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Uncertainty over how quickly price pressures will subside despite hopes euro zone has seen last tightening
Italy hits banks with surprise 40% windfall tax
Irish bank shares fall as Italian government plans to use levy to fund supports for those hit by rising interest rates
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League leader Salvini’s backing of Casellati in defiance of his coalition partners could herald the end of Draghi’s government
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
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Far right and left parties have quietly been dropping their hardest eurosceptic policies
Italian former minister on trial for kidnap over migrant ship
Richard Gere called to testify against Matteo Salvini who refused to allow boat dock in 2019
The Irish Times view on Italy’s elections: a state of flux
Support for the maverick Five Star movement, once the country’s most popular party, has fallen off a cliff
Centre-left takes control of key Italian cities in blow to Five Star
Democratic Party victories in Rome and Turin signal a revival of fortune
Italy likely to toughen Covid rules with curbs on unvaccinated people
Government expected to bar unjabbed from some indoor venues and launch ‘green pass’ for travel
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Giovanni Brusca was arrested in 1996 and sentenced to life for more than 100 murders
The Irish Times view on elections in Madrid: a seismic shift
An election to the Madrid region’s powerful parliament has sent ripples through Spain’s political system
Italy to relax Covid restrictions in Draghi’s first gamble as PM
Daily infection number remains high as experts voice concerns about easing restrictions too soon
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Viktor Orban seeks ‘European renaissance’ with Polish and Italian allies
Nationalists call for return to ‘traditional values’ and limits on EU power
Matteo Salvini’s hardcore supporters lose faith in their ‘Capitano’
Salvini’s embrace of the Draghi government dismays his party’s Eurosceptic followers
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
Italy’s Salvini says no vetoes after meeting with Draghi
Former European Central Bank chief’s route to parliamentary majority still unclear
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
Mario Draghi accepts mandate to form new Italian government
Former ECB president must win cross-party support amid severe economic crisis
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
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
Italy imposes harsh Christmas travel bans and curfews
Family-centred culture grapples with strict measures in effort to avoid third Covid wave
Nice attack: Man who killed three identified as 21-year-old from Tunisia
French authorities say Brahim Aouissaoui reportedly arrived in France in early October
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
Matteo Salvini fails to seize Tuscany in Italian regional vote
Proposal to cut number of members of parliament approved by big majority in referendum
Italy’s left battles to keep grip on former stronghold of Tuscany
Matteo Salvini’s League could make watershed gain in this weekend’s regional elections
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Homophobia widespread across Italy, says politician pushing drive for legislative change
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