Matteo Salvini

Burglars break into Salvini’s home in Rome

Burglars on Sunday night broke into the Rome home of Deputy Premier, Transport Minister and rightwing League party leader Matteo Salvini, police said Monday.The home intruders reportedly did not manage…

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Protect Mediterranean ports from EU environmental taxes – Salvini

New green taxes affecting Mediterranean ports damage maritime transport and European Union (EU) competitiveness, Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday."The maritime transport sector is…

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Aim to start Messina Bridge work summer 2024 – Salvini

Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said that he is hopeful work will start next summer on a bridge across the Strait of Messina to connect Sicily…

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Salvini insists League not joining EPP

Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini dismissed talk of his League party joining the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), saying such a move "is not on the…

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Italian minister says country’s ban on ChatGPT is excessive

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's deputy prime minister on Sunday criticised a decision by the government's Data Protection Authority to temporarily ban chatbot ChatGPT, saying the block over privacy concerns seemed…

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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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‘It would be a joy to be Italy’s PM,’ League leader says

PONTIDA, Italy, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The rightist League aims to win the Italian premiership when the country holds an election next week, its leader Matteo Salvini told his party's annual rally…

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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 Salvini says West should rethink sanctions for Russia

Western sanctions against Russia are not working and actually harm Italy, according to Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's far-right League party, suggesting allied countries should reconsider their approach. Speaking…

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Italy’s Salvini vows to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital

The leader of Italy’s far-right League party, Matteo Salvini, has promised to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv, if his coalition wins the upcoming…

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Concern in Italy over Russian interference in the upcoming election

Italian newspapers have issued front-page warnings of alleged Russian interference in the upcoming election on Friday. This comes as a response to comments from Russia’s former president urging Europeans to…

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Russia’s potential involvement on Draghi’s Italy’s government collapse emerge

After Mario Draghi’s coalition government collapsed, plunging Italy into fresh turmoil, an unsettling question is hanging in the air: was the Kremlin involved? Two incidents involving contact between right-wing party chiefs…

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UPDATED: Italy’s government on brink of collapse

ROME, July 13 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's broad coalition government faced the risk of collapse if the 5-Star Movement carried out its threat to pull out of the administration. Speaking at a news…

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Referendum flop for Italy’s Salvini; right eyes local gains

ROME, June 13 (Reuters) - Italian voters snubbed a weekend referendum on changes to the justice system, dealing a blow to Matteo Salvini, the leader of the rightist League party, who had championed the…

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UPDATED: Italy’s centre-right parties unanimously back Berlusconi’s presidential bid -Salvini

ROME, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Italy's centre-right bloc will support former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's bid to become the next president of the Republic, rightist League party leader Matteo Salvini…

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Italy’s Salvini says Draghi should remain PM, not be next president

Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini said that Prime Minister Mario Draghi should remain in his current role and not become head of state when the position comes free early next…

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Italy’s Salvini pressured by far-right as centre-left set to sweep mayors

Mayoral elections in Italy's largest cities on Sunday and Monday are expected to illustrate Matteo Salvini's weakening grip of the right and see centre-left wins in the most high-profile contests.…

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Italian far-right leader Salvini’s media guru quits amid drug inquiry

The social media guru for Italy's Matteo Salvini said on Monday he had quit his post, key to building the far-right leader's popularity, following media reports that he was under…

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Banca Monte dei Paschi is a ‘huge problem’, Italy’s League says

CERNOBBIO, Italy Sept 5 (Reuters) - Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi is a "huge problem", the head of the right-wing League party said on Sunday, voicing concerns over a potential…

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Italy’s Draghi cannot pass promised reforms, says League’s Salvini

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will not be able to enact key reforms demanded by the European Union because his unity government is too divided over the issues, rightist leader…

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UPDATED: Italy judge rules Salvini should not stand trial in migrant ship case

Matteo Salvini, the head of Italy'sright-wing League party, should not stand trial over allegations he kidnapped a group of migrants by refusing tolet them disembark from a ship, a judge…

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Italy’s Salvini struggles as rightist ally grows stronger

ROME, May 10 (Reuters) - League leader Matteo Salvini is in danger of losing his crown as the undisputed head of Italy's centre-right bloc, a prospect that could destabilise or…

