Tag: Italy

• Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 06:32 UTC

  Mercosur trade deal is a priority for the EU under Italian presidency

  

  Foreign minister Federica Mogherini pledged that under the current Italian presidency of the European Union, top priority will be given to signing the pending trade agreements, among which that with Mercosur still under discussion.

• Friday, June 6th 2014 - 08:02 UTC

  Italy planning to boost economy by including shadow economy as part of GDP

  

  Drugs, prostitution and arms smuggling may not be legal, but it's all real economic activity, at least in Italy, which will now include illegal enterprises as part of its gross domestic product (a measure of the goods and services a nation produces). Italy has decided to boost the size of its economy by including the value of black market activities.

• Monday, May 19th 2014 - 08:57 UTC

  Berlusconi claims he was forced out of office by a 'plot', according to Geithner's book

  

  Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he was forced out of office as a result of a “plot” by European Union officials. Berlusconi made the remarks last week following the publication of a book authored by former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

• Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 00:52 UTC

  Prince Harry will be visiting Chile and Brazil next June

  

  Prince Harry will undertake two official overseas visits in May and June this year. He will visit Estonia and Italy in May, followed by a visit to Brazil and Chile in June. Both visits are in support of the UK Government and are being organized by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

• Friday, April 4th 2014 - 02:15 UTC

  Queen and Pope talked of the “shared roots of Christian faith”, says Vatican radio

  

  The head of the Anglican Church Queen Elizabeth II met Pope Francis on Thursday for the first time during a one-day visit to the Italian capital, Rome. The meeting in the Vatican was described as a private one and pomp and protocol were kept to a minimum. Earlier, the Queen and Prince Philip had lunch with the Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, and his wife Clio at the Quirinal Palace.

• Monday, February 24th 2014 - 06:45 UTC

  Italy experiments with a new prime minister and 16-member cabinet

  

  Center-left leader Matteo Renzi took office on Saturday as Italy's youngest prime minister, facing pressure to show immediate results after he forced out his predecessor over the slow pace of economic reforms.

• Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 23:15 UTC

  Italian prime minister designate expects a parliament confidence vote on Monday

  

  Italian Prime Minister-designate Matteo Renzi said he expected his new government to be in place in time for a formal vote of confidence in parliament on Monday, after he wrapped up consultations with the main political parties.

• Monday, February 17th 2014 - 09:27 UTC

  Italy expected to have a new centre-left government with maverick mayor Renzi

  

  Italian President Giorgio Napolitano summoned Matteo Renzi to a meeting on Monday at which he is expected to ask the centre-left leader to form a government that must overhaul one of the most troubled economies in the Euro zone.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2014 - 22:59 UTC

  US, the world's largest producer of oil approves licenses to export crude to Europe

  

  The United States government has approved at least four licenses to export crude oil to Europe, for the first time in years, showing how companies are breaking through the limits of the export ban established in the 1970s, according to Reuters which learned about the fact from a Freedom of Information Act request.

• Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 07:51 UTC

  Venice reducing cruise traffic in front of St Mark's square

  

  A special commission approved this week a plan to divert cruise ships away from Venice's historic center by 2016, but activists seeking to rid the city of the giant ships expressed reservations about the proposed new route.