The Italian president's decisions to quash a proposed populist coalition and ask economist Carlo Cottarelli to assemble a politically neutral government sets up the steps to an early election that ...

What is happening in Italy is more a political crisis than a financial one. Draghi’s tools are helpful only when a country’s elected leaders are trying to avoid crisis.

Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, triggering a snap election following the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi earlier in the day. The ...

“Italy is no stranger to chaotic politics, government crises and revolving-door executives,” the Associated Press reports. “But recent developments were remarkable even by Italian standards. ...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's president is expected to ask a former International Monetary Fund official on Monday to head a stopgap government amidst political and constitutional turmoil, with early ...

Italy's political crisis has deepened over the weekend, ... Its name refers to its five flagship issues: publicly owned water, sustainable (eco-friendly) transport, sustainable development, ...

Italy is entering five days of political and financial uncertainty after the 5-Star Movement sparked a government crisis by withholding support on a government-sponsored bill.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she was working with the European Union on a debt-relief initiative for African states - part of Rome's efforts to help development in Africa and ...

Italy is no stranger to chaotic politics, government crises and revolving-door executives. But recent developments were remarkable even by Italian standards.

Italian political dysfunction that ripples through global financial markets and has the potential to upend Europe is something the world woke up to Tuesday morning. What Does Italy’s Political ...

On Sunday night, President Sergio Mattarella ended plans to form Western Europe's first populist government by vetoing their euroskeptic pick for economy minister. The president argued that Italy ...