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Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte to resign

Politics 25 Jan, 2021

Conte will hand in his resignation on 26 January. Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte will offer his resignation to the president on Tuesday 26 January, his office said tonight. Conte has conven...

Italy’s premier Conte congratulates US President Biden

Politics 21 Jan, 2021

Pope Francis urges Biden to foster peace and reconciliation in the US and the world. Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte wished "good work" to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as they were sworn in as 46th pre...

Italy's premier Conte wins confidence vote by slim margin

Politics 20 Jan, 2021

Conte survives, for now, but not with the overall majority he sought. Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has vowed to forge on after narrowly winning a confidence vote in the senate but failing to secure...

Italy plunged into political crisis as Renzi pulls support from government

Politics 14 Jan, 2021

Politicians and public react with disbelief at the timing of Renzi's move. Italy faces a political crisis after former prime minister Matteo Renzi withdrew his small Italia Viva (IV) party from the c...

US Capitol protests: Italy reacts to violence in Washington

Politics 07 Jan, 2021

Politicians across Italy's political spectrum condemn Washington violence by rioters supporting Trump. Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has condemned the violent scenes in Washington, where rioters sup...

Pope Francis congratulates Joe Biden on US election win

Politics 13 Nov, 2020

Biden receives pope's "blessing and congratulations" in phone call. Pope Francis called US President-elect Joe Biden to offer him his "blessings and congratulations" on 12 November, the Vatican has c...

Covid-19: Italy declares 5 new orange zones

Politics 10 Nov, 2020

Italy bumps five regions up to orange category and raises Bolzano province to red level. Italy is to raise five regions from yellow (lower risk) to orange (medium risk) under the government's three-t...

US election 2020: Italy reacts to Biden win

Politics 08 Nov, 2020

Congratulations to US President-Elect Joe Biden pour in from Italy. “On behalf of the whole Italian Republic, I would like to express my warmest congratulations on your election as President of the U...

Carlo Calenda enters race for Rome mayor

Politics 19 Oct, 2020

Calenda ends weeks of rumours by declaring himself a candidate in the race for Rome's top job. Carlo Calenda, the prominent Italian politician and manager, announced his intention last night to run a...

UK Ambassador Jill Morris talks to Wanted in Rome about Brexit

Politics 05 Oct, 2020

UK Ambassador Jill Morris talks to Wanted in Rome about Brexit and Britain's future relationship with Italy and the European Union. By Marco Venturini What are the most recent developments in the...

Italy: Meet the 20-year-old who wants to be Mayor of Rome

Politics 26 Sep, 2020

20-year-old Federico Lobuono is the first to challenge Virginia Raggi for Rome's top job. Federico Lobuono, a 20-year-old entrepreneur, has declared himself a candidate in the race for Rome mayor and...

Mike Pompeo travels to Italy for talks

Politics 25 Sep, 2020

Trump's top envoy to travel to Greece, Italy, Vatican and Croatia. The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo will travel to Europe this weekend as part of a week-long trip engaging in high-level talks fr...

Italy votes for stability

22 Sep, 2020

Italy votes in regional elections and backs referendum to reduce seats in parliament. Voters in Italy approved a reduction in the number of parliamentarians in a referendum held on 20-21 September, w...

Virginia Raggi to seek second term as Rome mayor

Politics 10 Aug, 2020

Raggi's announcement follows months of speculation. Virginia Raggi, the current mayor of Rome, has announced her intention to seek a second term in office, reports Italian news agency ANSA. Raggi re...

Brexit: UK Government launches public information campaign

Politics 01 Aug, 2020

The UK Government has launched a public information campaign across Europe to help UK nationals prepare for the end of the UK’s transition period on 31 December. UK nationals living in Italy will rec...

Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy announces his political program for Italy's future

Politics 09 Jul, 2020

Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy has announced his intention to launch his personal political programme to improve and secure Italy’s future. He did so through a video message on Facebook (see bel...

Reopen Italy's churches for Easter says Salvini

Politics 05 Apr, 2020

"Science alone is not enough: the Good Lord is also needed." Italy's churches should be opened for Easter Masses, while respecting social distancing measures and limiting numbers, says Matteo Salvini...

Rome honorary citizenship for Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre

Politics 27 Jan, 2020

Honour comes as Rome commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Rome is to bestow honorary citizenship on Liliana Segre, the 89-year-old Italian life senator and Holocaust survivor, follow...

US vice president Mike Pence in Rome

Politics 24 Jan, 2020

Pence to meet pope, president and prime minister in Rome. US vice president Mike Pence arrives in Italy on the morning of Friday 24 January, landing at Ciampino airport in Rome. Donald Trump's sec...

Brexit: outrage over Auschwitz cartoon by Rome city artist

Politics 16 Dec, 2019

Rome-based artist Marione in hot water after depicting EU as Auschwitz. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has distanced herself from a cartoon depicting a jubilant fair-haired man waving a Union Jack as he f...

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