Also in this newsletter: Europe’s telcos plead for deregulation
A bold new gallery provides a much-needed home for 20th-century Italian art
Statistics agency halves GDP growth for 2024 as parliament adopts first part of next year’s budget
Exporters of dairy and olive oil made in Italy face shipping and storage crunch in run-up to Christmas
Judge also asks EU’s top court to weigh in on the legality of the overall programme
Arrival of asylum seekers from Egypt and Bangladesh will test Italian government’s deal with Tirana
Also in this newsletter: The problem with heat pumps
Anger in ruling coalition as first group of migrants sent to processing centres ordered to be returned to Italy
Also in this newsletter: cheers to Europe’s beer industry
Italian bank says rogue branch worker conducted data breach involving PM and other public figures
Finance minister says ‘everyone must contribute’, not just banks
The FP?’s victory suggests it is no longer necessary to detoxify your brand to win
Italian prime minister rekindles links with Republican party and Elon Musk
Prime minister calls ban on new fossil-fuel engines from 2035 ‘self-destructive’
Keir Starmer’s talks with Italy’s rightwing PM came after eight people died trying to cross English Channel on Sunday
British premier has promised tougher border measures and to ‘smash the gangs’ that smuggle people
Prime minister insists scandal engulfing Gennaro Sangiuliano will not destabilise Italian government
Government proposes levy of up €25 a night for most expensive hotel rooms to help cash-strapped cities
Impounding of MSF’s ship for 60 days is 23rd seizure of a vessel by Giorgia Meloni’s government
The government of Italy’s rightwing prime minister is under fire for using legal action as a weapon against journalists
Premier Giorgia Meloni hopes measure will address local concerns that expats have sparked a rise in housing costs
Italian premier abstained to vote for Ursula von der Leyen and said European Commission peddles ‘fake news’
Coastal businesses are threatening to stop working for some of August to protect their lucrative concessions
Prime minister seeks to stabilise relations during visit to Beijing but also insists trade must be ‘more fair’
European Commission raises alarm over independence of public broadcaster Rai after budget cuts and ‘intimidation’
