The Irish Times

Draghi a quietly crucial player in imposing sanctions on Russia

Europe Letter: Italian prime minister works his magic as Italy takes tough stance on Ukraine

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 20:00

Were Zelenskiy’s comments about Ireland lost in translation?

Ireland has declined to provide lethal aid but has been a strong supporter in other ways

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 19:28

Italy makes Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for people 50 and over

More than 189,000 news infections confirmed as country struggles with Omicron

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 06:51

Italy and France line up to push back EU’s combustion engine plan

Lamborghini and Renault call for the 2035 ban to be modified, but for very different reasons

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 05:27

European stocks flat as falling industrials offset rising commodities and banks

Tesla rose 4.5% to a record high after Hertz placed an order for 100,000 electric cars

Mon Oct 25 2021 - 18:23

Chips up for Intel as European states compete to woo the tech giant

US company’s next mega-investment seems unlikely to be Ireland-bound

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00

Vatican urges Italy to stop proposed anti-homophobia law

Law calls into question church’s ‘freedom of organisation’ and threatens ‘freedom of thought’, letter claims

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 20:38

Italian business leaders in Ireland hit out at mandatory hotel quarantine

Measure seen as ‘discriminatory’ and ‘serious inconvenience’

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 16:21

When Italo Balbo flew over the Foyle

An Irishman’s Diary: Italian led fleet of seaplanes to Chicago in 1933, stopping in Derry

Mon Mar 15 2021 - 18:30

Italy blocks export of AstraZeneca vaccines to Australia

Move marks first such intervention since the EU introduced new shipment rules

Thu Mar 04 2021 - 19:22

Matteo Salvini’s hardcore supporters lose faith in their ‘Capitano’

Salvini’s embrace of the Draghi government dismays his party’s Eurosceptic followers

Sun Feb 21 2021 - 16:00

Italy’s empty ski slopes, Trump’s demolished casino and astronaut CV essentials

Planet Business: Have you got a passion for space travel?

Sat Feb 20 2021 - 05:44

Investors draw confidence from roll out of Covid vaccines

Asian stocks have gained faster than their US counterparts so far this year

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 11:04

European Commission warns AstraZeneca on Covid-19 vaccine delay

Executive says company expects all deliveries to occur as agreed after it warns of delays

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 21:57

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

EU states struggle to co-ordinate easing restraints for Christmas

Governments predict ‘sober Christmas’ with restaurants, bars shut but small gatherings allowed

Fri Nov 27 2020 - 19:13

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

European shares hit five-week high on rebound optimism

FTSE 100 ends lower as UK prime minister sets out more restrictions

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 18:25

London Stock Exchange to sell Borsa Italiana to Euronext for €4.3bn

Deal could bring LSE a step closer to approval for $27bn purchase of Refinitiv

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 11:34

Italy’s artisan luxury suppliers fear Covid-19 will finish them

Italian fashion is mostly comprised of small companies and they are struggling

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 12:05

European stocks end higher on tech boost, stimulus hopes

German government agrees on extension of coronavirus relief

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 18:25

Italy threatens Ryanair flight ban for alleged Covid-19 violations

Airline says it is complying fully with anti-virus measures

Wed Aug 05 2020 - 19:42

European shares hit by renewed coronavirus fears

Financials slide on Iseq over bearish outlook while tech stocks push Wall Street higher

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 20:17

Global co-operation needed for universal access to Covid-19 vaccine – UN director

‘Universal access to health is the first key lesson to be taken from this major pandemic’

Tue May 19 2020 - 08:37

German court ruling may mark the turning point towards EU’s disintegration

Martin Wolf: For future historians the German ruling on ECB may be a decisive turning point in Europe’s history

Wed May 13 2020 - 09:20

Advertising tax credit could make tomorrow’s bread today

You might not have to take the horse to France to get consumers to spend again

Tue May 05 2020 - 05:15

EU summit: The players, proposals and what’s at stake

Video conference aimed at bridging divisions over bloc’s financial response to pandemic

Wed Apr 22 2020 - 20:00

Why the ECB needs to focus on fixing Italy

Italy has long been a bellwether for wider fears over the future of the euro zone

Wed Apr 22 2020 - 13:15

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

Coronavirus: Oxygen equipment meant for Ireland held back by Italy

Supplier cites recent Italian law that domestic need take precedence over exports

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00

EU faces a huge challenge just as states cannot meet to co-ordinate a reaction

Covid-19 threatens to undermine the very foundations of the EU – freedom of movement and free movement of goods

Fri Mar 20 2020 - 20:20

‘Out of his depth’: World leaders battle coronavirus with mixed results

Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte rises to occasion but others struggle to reassure fearful public

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 16:07

ESRI warns of recession if outbreak lasts more than three months

‘We’re looking at zero or even negative growth for the year’ if lockdown persists

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 12:37

Covid-19 wreaks havoc on markets as authorities struggle to keep up

Up to 30,000 job losses expected in Ireland’s tourism sector amid fears of global recession

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 01:00