Italy

Tension between Europe and ‘troublemaker-in-chief’ Italy

As Italy once again picks fights with the EU and the financial markets, the message from Brussels is clear: You might win the battle, but you won’t win the war.…

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Moody’s plays down fears for eurozone stability stemming from Italy

International ratings agency Moody's said in comments released for publication late on Monday that it would provide an updated decision on Italy's credit rating by the end of October, with any…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers lead with statements delivered by the Chief Justice and Chamber of Advocates President, during the opening of the forensic year. In the world, the news of…

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Italy urged to respect EU spending rules

Finance ministers from the eurozone’s largest economies have urged Italy’s populist government to respect the bloc’s spending rules, as they pushed Rome for clarity on its plans to tear up…

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The dangerous match on the euro – Corriere Della Sera

The Italian government's strategy does not actually seem to make the revolution, but on the contrary only that of taking time. Time needed to consolidate consensus in view of the European…

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Former referee Luigi Agnolin died

Former Italian Referee Luigi Agnolin passes away at the age of 75. He was a referee in the Italian Serie A between 1973 and 1992 and a FIFA listed referee…

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Markets react negatively to Italy’s budget which aims for higher deficit

Italian bank shares came under intense pressure on Friday, as a sharp drop in prices for the country’s sovereign debt put the sector in investors’ crosshairs. Shares in the country’s…

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Three police officers indicted for allegedly covering up evidence in Borsellino’s murder case

Three police officers were indicted Friday for allegedly covering up evidence in a probe into the slaying of anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino. News Agency ANSA reports that Fabrizio Mattei, Mario…

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Conspiracy theorist heads Italian State broadcaster Rai

Marcello Foa has spread the claim that Hillary Clinton attended a satanic dinner. He broke the news on his blog of a full-scale American military mobilization that never happened. A…

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4.4 earthquake felt in Sicily, Italy

A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Palmi in Italy on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami…

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Friday Morning Review

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you the latest news as reported by the main news outlets from Malta, Europe and the World. The Latest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Agreement reached on new Italian budget

Italy’s ruling parties won a battle with the economy minister over the resources needed to finance their costly electoral promises — in a move that will likely annoy Brussels and…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From the recent controversy, in the already controversial dbgroup 38-storey tower, to the ideological clashes between globalism and isolationism, from the latest twist in the 'Brexit' saga to…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing with the latest news from around the globe, a newspaper review from Malta and a headline digest of the main news chosen in the past…

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MV Aquarius heading to Marseille

The Aquarius migrant rescue ship is headed for the port of Marseille with 58 people on board and will seek authorisation to dock from the French government, the vessel's operators…

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Italian cabinet approves the so-called ‘Salvini Decree’

The Italian government strengthened its clampdown on irregular immigration with a decree aimed at slashing the number of people awarded asylum and doubling the time irregular migrants can be detained.…

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Libya – Italy’s and France’s ongoing battle of influence

France and Italy have had differences over how changes should be brought in Libya in the post-Moammar Gaddafi era, but those differences have become public in recent months, raising concerns…

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Berlusconi announces he’ll be contesting the next European Parliament elections

"This government and above all the Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5s) are enemies of freedom," said Forza Italia president Silvio Berlusconi, in his speech at a rally organized by Antonio Tajani…

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Tensions high in Italian coalition, despite attempts at diffusion of ‘vendetta’ threats on budget

A spokesperson for Italy’s prime minister said Treasury officials unable to find funds for welfare spending would be sacked. In a leaked audio recording, spokesperson Rocco Casalino said that the…

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MEP and assistant attacked by Far-right Italian nationalists

A member of the European Parliament and her assistant were attacked and hospitalized by Italian far-right members. five or six members of CasaPound, a far-right Italian group, attacked anti-racism demonstrators in…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with the latest news developments, a review of Malta's newspapers' front pages and the headline digest of the past hours to make sure you start…

