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Italy’s wine sector faces a 323 million loss in revenue
The Italian Union of Wines (UIV) said Thursday that Italy’s wine sector faces an annual loss in revenue of around 323 million euros a year due to the new tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump.
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US tariffs bad choice but not catastrophe says Meloni
US tariffs are a bad choice by President Donald Trump but not a catastrophe, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday.
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Appropriate responses to tariffs may be needed - Meloni
Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday that the EU may need to adopt “appropriate responses” to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs while stressing that everything possible should be done to avoid a trade war.
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Some 352,000 young people emigrated from Italy in 10 years
Istat President Francesco Maria Chelli told parliament on Tuesday that over a million people emigrated from Italy between 2013 and 2022.
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Le Pen ruling sad for democracy says Meloni
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that Marine Le Pen’s conviction on Monday by a French court of the illegal use of European Parliament funds was a sad day for democracy.
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US tariffs bad choice but not catastrophe says Meloni

US tariffs are a bad choice by President Donald Trump but not a catastrophe, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday.
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Appropriate responses to tariffs may be needed - Meloni

Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday that the EU may need to adopt “appropriate responses” to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs while stressing that everything possible should be done to avoid a trade war.
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Italy’s wine sector faces a 323 million loss in revenue

The Italian Union of Wines (UIV) said Thursday that Italy’s wine sector faces an annual loss in revenue of around 323 million euros a year due to the new tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump.
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Some 352,000 young people emigrated from Italy in 10 years

Istat President Francesco Maria Chelli told parliament on Tuesday that over a million people emigrated from Italy between 2013 and 2022.
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Le Pen ruling sad for democracy says Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that Marine Le Pen’s conviction on Monday by a French court of the illegal use of European Parliament funds was a sad day for democracy.
Politics

PD, M5S bicker over building an alternative to Meloni

The two biggest Italian opposition groups, the Democratic Party (PD) and 5-Star Movement (M5S), bickered on Saturday over how to build an alternative to the ruling alliance led by Giorgia Meloni.
Politics

M5S votes to change two-term limit, scrap Grillo’s role

5-Star Movement (M5S) members have voted to change the two-term limit for the group’s elected representatives.
Politics

Musk’s Albania intervention splits Italian politics

Elon Musk has on Tuesday condemned the Rome judges who nixed the detention of a second batch of migrants set to be processed in Albania.
Politics

Schlein proposes issue-based opposition alliances

Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein proposed that the parties opposed to Giorgia Meloni’s ruling centre-right coalition form shifting alliances on specific issues.
Politics

Tajani: “Chi può rientrare dal Libano lo faccia”

Il ministro degli Esteri avverte sul rischio di escalation nella regione: “Creare una zona blu per evitare una ripresa delle ostilità”
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IL GLOBO TV the first to offer Rai to Italians in the UK and Spain

With a new agreement between Rai COM & Il Globo TV, announced by Rai on December 6, selected Rai channels will provided for the first time to Italians in the UK and Spain from January 1, 2024.
Politics

Stop al reddito di cittadinanza per 17 mila famiglie

Si tratta di famiglie senza minori, disabili o over 60. Entro dicembre altre 23 mila comunicazioni
Business

Carlos Tavares leaves Stellantis

Carlos Tavares is stepping down from his role as head of Stellantis, effective immediately.
Business

We can talk about State stake in Stellantis says Urso

Business and Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso said Thursday that the government is open to taking out a stake in carmaker Stellantis, if CEO Carlos Tavares wants.
Environment

Wasp made alien by climate change destroying beehives

An Italian wasp which has turned into a more aggressive alien species due to climate change is wreaking havoc among Italian beehives, green farming officials told ANSA Tuesday.
Environment

Above-freezing week added by climate change in Italy - Report

Climate change from burning oil, coal and methane gas has caused, on average, a week-long increase in winter days above freezing in Italy during the 2014-2023 period.
Environment

Italy ranks 43rd for Climate Change Performance says report

Italy came 43rd in the latest Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) presented on Wednesday at the COP29 UN Climate Conference in Baku.
Environment

‘Pragmatic approach necessary on climate’ - Meloni

Italy wants to continue “to do its own part” to tackle climate change but a pragmatic approach is necessary to protect the environment, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday.
Health

Fresh upsurge in Italian COVID cases

There has been a fresh and largely unexpected upsurge in COVID-19 cases in Italy which have risen by 44 per cent in the last week, the weekly bulletin from the Health Ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said Friday.
Health

Victims of quake that hit with Pompeii eruption found

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of two people at the Pompeii archaeological site who are thought to have been victims of an earthquake that accompanied the 79AD Mount Vesuvius eruption which buried the ancient Roman city.
Health

Swine fever: 24 outbreaks, ‘complex situation, caution’

There are currently 24 outbreaks of swine fever in Italy and the “complex” situation warrants “caution”, the Extraordinary Commissioner for African Swine Fever, Giovanni Filippini, told ANSA Monday.
Health

Italians find an engine behind pancreatic cancer

A team of Italian scientists have found one of the engines that drive cancer of the pancreas, one of the most aggressive tumours, in a discovery that has enabled them to identify a therapeutic target to hopefully slow the advance of the disease.
Vatican

King postpones visit to Vatican over Pope’s health

King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla’s state visit to the Holy See has been postponed because of medical advice that suggested Pope Francis would benefit from an extended period of rest, Buckingham Palace says.
Vatican

Pope returns to Vatican, prays for peace

Pope Francis on Sunday returned to the Vatican after 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital being treated for pneumonia, the biggest health crisis of his 12-year papacy.
Vatican

Mattarella sends pope message for 12th anniversary

Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday sent a message to Pope Francis for the 12th anniversary of his inauguration as the leader of the Catholic Church.