Tag: Matteo Salvini

Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Deputy Italian PM calls himself a Trump admirer and pledges a “Trumpian” budget, despite EU warnings

Italy is the United States' most reliable ally in Europe, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday, keen to present himself as a strong, trustworthy statesman during a visit to Washington.
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Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Pope in Romania asked forgiveness for the mistreatment of the Roma people

Pope Francis on Sunday asked forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people, a move likely to increase tensions with Italy's anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:29 UTC
Marine Le Pen wins her symbolic duel with President Macron

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen won her symbolic duel with President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, as euro-sceptic forces made strong gains in the EU parliamentary election.
Monday, May 20th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Thousands of Italians flood Milan in support of populist leader Salvini and to fight Brussels

Thousands of Italians turned out in Milan on Saturday to support their “captain” Matteo Salvini, the far-right leader they see as taking their battle against the European Union to Brussels. Ahead of May 26 European parliamentary elections, “we want to be an Italian country, with an Italian currency, we want to go back to what we were before, with our dignity and our independence.”
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:27 UTC
A cardinal to the rescue of occupants of a property without power or hot water

A cardinal who conducts acts of charity for Pope Francis has restored power for hundreds of people in a building in Rome after climbing down a manhole and flipping a switch, local media report.
Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 07:44 UTC
France and Germany ratify integration process, but not all of Europe is happy

France and Germany have signed a new treaty on Tuesday aimed at breathing new life into their place at the centre of the European Union. As the UK moves to leave the EU and a rising tide of populism challenges the core liberal values of the bloc, the new treaty commits wholeheartedly to defending it.
Monday, January 14th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Italian political militant at large for years extradited from Bolivia/Brazil to Rome

An Italian former communist militant captured in Bolivia is on a plane back to Rome, officials have confirmed. Cesare Battisti, 64, is wanted for four murders in Italy during the 1970s, which he denies committing. He was extradited after being found in Santa Cruz de La Sierra in an international police operation.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Italy ignores EC deadline and keeps to its high spending budget

The Italian government has defied the European Commission by sticking to its big-spending budget plan. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said a deficit target of 2.4% and a growth forecast of 1.5% were unchanged.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Trump talks to Bolsonaro: looking forward to working side-by-side “as regional leaders of the Americas”

United States president Donald Trump called Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to congratulate him on his election victory and both men expressed a strong commitment to work together, the White House said.
Saturday, October 27th 2018 - 09:01 UTC
S&P lowers Italy's outlook to negative; criticizes Rome's economic and fiscal policies

Standard & Poor’s on Friday left Italy’s sovereign debt rating unchanged but lowered its outlook to negative from stable, saying that the new government’s policy plans were weighing on the country’s growth and debt prospects.