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Europe Decoded

What is the ‘Rome Process’, Meloni’s plan to curb irregular migration?

It's the latest in a raft of European efforts to ‘externalise’ migrant controls by outsourcing them to third countries.

Italy

Italy calls for more equal relationship with migration producing states

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for a new and more equal relationship between Europe and the developing countries that produce migrants.

Culture news

Italy wants fewer foreigners running its museums and galleries

Cecilie Hollberg won landmark court cases to protect the marble masterpiece David’s familiar image against misuse.

Tunisia

Euroviews. Does making a deal with Tunisia's Saied mean Europe can be extorted?

During their most recent visit to Tunis, European leaders just threw away the continent's best chance of living up to its much-professed values and tackling the forces that actually drive Tunisian migration, Tarek Megerisi writes.

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Green News

Climate activism: Where in Europe hands out the harshest punishments?

Climate protestors could face fines of up to €60,000 for damaging monuments or cultural sites in Italy.

Italy

Life of Italy's ex-Premier Berlusconi celebrated at state funeral

Berlusconi died at the age of 86 on Monday in a Milan hospital where he was being treated for chronic leukemia.

World News

European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia in effort to curb migration

Tunisia's increasingly autocratic president hosted the leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and the European Union on Sunday for talks aimed at smoothing the way for an international bailout and restoring stability to a country that has become a major source of migration to Europe.

World News

Meloni expresses hope for IMF bailout deal for Tunisia

Italy's prime minister was already in Tunisia earlier this week where she met with President Kais Saied to lay the groundwork for an agreement with the EU, which she said would hopefully pave the way for a bailout with the IMF.

Design

Reggia di Caserta is undergoing a multi-million euro restoration

The royal palace was constructed for Charles of Bourbon, the King of Naples, in the 18th century.

Italy

Video of police beating trans woman sparks condemnation in Italy

Many claim the assault on a Brazilian transgender woman in Milan is yet another case of discrimination - set against the anti-LGBT+ rhetoric of Meloni's government.

Italy

'Europe is by your side': von der Leyen visits flood-devastated Italy

The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen met locals in Cesena on Thursday after last week's devastating floods.

Italy

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits flood-hit regions

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has visited her country's northeastern region after floods killed at least 14 people and displaced thousands more.

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WATCH: Firefighters evacuate people from flooded homes in Italy

Italy's Civil Protection Minister confirmed three people had been killed and some 5,000 people evacuated.

Italy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Rome

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Rome for talks with the Pope and Italian leaders in his first visit to the EU and NATO nation since Russia's full-scale invasion.

Culture news

How is Giorgia Meloni taking control of Italian cultural institutions?

Recent restrictive measures indicate that the Italian far-right executive is taking control of more and more cultural institutions.

Italy

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi adresses party from hospital

Former Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, has made his first public statements since being hospitalized a month ago, delivering a video address to his Forza Italia political party on Saturday.

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak says UK and Italy are aligned as he meets Giorgia Meloni

Rishi Sunak says Italy and the UK are aligned as he welcomes Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Downing Street for talks. Both governments have adopted tough stances on migration in recent weeks.

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Watch: Italy's president leads Liberation Day celebrations in Rome

Italy's president led Italy's Liberation Day celebrations at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Rome. It is the 78th anniversary.

Italy

Six months in power: Italian PM Meloni 'collides with reality'

Giorgia Meloni came to power at the helm of Brothers of Italy, a party with neo-fascist roots which promised to turn its back on the European Union and promote Christian values, nationalism and family. Six months later, has she fulfilled her electoral promises?

Europe Decoded

Is history repeating as Italy resurrects Messina bridge plan?

Italian environmental activists say they will continue to fight against the construction of the bridge.