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Italian prosecutor says Salvini should not be tried in Gregoretti migrant case

ROME (Reuters) - A prosecutor said on Saturday that Italy's right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini should not be sent to trial over illegally detaining migrants in a case being considered…

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Preliminary hearing for Salvini in case of kidnapping on migrants ship docking delays

Italy's League Party leader and former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (L) sits inside the bunker hall room of the Bicocca prison during a preliminary hearing on the Gregoretti case,…

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Italian prosecutor seeks trial for Salvini on migrant kidnapping charges

An Italian prosecutor formally called on Saturday for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini to be tried for kidnapping over his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in…

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Salvini says no vetoes after meeting with Draghi

ROME, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Italy's League leader Matteo Salvini said the right-wing party would decide next week whether to back a government led by Mario Draghi but common ground…

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Salvini in court

Italy's far-right leader Matteo Salvini went to court on Saturday to try to persuade a judge not to charge him with illegally detaining migrants at sea - a crime that…

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Italy’s Salvini to face new trial over migrant ship blockade

Italy's Senate has voted to allow the prosecution of ex-interior minister Matteo Salvini for blocking a migrant ship off Italy's coast last August. More than 100 migrants were stuck on…

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Italy’s Lega Nord biggest political casualty of Covid-19 pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has left Italy's north a disaster zone and raised awkward questions for far-right opposition leader Matteo Salvini's League party, which has dominated the region's politics for years.…

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Salvini to go on trial – Italian Senate vote to lift his immunity

The Senate on Wednesday voted to allow prosecutors to proceed against League leader Matteo Salvini for allegedly illegally detaining a group of migrants when he was interior minister in a…

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Salvini fails in bid to seize left’s northern stronghold

Italy’s right-wing leader Matteo Salvini failed in his effort to overturn decades of leftist rule in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna on Sunday in an election that brought huge relief…

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Salvini targets leftist region in key Sunday vote

Italy's right-wing populist leader Matteo Salvini is trying to trigger a political earthquake this Sunday. With the support of veteran Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi, Salvini is supporting League party candidate…

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Thousands of Italians fast in support for Salvini

Some 5,000 Italians on Tuesday fasted in support of League leader Matteo Salvini after a Senate panel voted to send him to trial for allegedly kidnapping some 100 migrants on…

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Senate votes for Salvini to face trial in migrant ‘kidnapping’ case

In Italy, a Senate panel voted to lift former interior minister Matteo Salvini's parliamentary immunity to face trial in the alleged kidnapping of some 100 migrants aboard a coast guard…

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Salvini planning comeback and alliance with Trump and Johnson

Matteo Salvini is planning his comeback, and wants to form an alliance with Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and the leaders of Israel and Brazil. The leader of the far-right League…

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Salvini drops calls for government’s resignation

Italy's League Party Matteo Salvini, has dropped his calls for the government to resign and is instead proposing that all the main parties work together to solve the country's most…

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Salvini investigated for use of police aircraft

The former Italian deputy prime minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is under investigation for abuse of office by the Rome prosecutor. The accusation refers to 35 State flights already…

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Matteo Salvini’s love affair with Nutella ends abruptly

Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini has for years posted social media pictures of himself enjoying the Nutella spread to brandish his patriotism and show his devotion to an iconic Italian…

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‘Italexit’ returns as League official renews euro exit campaign

Matteo Salvini’s far-right League is bringing back its flagship campaign to exit the euro. The Eurosceptic party’s top economic adviser, Claudio Borghi, who also chairs the budget committee in the…

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Salvini-Alan Kurdi migrant-ship case shelved

The Italian courts, upholding a request by the Rome prosecutor's office, on Friday shelved an probe in which former interior minister Matteo Salvini had been under investigation for abuse of…

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Salvini wins landslide victory in Italian regional election

After half a century of left-wing rule, the central Italian region of Umbria voted for a regional government spearheaded by Matteo Salvini's far-right League. Donatella Tesei of the League, backed by…

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Salvini leads protest against Rome Mayor Raggi

Lega party leader Matteo Salvini leads a protest against Rome mayor Virginia Raggi at Campidoglio in Rome, Italy. Right-wing party Lega organised a sit-in to protest against Rome Mayor Raggi…

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