With the death toll of refugees fleeing Africa and the Middle East for European shores rising to new highs, European leaders hastily called a set of meetings this week to figure out ways to curb the crisis.
Italy has called for the United Nations to create a special force to help protect important archaeological or cultural sites. But experts say the proposal may not be realistic.
Italian regions contributed differently to Italy's export recovery in 2014, confirming a clear divide in the economic performance between the north and south of the country, a recent report based on official data showed.
A brief cyber attack on Italy's Tuscan website over the weekend, which was launched by a group claiming to be affiliated with the Islamic State(IS), has raised concern on possible terrorism risks the country is facing with.
The euro's dramatic slide against the U.S. dollar and other world currencies should be good news for the Italian economy, attracting more non-European tourists and lowering the prices for Italian experts. But a closer look at the numbers reveals some worrying aspects as well.
The euro's dramatic slide against the U.S. dollar and other world currencies should be good news for the Italian economy, attracting more non-European tourists and lowering the prices for Italian experts. But a closer look at the numbers reveals some worrying aspects as well.
Improving performances in both traditional made-in-Italy industries and niche sectors are expected to continue in 2015, local experts said, adding they would create more space for potential foreign investments.
Sergio Mattarella, the new Italian president, started his seven-year mandate on Tuesday with a promise to guarantee the rule of law amid high appreciation of the local political and social world.
The cost of living in Italy dropped 0. 6 percent in January compared to the same month in 2014, the biggest single-month drop in more than half a century, a development economists say could erode some of the economic benefits from a weaker European currency.
Election results in Greece are expected to have a mixed impact on the Italian economy and could embolden Italian populists movements similar to the Syriza party which swept to power in Greece.
The presence of the mafia has scared foreign investors away from Italy with an estimated loss of some 16 billion euros (18.55 billion U.S. dollars) in recent years, the governor of the Bank of Italy has said.
The search for survivors of the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic ferry continued in the Adriatic on Tuesday, as confusion over the number of missing people prevailed.
The recent feud between Italy and newly installed leadership of the European Commission over Italy's 2015 budget proposal has at least a little political theater in it, experts say.
Borsa Italiana (Milan stock exchange) has developed a series of creative initiatives to improve investment environment in Italy, the primary markets continental Europe head at the London Stock Exchange Group, Luca Peyrano, said here on Wednesday.
Italy's 2015 budget, passed last week, puts the government on a collision course with the European Union how strictly the three-year-old terms of the Stability and Growth Pact will be interpreted.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Tuesday for an official visit to Italy at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Tuesday that expanding mutual investment would benefit both China and Italy.
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