Giorgia Meloni’s post-fascist party triumphs in the Italian election
The Brothers of Italy leader is on the verge of becoming prime minister, thanks especially to a divided left.
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The making and meaning of Giorgia Meloni
The post-fascist Brothers of Italy are rising fast, led by a charismatic, self-made Roman whom many expect to be Italy’s…
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Will Giorgia Meloni be the next prime minister of Italy?
Mario Draghi’s departure is bad news, but the country’s fundamental problems are chronic rather than acute.
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From the NS archive: The Tuscan holiday
26 July 1999: Chiantishire may be the New Labour idyll of choice. But it has protection rackets, tax avoidance and…
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How Italy has endured nearly two lost decades
Italian living standards are still below their 2006 level.
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Italy’s economy needs a technocrat prime minister, but voters are weary of rule by experts
Fiscally, it would be a terrible time for the country to lose Mario Draghi – another election would only risk…
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In northern Italy, the sound of the swirling river suffuses even my hotel room
The strangely musical waterway tells a story of South Tyrol's troubled history.
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Could a new debt crisis split the eurozone?
Fears that Italy will struggle to repay lenders are troubling central bankers, caught between prudent countries and big spenders.
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