Chiara Albanese

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hopes of delivering a pre-election budget that can both woo voters and assuage coalition partners just got a helping hand from the Italian economy.

The energy shock caused by the Iran war is proving to be longer-lasting than initially thought and is spreading beyond just oil, according to European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel.

Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government will pare back defense spending in a late change to the budget as it seeks to shrink Italy’s deficit, according to people familiar with the matter.

EssilorLuxottica SA heir Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio publicly disclosed his challenges with drug addiction and renewed his criticism of the eyewear company’s leadership after stepping down from his executive roles in August.

EssilorLuxottica heir Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio publicly disclosed his challenges with drug addiction and renewed his criticism of the eyewear company's leadership after stepping down from his executive roles in August.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni heads into next year’s election with no plans to broaden her coalition to include the new far-right National Future party, said one of the co-founders of her Brothers of Italy party.

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.

Pope Leo XIV won’t need additional therapies after he underwent cancer surgery on his lung last week, his doctors said in a statement released by the Vatican.

Giorgia Meloni ally Matteo Salvini was reelected leader of his far-right party League, part of Italy’s ruling coalition, after he promised to push the government to stop supporting Ukraine.

Ray-Ban founder Leonardo Maria del Vecchio is considering a €7.15 million ($8.3 million) takeover bid for the publishing company of Italy’s Il Fatto Quotidiano, boosting his ambitions in media and journalism.