Meeting with Trump in Rome a possibility – EU
Aspokeswoman for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that a meeting with US President Donald Trump while he is in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral was a possibility. “We are considering the possibility of meeting although at…
Pope Francis’s body lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica
Members of the public on Wednesday started to pay their respects to Pope Francis as his body lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica after it was transferred from the chapel of Santa Marta, the residence inside the Vatican where…
EU warm about Meloni-organized Trump summit says FT
The European Commission likes the idea of a EU-US summit for talks on trade organized thanks to Premier Giorgia Meloni’s friendly relations with United States President Donald Trump, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday on the basis of the analysis…
Tajani says pope has returned to House of the Father
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Pope Francis’s death Monday that he had returned to the House of the Father. “Pope Francis has returned to the House of the Father. Care for Creation, Mercy, brotherhood: he was…
Mattarella discharged from hospital
President Sergio Mattarella was discharged from Rome’s Santo Spirito hospital on Thursday and returned to the Quirinal Palace. The 83-year-old head of State had surgery at the hospital on Tuesday to insert a pacemaker. His office stressed that the surgery…
Meloni has fresh talks with VDL before Trump visit
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had another telephone conversation on Tuesday ahead of Meloni’s meeting on Thursday with US President Donald Trump at the White House, sources said on Wednesday. On Monday a…
Italy purchasing power 26% below Germany says Confcommercio
Italy’s purchasing power is 26% below Germany’s, retail group Confcommercio said Tuesday. Taking into account the cost of living, the purchasing power of Italian salaries remains 26.5% lower than the German one and 12.2% lower than the French one, it…
US-Iran negotiations in Rome on Saturday – govt sources
Italian government sources on Monday confirmed a report by Axios that a new round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear programme will be held in Rome on Saturday. The talks will take place with the…
First group of migrants heading to Albania centre
Afirst group of migrants was heading Friday to a centre in Albania that has been repurposed to a stay and repatriation centre (CPR) after its original purpose, as a processing and repatriation centre for migrants picked up at sea, was…
Vatican releases photo of pope meeting King Charles
The Vatican on Thursday released of photo of Pope Francis meeting King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a surprise private visit at the Casa Santa Marta residence where he lives on Wednesday. Buckingham Palace had said plans for the…
Cecchettin’s sister blasts ’75-stabbings-not-cruelty’ ruling
The sister of Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old Italian woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend Filippo Turetta in November 2023, on Wednesday blasted judges for saying that the 75 stab wounds Turetta inflicted on his victim did not amount to “cruelty”. On…
King Charles meets Mattarella at Quirinal Palace
King Charles III and Queen Camilla met Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Tuesday to start their State visit of Italy in earnest. The British royals were greeted with full military honours after being escorted…
