Analysis-Italy’s Meloni faces reality check as migrant flows rise relentlessly
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Just as King Canute failed to hold back the seas, so Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has …
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Analysis-Italy’s Meloni belies radical image in cautious first 100 days
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Before Italian nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni won power in September, German news magazine Stern put her on its front …
Analysis-Italy’s nationalists set to loosen grip on beloved airline with mooted Lufthansa deal
By Angelo Amante and Joanna Plucinska ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new right-wing government has shown it is prepared to put sound finances ahead of national …
Analysis-Italy’s rates clash with ECB a sign of things to come for euro zone
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Attacks by Italy’s new government on the European Central Bank over its plans to raise borrowing costs may be …
Analysis-Italy’s cash payments U-turn is all gain, no pain
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – Dropping a plan to boost small cash payments is the smart thing for Italy to do – the measure …
Analysis-Italy’s Meloni and the technocrats – a difficult power balance
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Having spent much of her career railing against bureaucrats and financial elites, Italy’s new right-wing Prime …
Analysis-Italy’s Meloni needs urgent fix for ballooning pensions bill
By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new prime minister Giorgia Meloni needs urgently to rein in a bloated pension system which …
Analysis-Italy’s “drugged” construction boom hits a wall
By Gavin Jones ROME – Innovative incentives for people to green up their homes revived Italy’s construction sector last year, boosted its economy and drew …
Analysis-Italy’s Draghi seen facing tough year after presidential wrangling
By Gavin Jones ROME – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is likely to have a hard time controlling his coalition, politicians and analysts warn, after …