‘Italy has the best benefits’: Milan takes on Dubai as home for the super-rich With the UAE under fire from Iranian missiles, wealthy investors are turning to Italy’s flat-tax haven The Guardian - UK · Apr 7
Meloni hails arrest of top crime family suspect after raid at an Italian resort Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has praised police after the arrest of alleged organized crime boss Roberto Mazzarella The Independent UK · Apr 4
Meloni in the Gulf: harmony on gas and defence with Qatar, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia The focus of the talks of Italian prime minister with Qatar, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia was the restoration of energy supplies and security in Hormuz. Italy offered technical support for affected infrastructure and defence against Iranian raids. Euronews · Apr 4
Europe and Africa look beyond aid toward a partnership of interest For decades, Europe has been a key partner to Africa, providing aid development support and shaping governance frameworks, but critics say the model is out of step with a changing global reality. Euronews · Apr 2
‘Raise our heads and resist’: how Europe’s civil society is fighting back against the far right Rightwing parties are using parliamentary queries, legal traps and policing to target NGOs and stifle dissent The Guardian - UK · Apr 1
Italy denies use of Sicily airbase to US planes carrying weapons for Iran war Defence ministry says US failed to request authorisation in time for parliament to give approval as required by international treaty The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Can Europe’s public service media survive attacks by the far right? From Italy to France, Germany to Hungary, nationalist governments and politicians are targeting media with the same playbook The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
‘Assault on justice’: how far-right attacks are threatening rule of law in Europe Judicial independence is under threat as populist politicians target judges and authoritarian governments attempt constitutional reforms The Guardian - UK · Mar 30
Israel police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday mass at Jerusalem church City’s major holy sites are closed because of the Iran war The Independent UK · Mar 29
Young voters shake Italy’s political calm as referendum exposes tensions for Giorgia Meloni Prime minister is scrambling to clean up her government after youth vote powered a damaging referendum defeat The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
Is Europe sleepwalking into its worst gas crisis since 2022? European gas prices have surged 70% and storage is running low. Supply disruptions, rising inflation and the prospect of ECB tightening are raising fears of a repeat of the 2022 energy crisis. Euronews · Mar 27
Italy's tourism minister resigns under pressure from Meloni after referendum defeat Italy’s tourism minister Daniela Santanchè has resigned in the wake of the defeat of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni government in a referendum on judicial reforms The Independent UK · Mar 25
Italy's PM Meloni plans closer cooperation with Algeria to boost gas deliveries Italy, which generates more than 40% of its electricity from natural gas according to the International Energy Agency, has been negotiating with various countries to replace lost LNG supplies from Qatar. Euronews · Mar 25
Italy’s tourism minister resigns amid turmoil from referendum failure Giorgia Meloni made public request for Daniela Santanchè to quit in effort to restore credibility after voters rejected judicial reform The Guardian - UK · Mar 25
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25 Could the continent’s far right be suffering from a Trumplash? France’s National Rally missed key targets in local elections ahead of next year’s seismic presidential vote, and the mainstream is doing OK elsewhere, too
The Conversation · Mar 25 Italy: Middle East crisis pushes the Meloni government away from the US The situation in the Middle East represents a negative framework for Italy, which, like its European partners, is a mere spectator watching a conflict that it does not endorse.
Euronews · Mar 24 Newsletter: US ambassador says failing to implement EU-US trade deal 'economic malpractice' Also in this newsletter: Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett blasts the response of some European nations to the war in Iran; and the latest from Canberra after the EU and Australia clinched a free trade deal overnight.
The Independent UK · Mar 23 Italy PM Meloni breaks silence after voters reject key judicial reform IN FULL
The Independent UK · Mar 23 Giorgia Meloni suffers blow as Italian voters reject key reforms With political tensions already running high, public debate intensified in the final weeks before the vote
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23 Italian voters reject Giorgia Meloni’s plan to overhaul judiciary Referendum result could tarnish PM’s reputation and make winning next year’s general election more challenging
Euronews · Mar 23 Meloni admits defeat as Italians reject judicial reform in major referendum The Italian premier conceded defeat after preliminary results showed that most voters rejected the proposed changes to Italy's judiciary, in what was widely seen as a major test of her government.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23 Giorgia Meloni concedes defeat in Italy’s judiciary reform referendum – as it happened Italian prime minister says she will respect the vote but says it is ‘a lost chance to modernise Italy’
Euronews · Mar 22 Highest referendum turnout in years as Italians vote on high-stakes judicial reform Polling stations opened Sunday in Italy for a two-day referendum on judicial reform.The vote is seen as a key test for Giorgia Meloni's government.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22 Meloni v the judges: high stakes for Italian PM in vote on judiciary overhaul Referendum is being seen as a de facto vote on Giorgia Meloni’s government – and the polls are neck and neck
The Conversation · Mar 18 Spain-US rift: Pedro Sánchez’ defiance of Trump is dictated by domestic politics – but it’s also a litmus test for Europe The war in Iran has yet again exposed the tensions between Spain’s Pedro Sánchez and Donald Trump. The two leaders have clashed repeatedly over the last year, including over Spain’s ongoing opposition to Israel’s conduct in Gaza, its refusal to raise Nato spending above 2% of GDP, and now its…