The Irish Times

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

Berlusconi drops out as secret ballot to elect president of Italy begins

Premier Mario Draghi seen as frontrunner, although there are obstacles in the way

Sun Jan 23 2022 - 16:27

Court told Egypt obstructed investigation into Italian student’s murder

Prosecutor urges Rome court to proceed with trial in absentia of four accused

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 18:55

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

Covid-19: Italy passes ‘terrible threshold’ of 100,000 deaths as third wave threatens

Country is grappling with UK variant which makes up more than 50% of new infections

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 17:48

Here comes another Super Mario, but one man cannot change Italy

Europe Letter: Outsized hopes pinned on former central banker are ominous

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 21:21

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

Italy’s Salvini says no vetoes after meeting with Draghi

Former European Central Bank chief’s route to parliamentary majority still unclear

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 13:25

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

Mario Draghi accepts mandate to form new Italian government

Former ECB president must win cross-party support amid severe economic crisis

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 17:08

Markets rise on strong corporate updates

Markets report: Iseq up by 0.6 per cent as most European and US indices finish ahead

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 18:38

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

Stock markets upbeat as Joe Biden inaugurated

Investors eye large US economic stimulus and infrastructure package

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 18:50

Italy’s PM moves to shore up fragile coalition

Government struggling without a working majority as it tackles twin health and economic crises

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 16:36

European stocks rise as investors hope for Biden relief package

US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen called for big fiscal spending to boost economy

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 08:41

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 battles for coalition’s survival over Covid-19 recovery plan

Italia Viva party’s departure deprives Conte of majority, with crunch vote on Tuesday

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 19:47

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

European stocks nudge higher on Carrefour and Telefónica deals

Travel companies among the fallers amid fears of prolonged Covid-19 restrictions

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 19:57

Coronavirus: Italy goes into lockdown for Christmas as Sydney's beaches close

Cases surge in Austria and France as Sydney’s beaches enter four-day lockdown

Sat Dec 19 2020 - 09:43

Italy charges Egyptian security agency officials over murder of doctoral student

Cairo killing of Giulio Regeni in 2016 long believed to be work of Egypt’s security forces

Thu Dec 10 2020 - 18:21

Italy imposes harsh Christmas travel bans and curfews

Family-centred culture grapples with strict measures in effort to avoid third Covid wave

Fri Dec 04 2020 - 18:38

Stand-off in Europe over plan to ban ski season due to Covid-19

Austria rejects proposals by Germany, France and Italy to postpone ski season

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 17:41

ECB ‘should wipe Covid crisis debt’ to help nations recover

Italian official Riccardo Fraccaro backs move to support member states

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 08:15

Coronavirus: Italy’s cases pass 1m as calls grow for national lockdown

623 Covid-related deaths registered on Wednesday, the highest daily tally since early April

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 17:25

Wave of lockdowns across Europe as Covid surge threatens hospitals

France and Spain both record over 50,000 new infections as governments impose new restrictions

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 20:58

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

‘Difficult months ahead’: Europe prepares for more pain as Covid cases soar

Positive reports on Oxford vaccine but UK warns ‘we’re not there yet’

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 12:30

Coronavirus: Germany and Spain report record daily cases

Second wave takes hold in Europe as Governments introduce new restrictions

Thu Oct 22 2020 - 09:24

Spain is first country in western Europe with 1m Covid-19 cases

Infection rate has accelerated since late August to frequently exceed 10,000 cases a day

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 19:53

Prague holding off on lockdown decision until early November

Czechs await result of current measures to stall infection as Italy braces for more action

Sun Oct 18 2020 - 19:43