Alessandra Migliaccio

Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti insisted his budget will respect European Union fiscal targets even while relieving families strained by the cost-of-living crisis.

Gifts presented to President Donald Trump by Swiss executives were actually for the American people, according to Bern’s top trade diplomat.

The European Central Bank is unlikely to step in any time soon with market intervention to help France, according to its former chief, Mario Draghi.

Premier Giorgia Meloni’s latest budget includes plans to raise €10.7 billion ($12 billion) from Italy’s financial sector over the next three years.

Italy will probably keep adhering to the European Union’s budget discipline even if it reverts to political instability, Morningstar DBRS said.

Italy’s government is set to implement tougher security measures to stem violence, with luxury shops and other businesses in Milan closed early on Monday for fears of new clashes.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government passed new security measures aimed at stemming violent protests, including tougher penalties on minors after a series of incidents across the country.

Italian officials are looking into whether outside actors such as Russia had a hand in violent protests that swept Milan and other European cities over the weekend, according to people familiar with the matter.

Truckers in Italy continued to block roads in the country’s south on Thursday, with fishing fleets in the port of Ancona also idled to protest high diesel prices.

How Italy sticks with fiscal discipline as an election approaches is a key test for Scope Ratings, which kept its positive outlook on the country.