TRENDING

ITALY

Italians burn energy bills in October to protest against the high cost of living

Italy's draft budget centres on energy aid

Italy's new far-right government unveiled its 2023 draft budget on Tuesday, with most of the nearly 35 billion euros in spending going on the energy crisis rather than flashy electoral promises.
Figurines are seen in front of Booking.com logo

Dutch agree to back Italian tax probe into Booking.com

Two former finance chiefs at travel website Booking.com are set to be questioned after Dutch authorities agreed to cooperate with Italian prosecutors on a tax investigation, the Dutch prosecutors office confirmed to Reuters.
More news
Snap election in Italy

Italy forecasts recession as Meloni seeks economy minister

Italy's economy probably shrank in the third quarter and will keep contracting until mid-2023, according to Treasury forecasts that will make grim reading for Giorgia Meloni, the rightist leader expected to be named prime minister this month.
Sculpture depicting the logo of Belgian chemical group Solvay is seen at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium

Solvay To Cut Waste Discharged Off Italy, Ending Tussle With Activist

Belgian chemicals group Solvay said it plans to cut industrial waste discharged into the sea from soda-ash production on a Tuscan beach, in the wake of pressure from environmentalists and activist Bluebell Capital Partners.Solvay, which had previously pushed back on concerns the waste may be harmful, now plans to invest around 15 million euros ($14.96 million) to reduce the release of limestone residue into the sea at its facility in Rosignano, Italy, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Brothers of Italy party leader Giorgia Meloni arrives for a meeting at the Quirinale Palace in Rome

Far-right Italian Leader Blasted For Posting Rape Video

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, leading the race to become Italy's next prime minister, was accused on Monday of shameful electioneering by her rivals after posting a video of a Ukrainian woman being raped by a migrant in an Italian city.