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There are good economic reasons for nerves and the PM has shown herself willing to rattle markets
Levy poses risk to eurozone financial stability by reducing Italian lenders’ retained earnings, says central bank
Italy seeks to extricate itself from Beijing’s flagship foreign policy initiative without provoking its wrath
Fears of gains by populists in next year’s EU parliament elections are misplaced
Central bank’s own actions may have set in motion chain of events that led to governments’ decisions to levy their lenders
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni takes ferry to Albanian coast on private visit
Italy’s prime minister admits issues with levy announcement but says she would ‘do it again’
The economic record of Giorgia Meloni’s government is coming under harsh and justified scrutiny
Rome cites ‘financial stability’ as it seeks to calm market jitters following unexpected measure
Rightwing government’s surprise windfall tax on banks is branded a ‘major miscalculation’
Governments that mount tax raids on a whim can expect higher risk premia on their financings
Dismal data and decision to pull poverty relief scheme put pressure on Italian prime minister
Italy’s leader has proved a solid Nato ally but is pursuing worrying policies at home
Also in this newsletter: Why the ECB wants to keep investors on their toes over interest rates
Lesbian couples no longer recognised as legal parents on birth certificates
Prime minister says ‘simplistic’ approach likely to hurt eurozone economies
Italy banks on humanist values while Saudi Arabia parades glitzy stars
Data-collecting tech in tyres deemed of national security importance as governance dispute with Sinochem hots up
Alarmed by the falling birth rate, the government is trying to entice women into having children. But many are sceptical of the approach
Prime minister Giorgia Meloni says ‘debate is open’ on whether to leave Xi Jinping’s foreign investment programme
Giorgia Meloni appears determined to stretch domestic rules to justify a more active stance on business
Social welfare reforms aim ‘to distinguish those who can work from those who cannot’, says PM Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s hard-right leader praises UK approach on visit to London despite ‘tug of war’ on wording of formal statement
Row brewing over plan to replace upper echelons of state-controlled utility
Italy’s prime minister should beware of opening a can of worms
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