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Italian foreign minister accuses own party of ‘immaturity’ over Ukraine

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Sunday accused his own 5-Star Movement party of undermining government efforts to support Ukraine and weakening Rome's standing within the…

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Italian Foreign Minister threatens tit-for-tat with countries that block entry of Italians

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has threatened not to allow citizens of countries that will keep Italians from entering their country due to measures taken because of the coronavirus…

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Di Maio proposes civic valour medal for medics, priests and others who died serving in Covid-19 emergency

Italian foreign affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio proposed giving a posthumous gold medal for civic valour to medical staff, priests and others who have died in the coronavirus emergency. "We…

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Italy heading for another period of political instability, Di Maio calls for protest against his own government

The Italian foreign minister and former leader of the Five Star Movement (M5S) is calling for protests this weekend against the government he sits in, as Italy appears set for…

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Di Maio confirms he will be resigning as leader of M5S

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Wednesday said he was quitting as leader of the 5-Star Movement (M5S) following a stream of defections from the ruling anti-establishment party. Former minister…

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Reports Italy’s Di Maio to step down as leader of 5-star movement on Wednesday

Italy’s Luigi di Maio will step down as leader of the co-ruling 5-Star Movement on Wednesday, a senior 5-Star source said. Di Maio, who is also the government’s foreign minister,…

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Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio says new EU migrant pact in the offing

The European Union will soon forge a new pact on migrants, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said Tuesday. Speaking after meeting European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner for…

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Di Maio warns that halting Libyan agreement on migration would be harmful

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told the Lower House on Wednesday that it would be unwise for Italy to break off its agreement with Libya on handling asylum seekers…

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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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Conte to be given a mandate to form government

Following days of often tense and difficult talks, the leaders of 5-Star and the PD told Italy's president that the new government should once again be led by the outgoing…

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Coalition talks resume between PD and M5S

Italy’s ruling M5S and opposition Democratic Party (PD) resumed talks on Wednesday over the formation of a new government led by outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. On Tuesday night negotiations…

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Di Maio says cutting number of MPs cannot wait

The leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement was quoted as saying on Friday the party’s flagship proposal to slash the number of lawmakers could not wait – posing an apparent hurdle…

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M5S says Salvini no longer a credible partner

Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) said on Sunday that Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League, was no longer a credible partner, apparently closing the door on any possibility of…

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Italian Senate votes down League’s motion for no confidence motion in PM Giuseppe Conte

The Senate on Tuesday voted down a League motion for its no confidence motion in Premier Giuseppe Conte to be voted on Wednesday, with the 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the…

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Bond spread soars and Milan Stock Exchange plunges amid Italian government crisis

The spread between Italy's 10-year BTP bond and the German Bund leaped up to 239 basis points on Friday after League leader and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini said he was…

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Italy PM Conte requests explanation from Salvini for calling snap elections

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that the leader of the ruling League party, Matteo Salvini, must explain to Italians why he wants to bring down the coalition government. Salvini,…

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Italian Government Coalition is finished, only way forward was new elections – Salvini

The leader of Italy's ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, said on Thursday the governing coalition had broken down and the only way forward was to hold new…

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Italian chocolate maker’s Pernigotti’s Novi plant saved

Deputy Premier and Labour and Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio announced that an agreement has been reached to protect the jobs of the workers at the Pernigotti chocolate plant in…

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Di Maio wins confidence vote as 5-Star Movement leader

Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement have resoundingly backed its leader Luigi Di Maio to carry on following a bruising defeat in the European parliamentary elections. Di Maio got the backing…

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Hopes fade for a new Alitalia investor

The Italian government dampened hopes that Alitalia could soon be rescued after denying media speculation that it had sought to tempt infrastructure group Toto Holding, which invested in a previous…

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Di Maio defends Italy’s intention to sign Chinese Belt and Road deal

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said Italy wants to join China's giant "Belt and Road" infrastructure plan to boost Italian exports, not to strengthen political ties with the…

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Italian government defuses multibillion-euro TAV project row

Giuseppe Conte, the Italian Prime Minister, halted the launch of tenders for a high-speed rail link to France, defusing a dispute within the ruling coalition over the project that…

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Are we seeing Di Maio’s beginning of the end?

Di Maio's experience at the helm of M5s, was a stellar rise to the top, leading Italy 'de-facto' populists into power for the first time and becoming essentially the nation's…

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Italy’s new Government sworn in, almost 90 days after last election and on the eve the Italian Republic Day holiday.

The Italian President swore in the new Government, almost 90 days since the election held last March on the eve of the nation’s Republic Day holiday, the day in 1946 when…

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Understanding Italy’s current state of affairs

The British have this saying "It never rains. It pours", and that was the case yesterday night as the drama surrounding the appointment of the New Italian government unfolded. The…

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Italy – Contract for the Government of Change approved by 94% of 5 Star Movement members

More than 94% of the members of the 5 Star Movement have said yes to the Contract for the Government of Change! There was a great participation throughout the day.…

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Italy: Race to reach government agreement by Sunday

Italy may be edging towards forming a new government after Luigi di Maio and Matteo Salvini indicate “significant steps forward” have been made. Fresh negotiations on Wednesday between Movimento Cinque…

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Roberto Fico (M5s) given the mandate to explore the formation of a government in Italy

Italian President Sergio Mattarella handed Lower House Speaker Roberto Fico an exploratory mandate to explore the possibility of a government-formation deal between his anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left…

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