Defence Minister Crosetto visits Lebanon
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto was in Lebanon on Friday to meet Lebanese government officials and visit Italian troops deployed in the UNIFIL mission, which has come under attack during Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah in the south of the country. “We…
No genocide in Gaza says Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday that, while he might not agree with how Israel is conducting its war against Hamas in Gaza, what is happening in the enclave does not amount to genocide. Amnesty International said…
Neo-Nazis ‘talked about attacking Meloni’
Agroup of 12 Italian neo-Nazis arrested on Wednesday talked about attacking Premier Giorgia Meloni, police said. Among the charges against the neo-Nazi cell dismantled by an investigation by the Digos security police and the Bologna Public Prosecutor’s Office, there is…
Govt preparing 10th package of military aid for Ukraine
Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government is preparing a decree for Italy’s 10th package of military aid for Ukraine since the Russian invasion, sources said on Tuesday. The decree will make it possible for Italy to continue sending weapons and equipment to…
People scared, locked in homes in Aleppo – Nuncio in Syria
The Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Cardinal Mario Zenari, told ANSA on Monday that he is in daily contact with bishops, priests and nuns in Aleppo where the situation is extremely difficult. “I am in contact every day, every hour, with…
We want to turn country upside down says Landini
Maurizio Landini, leader of the CGIL trade union, Italy’s biggest and most leftwing labour group, said on Friday that everyone needed to participate in the fight against injustice as the country needed to be turned upside down, speaking on the…
Italy braces for strike on Friday
Italy is bracing for a general strike on Friday proclaimed by the CGIL and UIl unions against the 2025 budget. The strike remains 8 hours or for the entire work shift for all public and private sectors, with the exception…
Crucial challenges for EU, now show unity says Fitto
European Commission Vice President with the cohesion brief Raffaele Fitto said the European Union faced crucial challenges and must show the utmost unity after Ursula von der Leyen’s renewed team was approved by the European Parliament Wednesday with the votes…
Messina Bridge to cost 13.5 bn euro
The planned bridge across the Messina strait between Sicily and mainland Italy will have an updated cost of 13.5 billion euro, the head of the project company Stretto di Messina SpA said Tuesday. “The figure we have discussed so far…
Not enough done to fight violence agst women says Mattarella
President Sergio Mattarella said the figures on gender-based violence are alarming and not enough has been done to protect women in an ongoing emergency, speaking Monday on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. “Violence against women…
Tajani says G7 will decide on ICC Monday
Deputy Premier, Foreign Minister and centre-right post Berlusconi Forza Italia (FI) leader Antonio Tajani said Friday Italy would decide with its Group of Seven (G7) allies on Monday what position to take regarding the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants…
EU’s Green policies mustn’t kill industry – Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday that the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s second executive must change its approach to environmental and climate policies with respect to the first. “The new European Commission must change…
