Italy
Explore our coverage of Italy’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
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Leaders
Giorgia Meloni’s not-so-scary right-wing government
Liberal fears have so far proved overblown
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Europe
Giorgia Meloni has proved the doubters wrong
But Italy’s hard-right prime minister has troubles ahead
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Europe
Kin of Italian victims of Nazis may finally get compensation
But funds are scarce and some may never see a euro
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Europe
Outrage against femicide is spreading in Italy
A well-aired case of murder is challenging patriarchal attitudes
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Europe in 2024
Europe’s economies will diverge in new ways
Germany and Italy are the new (and old) trouble spots
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Leaders
Giorgia Meloni’s “mother of all reforms” is a power grab
Italians should reject their prime minister’s demagogic proposal
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Europe
Italy needs more migrants, but has trouble admitting it
Under Giorgia Meloni irregular immigration has increased
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Italy’s beaches are a battleground of the European economy
The politics of beach concessions boil over
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Italy’s hard-right government is starting to look more radical
Georgia Meloni indulges in cultural and economic populism
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Culture
Mint, wax, poisonous plants: beauty tips from Renaissance Italy
A new book tells the rollicking and relatable history of cosmetics
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Culture
Was Charlemagne’s base really in Italy rather than Germany?
The eccentric question has a serious point: locating the heart of Europe
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Europe
A surge of migrants is reaching Italy
Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government is facing its first real crisis
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Italy’s largest opposition party gets a young and radical new leader
The country’s two largest parties are now led by women
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Europe
Trouble at Italy’s San Remo song festival
Singing is a serious business in the home of Verdi and Puccini