Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday marked the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with a post on social media. “There are days that will remain forever engraved in our minds,” Meloni said. “Events that forever change the course of history and, with it, the lives of many citizens. “September
Italy’s UniCredit said Wednesday that it has acquired a 9% stake in Germany’s Commerzbank. It said it bought about half of the stake via a bid to the German government, which is seeking to reduce its stake in the bank after a bailout 16 years ago, and got the rest
Former European central banker and Italian premier Mario Draghi will be in Strasbourg on Tuesday, September 17, to present his report on competitiveness during a plenary session of the European Parliament, the EP presidency announced on Wednesday. Draghi on Monday presented his 400-page blueprint on the future of European competitiveness,
The leaders of the ruling coalition, Premier Giorgia Meloni, Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, and Maurizio Lupi announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that the centre-right candidate for Liguria governor is Marco Bucci, the current mayor of Genoa. The regional
The Lower House on Wednesday approved a new measure in article 10 of the security bill that makes squatting in residential buildings a criminal offense punishable by jail terms ranging from two to seven years. Members of the centre-left opposition slammed the new crime of “arbitrary occupation” of a residential
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation presented by Monseigneur Heinz-Gnter Bongartz, 69, as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Hildesheim in Germany, the Holy See said on Wednesday. The auxiliary bishop was accused by a parish priest of covering up cases of sexual abuse of minors by a priest who
