Movimento Cinque Stelle and designate Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is underway with the aim to iron our differences that emerged in the discussions regards…

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Include our points in new government programme or let’s go for elections – Di Maio’s ultimatum to Conte

Anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio laid down an apparent ultimatum on enforcing the M5S programme after government-formation consultations with premier-designate Giuseppe Conte Friday spurring doubts within his…

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