Told Iran that Italy never authorised use of bases for actions of war – Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday that he has told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that Italy did not allow its bases to be used by American forces for combat operations after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte…
Meloni says new electoral law will boost govt stability
It’s not for centre right, but for those who win elections to have numbers to govern. Premier Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday that the government’s new proposed electoral law awarding an even bigger winner’s bonus than at present will boost government…
Italy has seized two billion euros from Russia oligarchs says finance police
Italy has seized assets worth around two billion euros from Russian oligarchs as part of sanctions imposed following Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Italian finance police (GDF) said in a report released on the force’s 252nd anniversary on Tuesday….
Massimo Osanna, Director General of National Museums, on a mission to Bulgaria
Massimo Osanna, Director General of Museums at the Ministry of Culture, traveled to Bulgaria at the invitation of the Italian Ambassador to Sofia, Marcello Apicella. The visit, organized by the embassy in close collaboration with the National Archaeological Museum of…
Vannacci’s National Future (FN) overtakes Salvini’s League in new poll
General-turned-politician Roberto Vannacci’s new far-right National Future (FN) party has overtaken Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini’s League in a Youtrend poll for Sky TG24 released on Thursday. It said FN, whose proposed policies include remigration, has the support…
Meloni hails ‘Albania-model’ EU migrant-return regulation
Premier Giorgia Meloni expressed satisfaction on Wednesday after the European Parliament gave final approval to a regulation boosting member States’ ability to deport migrants and enabling them to open return hubs outside the bloc along the lines of Italy’s controversial…
Never had to help so many families says Catholic charity Caritas in poverty report
Catholic charity Caritas said Tuesday that it has never had to help so many people in Italy as it is helping at the moment in its annual report on poverty. It said it provided assistance to 282,539 people last year,…
US-Iran deal is ‘opportunity for peace that must be seized’ says Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday welcomed the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran to end the Iran war. “Last night, together with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, we had already expressed our strong appreciation for the memorandum of understanding…
Sicilian boy, 15, is youngest person in the world with a super memory
15-year-old Sicilian boy has been tested as being the youngest person in the world with a ‘super-memory’ meaning he remembers the precise date of everything he has ever done, and everything that has ever happened to him. The unnamed boy’s…
Police arrest eight Mafia suspects amid ‘crime escalation’ in Palermo
The Palermo Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday that Carabinieri and State police have arrested eight Mafia suspects on its behalf in a bid to “immediately counter the criminal escalation” that started in November in areas of the Sicilian capital controlled by…
Govt aims to further reduce middle class’s tax burden says Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni said her government intends to cut taxes for the middle class further and ruled out a wealth tax as she addressed the annual assembly of retailers association Confcommercio in Rome on Wednesday. “We don’t intend to stop;…
Tajani blasts probed Israeli Minister Ben Gvir over Italy ‘flip-flop’ gibe
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Tuesday hit back at Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who compared Italy to a flip-flop after learning he is under investigation in Rome over his public and self-videoed humiliation of…
