Italian president stays for second term to end political stalemate
Sergio Mattarella (80) had intended to leave role but leaders could not agree on successor
Sergio Mattarella (80) had intended to leave role but leaders could not agree on successor
Premier Mario Draghi seen as frontrunner, although there are obstacles in the way
Prosecutor urges Rome court to proceed with trial in absentia of four accused
Pandering to foreign nationalists crosses from the eccentric to the self-harming
Country is grappling with UK variant which makes up more than 50% of new infections
Europe Letter: Outsized hopes pinned on former central banker are ominous
Online vote of signed-up members of largest party in parliament could be close
Former European Central Bank chief’s route to parliamentary majority still unclear
The former ECB chief would be a prime minister above politics – that’s a strength but also a fundamental weakness
Former ECB president must win cross-party support amid severe economic crisis
Markets report: Iseq up by 0.6 per cent as most European and US indices finish ahead
Giuseppe Conte tries to put together new ruling coalition after government lost majority
Giuseppe Conte to meet president on Tuesday and then seek fresh mandate to govern
Investors eye large US economic stimulus and infrastructure package
Government struggling without a working majority as it tackles twin health and economic crises
US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen called for big fiscal spending to boost economy
Weakened coalition now faces an uphill battle to pass meaningful economic reforms
Italia Viva party’s departure deprives Conte of majority, with crunch vote on Tuesday
Political turmoil as Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 climbs to more than 80,000
Snap election thought unlikely as Italy faces dual crisis of Covid pandemic and recession
Critics claim Renzi is playing politics at a time of crisis to revive his Italia Viva party
Travel companies among the fallers amid fears of prolonged Covid-19 restrictions
Cases surge in Austria and France as Sydney’s beaches enter four-day lockdown
Cairo killing of Giulio Regeni in 2016 long believed to be work of Egypt’s security forces
Family-centred culture grapples with strict measures in effort to avoid third Covid wave
Austria rejects proposals by Germany, France and Italy to postpone ski season
Italian official Riccardo Fraccaro backs move to support member states
623 Covid-related deaths registered on Wednesday, the highest daily tally since early April
France and Spain both record over 50,000 new infections as governments impose new restrictions
Giuseppe Conte won plaudits for calm handling of first wave, but the mood has changed
Positive reports on Oxford vaccine but UK warns ‘we’re not there yet’
Second wave takes hold in Europe as Governments introduce new restrictions
Infection rate has accelerated since late August to frequently exceed 10,000 cases a day
Czechs await result of current measures to stall infection as Italy braces for more action
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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