December 9, 2023
The opposition in Albania on Wednesday spoke up at the Constitutional Court against the ratification of a contentious deal the government has signed with Italy to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving in Italy by sea. Last month, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni announced a five-year deal in
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Italy signed the pact in 2019 expecting a big boost to exports but hoped-for economic gains have not materialised. ADVERTISEMENT Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with foreign countries through infrastructure investments, Italian media reported on Wednesday. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had previously signalled Italy’s
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get it sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning Good morning. Italy has informed
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Italy has officially informed Beijing of its decision to withdraw from President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt & Road Initiative, ending months of speculation over a relationship that had irritated Rome’s western allies. The formal decision
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Italy has officially informed China that it is quitting the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), two government sources told Reuters on Wednesday, ending months of doubt over Rome’s future in the ambitious project. Italy in 2019 became the first and so far only major Western nation to join the program, dismissing concerns from the United
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Matteo Salvini, who is Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister, hosted the conference in Florence under the slogan “Jobs, Security, Common Sense” on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT The far-right leaders came from Bulgaria, Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic and The Netherlands, where the far-right won the most seats in the recent parliamentary elections. “Today we present to Italians and all
READ MOREItaly and Spain will add to their storied European Championship rivalry next year, after the defending champion and two-time recent winner were drawn together in a tough group with World Cup semifinalist Croatia and Albania on Saturday. Euro 2020 winner Italy fulfilled predictions as the most difficult and dramatic option to come from the pot
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Italy’s Mount Etna volcano has erupted – sending sparks of lava into the sky. Vision shows lava spitting high into the early morning sky and smoke rising from the volcano’s crater. Mount Etna is the tallest and most active volcano in Europe. It erupts frequently, but rarely results in significant damage. Despite the volcanic activity,
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A fighter plane that vanished in a daring raid on Italy – just days before the allies invaded – has been found, solving a mystery that’s endured since the Second World War. Warren Singer, a US airman, disappeared with his P-38 Lightning on August 25, 1943, during an attack on Italian airfields near Foggia, in
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Malaga, Spain – Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 as Jannik Sinner crushed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 to seal a 2-0 win over Australia on Sunday in Malaga. The world No. 4 clinched the victory in the second singles rubber after Matteo Arnaldi dug deep to beat Alexei Popyrin
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