Suspected sabotage disrupts Italian rail network on first full day of Winter Olympics
Police report three separate incidents near Bologna that caused train delays of over two hours
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Italy to vote in two-day referendum on citizenship and labour reforms
Key coalition figures urge abstention from referendum to thwart quorum
How Brexit killed Frexit
The UK’s messy, ill-thought out exit from the EU has effectively killed off leave campaigns in other member states
Russia unleashes war propaganda offensive in Italy
Moscow ‘has a strong foothold’ in Italian towns with a far-right presence
Far-right parties eye gains in next year’s EU parliament elections
Geert Wilders’ win in Netherlands hailed as the ‘start of a wave’ for like-minded allies
ECB hawks warn of December rate rise if inflation and wages stay hot
Uncertainty over how quickly price pressures will subside despite hopes euro zone has seen last tightening
Italy hits banks with surprise 40% windfall tax
Irish bank shares fall as Italian government plans to use levy to fund supports for those hit by rising interest rates
EU watchful to see if Hungary obstructs further sanctions on Russia
Orban’s ‘unfair’ election victory brings potential headaches for Brussels’ war response
Italian government’s unity threatened by split over vote for next president
League leader Salvini’s backing of Casellati in defiance of his coalition partners could herald the end of Draghi’s government
Berlusconi drops out as secret ballot to elect president of Italy begins
Premier Mario Draghi seen as frontrunner, although there are obstacles in the way
Why radicals went quiet on Europe
Far right and left parties have quietly been dropping their hardest eurosceptic policies
Italian former minister on trial for kidnap over migrant ship
Richard Gere called to testify against Matteo Salvini who refused to allow boat dock in 2019
The Irish Times view on Italy’s elections: a state of flux
Support for the maverick Five Star movement, once the country’s most popular party, has fallen off a cliff
Centre-left takes control of key Italian cities in blow to Five Star
Democratic Party victories in Rome and Turin signal a revival of fortune
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