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Europe Decoded

EU's divided right wing can disrupt if it finds greater unity: experts

They’re set to make historic gains in June’s European elections, but Europe’s rising right wing parties need to find unity if they are to wield greater influence on the EU stage, experts tell Euronews.

Health news

Pope tells Italians they need to have more babies

Italy’s birth rate, already one of the lowest in the world, has been falling steadily for about 15 years and reached a record low last year.

Europe News

EU migration deals with Egypt and Tunisia have to be 'revised': Schmit

The multi-million deals that Brussels has signed with neighbouring countries to decrease irregular migration have to be "revised," says Nicolas Schmit, the lead candidate of the European socialists for the June elections.

Italy

Italian public broadcaster's journalists strike over censorship row

Previously, Rai journalists' union USIGRai accused Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her coalition partners of trying to turn the public broadcaster into a ''mouthpiece of the government''.

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Europe News

Far right leads in Italy ahead of European elections: Euronews poll

Other political parties in Italy also show rising support, according to a poll by Euronews.

Europe News

Meloni plans to rally Europe's centre-right in elections pledge

In the run-up to the European elections in June, Euronews takes a closer look at the Brothers of Italy party leader and the country's prime minister's speech in Pescara.

Nutrition

Italy to challenge Nutri-Score with constitution

Giorgia Meloni’s party is proposing a tweak in the country's constitution that would complicate adoption of the colour-coded front-of-packet labelling in Italy - and Europe.

Europe Decoded

Analysis: Von der Leyen's overture to Meloni could totally backfire

Ursula von der Leyen has given her strongest indication yet that she would be willing to work with Giorgia Meloni's hard-right party after the upcoming elections to the European Parliament.

Europe News

Protests erupt in Italy as G7 ministers meet to discuss climate crisis

The Group of Seven will meet in Turin on Monday, in the first big session of environment talks since the world pledged to transition away from coal, oil and gas at the UN's COP28 climate summit in December.

Europe News

Italy's Giorgia Meloni throws her hat in the ring for EU elections

Live from the Fratelli d'Italia programmatic conference in Pescara, the Italian prime minister announced her candidacy in the European elections next June

Europe News

Pope will attend G7 meeting to discuss AI

It is the first time a pontiff will take part in the inner-workings of the G7 Summit.

Europe News

Italy marks anniversary of fascist defeat amid TV censorship row

The row was ignited after anti-fascist writer Antonio Scurati's appearance on Rai's Saturday evening show was cancelled.

World News

Italy moves closer to allowing anti-abortion activists inside clinics

The highly contentious legislation, introduced by the governing Brothers of Italy, has been condemned by critics as a blow to women's rights.

Europe News

Radical right now unstoppable in EU's Inner Six, Euronews polls show

Once the cradle of the European integration project, the six founding nations are now the spawning ground for radical right parties amid growing immigration concerns.

USA

Biden and Meloni to hold talks at time of worries about Ukraine

The leaders' agenda also was expected to cover efforts by the US, Egypt and Qatar to broker an extended ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Italy

Why is Italy so old?

Declining birth rates and better survival odds for older people have significantly aged Italy’s population, causing economists to worry about the country’s future.

Albania

Albanian parliament approves deal to hold migrants for Italy

Brussels is looking at ways of easing the burden that new arrivals place on member states, but human rights campaigners are alarmed.

Culture news

Italian junior culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi resigns

Art critic and junior culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi has resigned. He was under investigation for laundering stolen goods.

Italy

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni opens Africa summit with plan to curb migration

Italy’s prime minister opened the summit in Rome unveiling the country’s plan for developing the continent, which she hopes would stop migration to Europe.

World News

EU pledges to prolong aid to Italy's flood-devastated region

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to allocate extra funds to help the reconstruction of the devastated Emilia-Romagna region.