Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under investigation over a government decision to release a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Here is the background to the case and a look at what might happen next.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life of those living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples.

The Italian economy stagnated in the fourth quarter of last year from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Thursday, missing a forecast for marginal growth and casting a shadow over prospects for this year.

Migrants expressed their dismay and sense of betrayal on Wednesday over Italy's decision last week to release a Libyan policeman wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and human rights abuses and allow him to return home.

Italy says it is transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts.

Italy's unemployment rate rose to 6.2% in December from an upwardly revised 5.9% the month before, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Thursday, while employment levels were broadly stable during the month.

ROME (Reuters) - Morale among Italian businesses and consumers improved unexpectedly in January, data showed on Wednesday, brightening prospects for the euro zone's third largest economy which has stalled in recent months.

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Tajani stressed that constructive dialogue must be started and Italy can play a very positive role, acting as a bridge between Brussels and Washington, just as former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi did with former US President George W. Bush.

A Reuters survey of 29 economists had forecast a 0.1% rise quarter-on-quarter and a 0.6% increase year-on-year. Over the whole of 2024, the economy grew by 0.5% from the year earlier, when adjusted for the number of working days, ISTAT said.

Rome is easily the closest thing you'll ever find to a time machine. Photo / I arrived by sea, pulling in at Civitavecchia (built circa 200) aboard the Sun Princess, which was launched in 2024. Imperial Roman ships would tie up at the dock where,

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian billionaire Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has emerged as a leading player in the reshaping of Italy's financial sector that is currently under way. Caltagirone last year expanded his investments in Italy's financial sector and is now a key shareholder in bailed-out bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) and fund manager Anima Holding.