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 … Read more
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Analysis-Deep distrust of EU leaves Italy’s Meloni in a corner over bailout fund
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – The reluctance of Italy’s right-wing coalition to ratify reform of a vital euro zone bailout fund … Read more
Biden invites Italian PM Meloni to visit White House in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Monday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni about the brief uprising by Russian mercenaries against the … Read more
Sale of Italy’s MPS should help create several big banks, says Meloni
MILAN (Reuters) – The privatisation of Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena should foster the creation of several large banking groups in the country, … Read more
Italy may ratify EU bailout fund reform “if turned into growth instrument” – Meloni
ROME (Reuters) – Italy is ready to consider ratifying the reform of the euro zone’s bailout fund (ESM) for countries and banks cut off from … Read more
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 … Read more
Italy’s Meloni takes issue with ECB, euro zone’s bailout fund
By Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took aim at the EU’s financial institutions on Thursday, telling the … Read more
Italy’s Meloni and daughter targeted by online death threat
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her 6-year-old daughter have received online death threats from an unemployed man angry over government plans … Read more
Italy’s Meloni may water down cash payments plan after EU talks
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday that she may water down plans to make it easier to settle small payments … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Italy consumer morale at 9-year low as Meloni takes charge
ROME (Reuters) – Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers fell in October, data showed on Thursday, underscoring the challenges facing new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni … Read more
Italy’s Meloni under fire over plan to raise cash payments cap
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s new right-wing government is planning to raise a limit on cash payments, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday, amid … Read more
Biden discussed aid to Ukraine with Italian Prime Minister Meloni -White House
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Tuesday to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and discussed their commitment to continue providing assistance … Read more
New Italian PM Meloni sees tough times, denounces Russian “blackmail”
By Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first woman prime minister, vowed on Tuesday to steer the country through some of … Read more
Factbox-Key ministers in new Italian Meloni government
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government was sworn into office on Saturday. Her cabinet was made up of 24 ministers. Here the … Read more
Giorgia Meloni: The long climb to Italy’s political summit
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – In 2019, Giorgia Meloni made a speech that has come to define her: “I am a woman, I am … Read more
New Italy government will be pro-NATO, pro-Europe, says Meloni
By Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Giorgia Meloni, who is expected to be Italy’s next prime minister, threw down the gauntlet to her … Read more
Pope, calling migrants’ exclusion ‘criminal’, on collision with Meloni
By Philip Pullella (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned defence of migrants, calling their exclusion “scandalous, disgusting and sinful,” putting him on … Read more
Double digit inflation looms as first headache for Italy’s Meloni
By Antonella Cinelli and Valentina Consiglio ROME (Reuters) – When outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi took office 19 months ago Italian inflation was running at … Read more
‘They Are Not Afraid’: Tucker Explains Why Italians Opted For Giorgia Meloni
‘They Are Not Afraid’: Tucker Explains Why Italians Opted For Giorgia Meloni Harold Hutchison on September 26, 2022 Fox News host Tucker Carlson laid … Read more
Giorgia Meloni Poised To Become Italy’s Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni Poised To Become Italy’s Prime Minister Micaela Burrow on September 25, 2022 Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, has … Read more
Same-sex parenting not normal, says aide to Italy’s Meloni
ROME (Reuters) – Same-sex parenting is not normal, a senior member of the far-right party expected to win Italy’s election on Sunday has suggested, casting … Read more
Italy election set to crown Meloni head of most right-wing govt since WW2
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s parliamentary election on Sunday could make history, giving the country its first female prime minister at the head … Read more
Italy’s conservative alliance in lockstep, ready to govern, says Meloni
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s right-wing bloc will easily agree on major policy priorities despite recent disagreements if it wins this weekend’s national … Read more
Italy’s EU funding plan can be modified – Meloni
By Francesco Zecchini CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – Italy should not take on more debt to respond to the energy crisis but it should be able … Read more
Twitter removes rape video posted by Italy’s Meloni
ROME (Reuters) – Twitter removed on Tuesday a video of a Ukrainian woman being raped by a migrant in an Italian city that was posted … Read more
Meloni says would be honour to be Italy’s first female PM
ROME – Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said it would be a “great honour” if she were the first woman to lead the country, with … Read more
Italian far-right leader Meloni eyes breakthrough in mayoral votes
By Gavin Jones ROME – Italians were voting on Sunday for mayors in almost 1,000 towns and cities, providing an opportunity for far-right leader Giorgia … Read more