Italian government to ban all cannabis flowers, including a staple of Il Duce’s fascist regime
Investors’ optimism on coalition’s fiscal rectitude has lowered Rome’s cost of borrowing substantially
Statistics agency halves GDP growth for 2024 as parliament adopts first part of next year’s budget
Milan prosecutor says there is evidence of state-guaranteed loans given to businesses connected to organised crime
A painful EV transition for the Stellantis-owned brand has shaken its home city of Turin and sparked an acrimonious spat with Rome
Rome approves proposals targeting deferred tax payments and stock options in financial sector
Finance minister says ‘everyone must contribute’, not just banks
A GDP recovery 15 years in the making
Doubling of flat-tax regime does not dissuade global super-rich from shifting residency to the country
Farmers fear for livelihoods as government struggles to stem worst outbreak of virus in decades
Government proposes levy of up €25 a night for most expensive hotel rooms to help cash-strapped cities
Giorgia Meloni’s coalition at odds over faster naturalisation of children with immigrant background
Premier Giorgia Meloni hopes measure will address local concerns that expats have sparked a rise in housing costs
Numerous maintenance works scheduled this year have thrown the country’s rail industry into chaos
Coastal businesses are threatening to stop working for some of August to protect their lucrative concessions
The sector is one where the country has excelled, creating jobs while other sectors have shrunk
Satnam Singh died after having his arm severed by a machine on a farm near Rome
As house prices rocket and queues outside food banks grow, local resentment is rising
Giorgia Meloni’s government is following a well-trodden path by tolerating lawbreaking in the construction business
Action comes after government minister met delegation of executives from ride-hailing app Uber
Analysts forecast Rome will tap institutional investors for more debt
GDP expansion in largest economies comes as bloc’s headline inflation remains at 2.4% but core rate keeps falling
‘Superbonus’ scheme balloons to €219bn compared with €140bn estimated last year
Price growth in key eurozone economies undershoots expectations
Gap between the countries’ borrowing costs narrows while investors position for interest rate cuts
