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Italy: The center-right winner in the municipal elections, exit polls show

Italy: The center-right winner in the municipal elections, exit polls show Italy: The center-right winner in the municipal elections, exit polls show

The center-right has prevailed since the first round in three of the five largest cities in which municipal elections were held yesterday, according to exit polls by Italian public television Rai. The conservative faction is likely to elect a mayor in the first round in Genoa, Palermo, Sicily, and possibly L’Aquila in central Italy. In […]

Italy: Municipal elections in 978 cities and five referendums

Italy: Municipal elections in 978 cities and five referendums Italy: Municipal elections in 978 cities and five referendums

From 7 a.m. local time until 11 p.m., in Italy citizens are required to vote to renew 978 city councils. At the same time, more than 50 million citizens have the right to answer the questions of five referendums. Regarding the municipal elections, 142 municipalities in which the ballot boxes were set up, have more […]

Italy: Seven dead from helicopter crash

Italy: Seven dead from helicopter crash Italy: Seven dead from helicopter crash

LAST UPDATE: 20.26 Seven bodies were found today in the wreckage of a helicopter that went missing on Thursday in the mountains of northern Italy, the emergency services announced today, which did not mention any survivors. Four Turkish citizens were on board the helicopter, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, while Italian media also reported the […]

Italy: Extreme right-wing candidate arrested over Sicilian mafia ties

Italy: Extreme right-wing candidate arrested over Sicilian mafia ties Italy: Extreme right-wing candidate arrested over Sicilian mafia ties

A candidate of the far-right party Brothers of Italy in the municipal elections that will take place the day after tomorrow in Palermo, Sicily, was arrested this afternoon on the charge of voting relations with the mafia. This is Francesco Lombardo, 54, who, in dialogues recorded by the police, talks to the mobster godfather Vincenzo […]

Two-year jump for the Italian spread

Two-year jump for the Italian spread Two-year jump for the Italian spread

With pressures escalating in the European bond market, Italian bond yields are now hovering on the fringes of the eight-year high, with Italy’s ten-year spread marking its biggest weekly jump since 2020. In particular, the yield of the ten-year title of the Italian government reached in the last hours up to 3.78%, marking its highest […]

Italy: Industrial production higher than expected in April

Italy: Industrial production higher than expected in April Italy: Industrial production higher than expected in April

Italian industrial production was much stronger than expected in April, showing an increase of 1.6% compared to the previous month after an increase of 0.2% in March and strengthening the growth prospects for the second quarter. Estimates showed a drop of 1.1% in April. The data marks the third consecutive monthly decline in industrial production, […]

Retail sales in Italy remained unchanged in April

Retail sales in Italy remained unchanged in April Retail sales in Italy remained unchanged in April

Italy’s retail sales were unchanged in April, indicating that consumer spending remained high at the start of the second quarter, despite high inflation. Retail sales in Italy were unchanged from March, according to statistics from Istat. In March, retail sales fell 0.6% on a monthly basis. On an annual basis, retail sales increased 8.4% in […]

Italy: Pakistan’s network of alleged terrorists dismantled

Italy: Pakistan’s network of alleged terrorists dismantled Italy: Extreme right-wing candidate arrested over Sicilian mafia ties

An anti-terrorism operation coordinated by Europol in Italy and elsewhere in Europe has allowed the dismantling of a Pakistani network in connection with an attack in 2020 in front of the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Italian police announced today. The operation, co-ordinated by the Genoa prosecutor’s office in northern Italy and […]

M. Salvini: The islands of Greece belong to Greece and no one needs to clarify it

M. Salvini: The islands of Greece belong to Greece and no one needs to clarify it M. Salvini: The islands of Greece belong to Greece and no one needs to clarify it

“The islands of Greece belong to Greece and no one needs to clarify it. When Turkey makes specific choices, going beyond the excavations, we must clearly state that it is acting only on its behalf and that the return to the Ottoman Empire is not, I would say, on the agenda of our agenda “, […]

Italian ambassador to Ankara summoned by Turkish Foreign Minister – Cause of PKK demonstrations in Italy

Italian ambassador to Ankara summoned by Turkish Foreign Minister – Cause of PKK demonstrations in Italy Italian ambassador to Ankara summoned by Turkish Foreign Minister – Cause of PKK demonstrations in Italy

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Italian Ambassador to Ankara Giorgio Maraponti for explanations. According to Italian media, the Turkish Foreign Ministry once again expressed its disappointment that the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) was allowed to operate in Italy. According to Turkish diplomatic sources, cited by the Italian media, Turkey is deeply annoyed that, despite the […]