China is willing to make joint efforts with Italy to strengthen mutual trust, consolidate the political foundation of their ties and tap the potential of their practical cooperation, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday.
Italy's productivity gap with other European partners stems from a large predominance of micro-sized firms and not from an inappropriate specialisation of its economy, a recent study said.
Italy was the worst country in the European Union when it came to applying mandatory European Union laws, the European Commission said this week, further solidifying the country's reputation as a country of rule breakers and one of Europe's less reliable partners, according to analysts.
Italy's rescue mission of boat migrants in the Mediterranean Sea will be taken over by a similar European Union (EU) operation, Italian interior minister Angelino Alfano said on Wednesday.
Italy's finance minister said Tuesday he is convinced that compatriot, European Central Bank governor Mario Draghi, will begin taking steps to combat the risk of deflation -- a risky prospect all across the euro-zone but an especially dangerous one in heavily indebted countries like Italy.
Bank of China on Monday signed an agreement with the Milan-based Italy China Foundation to create a platform of services aimed at enhancing collaboration between the two countries' small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs).
A major corruption scandal involving more than 100 suspects related to a project to block tidal flows in water city Venice has triggered angry reactions in the Italian society and prompted Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to pledge swift action on graft.
Italy's new coalition government on Tuesday got the green light from parliament, winning the second of two confidence votes that gave full powers to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his team to start working on promised reforms.
Italy recalled its ambassador to India on Tuesday, after the Indian Supreme Court again postponed a ruling over the case of two Italian marines accused of murder.
Harsh reactions have been triggered in Italy on Monday, after prosecutors in India asked the Supreme Court to charge two Italian marines suspected of killing two fishermen under anti-terrorism law.
The European Union's criticism concerning the record level of corruption in Italy has raised awareness as well as concern for the problem that Italian experts see still far from improvement due to legislative and cultural deficiencies.
U.S. President Barack Obama met with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta at the White House on Thursday, the first day the federal government reopened.
Italy faced a new political "drama" on Sunday, a day after the country has been plunged into chaos by the sudden resignations of five centre-right ministers.
The smiling face of Angela Merkel dominated the front pages of the main Italian newspapers on Monday, the day after the German general elections.
In the latest positive indicator for the Italian economy, the country's industrial production levels inched higher for the second consecutive month in June, though economists say it will be difficult for Italy's economic malaise to weaken substantially until debt levels begin to drop and the political situation stabilizes.
A 19-year-old female Chinese student Sunday was found dead without violated signs in a bush near Perugia, Italy.
Italy's major political parties, none of which won a majority in Tuesday's parliamentary elections, have started to explore ways out of their political stalemate, also seen as a grave setback for eurozone.
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