Renzi struggling to rein in Italy’s big-spending state
ROME (Reuters) - Carlo Cottarelli left a high-level job at the International Monetary Fund last year to help the Italian government cut high public spending. Nine months on, the craggy...
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Italy arrests man over cup final shootings, bemoans soccer violence
ROME (Reuters) - Police have arrested a man over shootings that marred the Italian Cup Final and left a supporter fighting for his life on Sunday, violence that politicians and...
Italy’s Renzi under fire over budget plan as EU prepares verdict
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi defended his fiscal reform plans on Wednesday against critics inside and outside his Democratic Party as the European Commission reminded Italy of...
Italy presents sweeping tax cuts, plans to raise deficit goal
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Wednesday presented a sweeping package of tax cuts, saying they could help economic recovery in the euro zone's third largest economy...
Italy approves decree to stave off bankruptcy for Rome council
ROME (Reuters) - Matteo Renzi's new Italian government on Friday approved an emergency decree to bail out Rome city council whose mayor had warned the capital would have to halt...
Italy approves decree to stave off bankruptcy for Rome council
ROME (Reuters) - Matteo Renzi's new Italian government on Friday approved an emergency decree to bail out Rome city council whose mayor had warned the capital would have to halt...
Italian economy shows recovery signs, France disappoints
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's economy stagnated in the third quarter after two years of contraction, but a firm rise in industrial output in October reinforced expectations of a return to...
Italy finances slipping as political crisis brews
ROME (Reuters) - Italy, which three months ago got off the European Union's blacklist of countries with excessive fiscal deficits, may be put straight back on it next year unless...
Racing up Europe’s highest volcano in the Etna Supermarathon
ROME (Reuters) - It's a hot, sunny day in June on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily, but the problem is that I'm not on the beach, I'm running up...
Racing up Europe’s highest volcano in the Etna Supermarathon
ROME (Reuters) - It's a hot, sunny day in June on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily, but the problem is that I'm not on the beach, I'm running up...