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Conte tries to overcome budget coalition’s impasse – EU Commissioner warns Italy that it must keep its national debt under control

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte met his top ministers on Friday to try to overcome an impasse over the government’s first budget between the ruling parties and the economy minister…

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27 years after losing her 5 year old son, Lory Del Santo speaks about the loss of her 19 year old son who took his life away

Lory Del Santo, who's son from singer Eric Clapton, Conor died after he fell from a window on the 53rd floor of a skyscraper in New York, revealed that her…

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Di Maio denies he’s seeking resignation of Economy Minister, warns that he has to find the resources to increase welfare spending

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday denied a media report saying that he had called for Economy Minister Giovanni Tria to resign, though he said the minister…

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5-Star Movement (M5s) will not support government’s plan for ‘fiscal peace’ with small taxpayers if this becomes a major amnesty for tax evaders

Deputy Premier and Labour and Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio said Monday that if the government's plan for 'fiscal peace' with small taxpayers involved in disputes with the authorities is…

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Guitarist of Negramaro hospitalised following cerebral haemorrhage

The guitarist of Italian band Negramaro, Emanuele "Lele" Spedicato was admitted to hospital on Monday morning in serious condition following a cerebral hemorrhage . The musician, 38, is in the operating room in the…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers present a number of issues, with The Times carrying the position of the Malta Employers' Association Director General on the way the property market is causing…

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Calls for assistance for a boat with 100 migrants unanswered for seven hours (so far) (Updated)

Update The Libyan Coast Guard intervened and provided assistance and took migrants to Libya. The Pilotes Volontaires tweeted about this development claiming that Libya remains an unsafe harbour. Earlier Calls…

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Di Maio accuses newspapers of polluting the ‘debate’ as he threatens to pull advertising from state-owned companies

After Toninelli, it was Luigi Di Maio, who has taken aim at the country's newspapers, accusing them of "polluting the debate" and threatening to pull advertising by state-owned companies. "The…

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Seeing my parents in pain hurt me more than being hit 11 times by a knife – Niccolo’ Bettarini

Niccolò Bettarini, accompanied by his mother Simona Ventura, was one of the guests of the episode of "Verissimo" aired on Saturday 15 September on Canale 5. During their conversation with…

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Italy: Government will force newspapers to divulge names of who funds them – Toninelli

Italian transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said the government would force newspapers to divulge the names of all those who fund them. Toninelli is a leading figure in the anti-establishment 5-Star…

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Genoa bridge collapse survivor becomes father

It was his strength, his salvation, his angel and now he will finally be able to hold him to himself. Like any father who gets lost in the first hug…

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Italy accuses Malta of ‘dumping’ another immigration problem on it, as 184 migrants land in Lampedusa

184 immigrants landed in Lampedusa using small boats. Sources of the Interior Ministry in Italy said that "Malta, for the umpteenth time, has dumped the problem on Italy". The Italian Ministry…

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Italian government blocked addition to Russians’ sanction list

The Italian government blocked a Crimean lawmaker being added to the EU’s Russia sanctions list, according to three diplomats. Politico On Wednesday, the Council of the EU’s Working Party of Foreign…

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Prosecutor who placed Salvini under investigation receives death threat – The Guardian

The prosecutor who placed the Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini, under investigation over the illegal detention of migrants has received a death threat, sources have told the Guardian. Believed to be…

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Since 26 August, no NGO rescue vessel has operated on the main migration routes between north Africa and southern Europe

Thousands of migrants risk dying at sea because of a clampdown on NGO rescue ships, aid agencies have warned, in what has been their longest period of absence from the central Mediterranean…

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Palermo court orders Professor Joseph Mifsud to pay back overpayments to a University consortium dating back to when he was president of the institution

An Italian court has ruled against the Maltese academic whose comments to Donald Trump adviser George Papadopoulos triggered the Russia investigation that has rocked Washington. AP No one seems to…

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