The Irish Times

Troubled Italian bank ousts chief executive

Veteran banker replaces Guido Bastianini at state-owned lender

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 19:12

Italian president stays for second term to end political stalemate

Sergio Mattarella (80) had intended to leave role but leaders could not agree on successor

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 22:16

Italian government’s unity threatened by split over vote for next president

League leader Salvini’s backing of Casellati in defiance of his coalition partners could herald the end of Draghi’s government

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 19:43

Centre-left takes control of key Italian cities in blow to Five Star

Democratic Party victories in Rome and Turin signal a revival of fortune

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 19:35

Italian Covid bereaved want inquiry extended beyond early outbreak

Families say lessons to be learned as first Covid cases in 16 European countries came from Italy

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 13:00

US right caught between confronting China and courting populist strongmen

Pandering to foreign nationalists crosses from the eccentric to the self-harming

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 19:12

Silvio Berlusconi: Italy’s great survivor plots a succession plan

Can his political party or media business exist without him?

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 15:52

Italy to relax Covid restrictions in Draghi’s first gamble as PM

Daily infection number remains high as experts voice concerns about easing restrictions too soon

Sun Apr 25 2021 - 16:50

Mario Draghi makes his mark with vaccine embargo

Italy’s stance on export controls shows impatience with EU procurement approach

Sun Mar 07 2021 - 16:14

Mario Draghi earns enough support to form Italian government

Ex-European Central Bank chief takes charge with broad party backing and unveils cabinet

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 20:15

Five Star to poll members on backing Draghi for Italian PM

Online vote of signed-up members of largest party in parliament could be close

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 20:42

The Irish Times view on Mario Draghi: a safe pair of hands

The former ECB chief would be a prime minister above politics – that’s a strength but also a fundamental weakness

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 18:45

Italy’s prime minister resigns in political gamble

Giuseppe Conte tries to put together new ruling coalition after government lost majority

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 15:25

Italian PM Conte set to resign as political crisis intensifies

Giuseppe Conte to meet president on Tuesday and then seek fresh mandate to govern

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 20:16

Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte survives crunch confidence vote

Weakened coalition now faces an uphill battle to pass meaningful economic reforms

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 21:44

Italian PM Conte faces crunch vote on his future

Political turmoil as Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 climbs to more than 80,000

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 19:59

Italian coalition parties back premier Conte after resignations

Snap election thought unlikely as Italy faces dual crisis of Covid pandemic and recession

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 17:26

Italy in political crisis as Renzi pulls out of government

Critics claim Renzi is playing politics at a time of crisis to revive his Italia Viva party

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 21:03

Covid-19: Italy’s PM faces biggest test as public unity falls apart over restrictions

Giuseppe Conte won plaudits for calm handling of first wave, but the mood has changed

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 12:49

Matteo Salvini fails to seize Tuscany in Italian regional vote

Proposal to cut number of members of parliament approved by big majority in referendum

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 09:52

Italy’s left battles to keep grip on former stronghold of Tuscany

Matteo Salvini’s League could make watershed gain in this weekend’s regional elections

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 13:49

Covid-19 pandemic deepens rift over Cuba’s medical squads

There are 3,600 health professionals from country battling coronavirus in 35 states globally

Mon Jul 27 2020 - 14:13

EU haggling over Covid-19 deal revives bad memories of crash response

‘Memorandum of understanding’ mentioned by Dutch minister is a toxic term in Greece

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 05:25

Tormented Italy tries to get to grips with coronavirus epidemic

Initial hesitation and failure to grasp scale of the threat possible factors in sharp rise in deaths

Sun Mar 22 2020 - 17:51

Italians look at aid from China and a series of slights from the EU

Europe Letter: Italian ambassador to the EU sees the crisis as a test of the union’s cohesiveness and solidarity

Wed Mar 18 2020 - 19:07

Matteo Salvini fails to cause upset in Emilia-Romagna election

Respite for Italy’s government as right-wing coalition led by League party beaten in region

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 09:42

Luigi Di Maio resignation shows perils of Five Star experiment

Waning support for Italy’s anti-establishment force is a cautionary tale for populism

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 17:17

Italian politics: Resurgent Matteo Salvini eyes PM’s office

Victory in regional election this month could propel right-wing League leader to power

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 12:01

EU nations come to Italy’s aid over relocating migrants

Germany, France and Malta to accept people rescued from Mediterranean in new plan

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 20:00

France and Italy seek to forge new axis after fraught 15 months

Emmanuel Macron makes brief trip to Rome to repair ties damaged by Matteo Salvini

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 18:00

Italy’s former PM Matteo Renzi forms breakaway centrist party

Split from Democratic Party shifts balance of power in two-week-old coalition government

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 13:08

Salvini back in opposition as Italy’s new coalition gets green light

President approves pact between anti-establishment Five Star Movement and centre-left PD

Wed Sept 04 2019 - 19:13

Five Star members approve coalition deal in Italy

79% back agreement with centre-left Democratic rival, opening way for new government

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 19:46

Salvini urges far-right supporters to march on Rome

Interior minister’s bid to collapse Italian government and force election backfires

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 15:48