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Stellantis car production in Italy falls to 71-year low

Stellantis' vehicle production in Italy fell 20% year-on-year in 2025 to 379,706 vehicles, the FIM Cisl trade union has said, expressing fresh worries for the future of the national auto industry.

Business • 08 Jan

Italian student paralysed after 1999 Dublin attack dies

Guido Nasi, the Italian man who was paralysed as a teenager after an unprovoked attack in Dublin, has died aged 43.

Ireland • 07 Jan

Volcanic ash spews out of an active volcano covered in snow

Watch: Skiers glide down slopes as Mount Etna erupts

Skiers took advantage of the Christmas holiday season by ski mountaineering on the slopes of Mount Etna, while Italy's most active volcano continued to erupt unabated.

World • 28 Dec 25

Italy's competition authority said Ryanair allegedly abused its dominant position by blocking or making it harder for travel agents to books its flights in combination with other services

Ryanair to appeal 'bizarre' Italian ruling and €256m fine

Italy's competition authority said today it had fined Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair €256m for abuse of a dominant position in its dealings with travel agents.

Business • 23 Dec 25

Italy fines Apple €98.6m for alleged App Store violations

Italy's competition authority (AGCM) said today it had fined UStechnology giant Apple and two of its divisions €98.6m over alleged abuse of their dominant position in the mobile app market.

Business • 22 Dec 25

Italian police seek documents from 13 fashion firms

Italian police have visited the headquarters of 13 high-end fashion firms, asking them to hand over documents on governance and supply-chain controls as part of an investigation into alleged worker abuse at fashion subcontractors, judicial documents showed.

Business • 04 Dec 25

Photo shows Lido Paradiso and Scilla with castello Ruffo, Strait of Messina, Calabria, Italy

Italian court rules against Sicily bridge

An Italian court has ruled that plans for the world's largest suspension bridge between mainland Italy and the island of Sicily would break EU environmental and tender rules, but the government said it would not give up on the flagship project.

News Lens • 28 Nov 25

Italy's MPS faces investigation over Mediobanca takeover

Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) and its top two shareholders are facing an investigation in Milan in relation to the Tuscan bank's takeover of Mediobanca, two judicial sources have told Reuters.

Business • 28 Nov 25

Italy watchdog fines WizzAir over 'All You Can Fly' deal

Italy's competition authority said today it had fined Wizz Air Hungary €500,000 for unfair commercial practices after it advertised an "All You Can Fly" annual subscription with limitations.

Business • 14 Nov 25

Rescuers evacuate the worker who was trapped in the medieval tower 'Torre dei Conti'

Worker dies after medieval tower partly collapses in Rome

A worker trapped for hours under rubble in Rome following the partial collapse of a medieval tower near the Colosseum has died, local media said.

World • 04 Nov 25

Worker rescued after tower partly collapses in Rome

Rescuers have saved a worker who became trapped when the medieval tower he was helping renovate in Rome partly collapsed, city authorities said.

Europe • 04 Nov 25

The Ortler, Stelvio National Park, Lombardy and Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Five German climbers killed in Italian Alps avalanche

Five German climbers have died after being caught in an avalanche in the Italian Alps, local authorities have said.

World • 02 Nov 25

The Mare Jonio ship of Mediterranea Saving Humans, a non-governmental organisation in Italy

Italian rescuers accused of assisting illegal immigration

Six members of an Italian charity which rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea have gone on trial in Sicily, accused of aiding illegal immigration.

Europe • 21 Oct 25

Pope Leo XIV waves as he holds a special Audience in St Peter's Square

Pope Leo trims powers of Vatican bank

Pope Leo cancelled the Vatican bank's sole authority over investments held by the city-state today, rolling back one of the financial reforms of his predecessor Francis.

Business • 06 Oct 25

Fiat is the cornerstone of the Agnelli empire - but it's no longer its most valuable asset

Fiat Feud: The succession row within 'Italy's Kennedys'

The family behind Fiat, Ferrari and Juventus are worth tens of billions of euro - but a bitter succession feud between mother and son has cast doubt on the group's future, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 05 Oct 25

After France tries to cut public holidays, Italy adds one

Just weeks after debt-laden France proposed axing two public holidays, Italy is proposing to add a new one in honour of Saint Francis and the pope who took his name.

Business • 18 Sep 25

Giorgio Armani's coffin, topped with white roses, lies in the Mortuary Chapel at Armani Teatro in Milan, Italy

Public viewing of Giorgio Armani's coffin in Milan begins

Members of the public began paying their respects to fashion legend Giorgio Armani as his coffin was put on display in Milan

World • 06 Sep 25

Berlusconi media firm takes control of ProSiebenSat.1

Italy's MediaForEurope (MFE) group, majority-owned by the Berlusconi family, said today it had secured a controlling stake in German broadcasting giant ProSiebenSat.1 through a takeover offer.

Business • 04 Sep 25

Inflation cools in France and Italy, steady in Spain

Inflation slowed in France and Italy and held steady in Spain in August, official data showed today, as the European Central Bank weighs its next move on interest rates next month.

Business • 29 Aug 25

A bank branch beside a statue in an Italian street

Mediobanca shareholders reject Banca Generali deal

Shareholders of Italian merchant bank Mediobanca have rejected the proposal of its chief executive Alberto Nagel to buy Banca Generali, a takeover that would have created Italy's second-largest wealth manager.

Business • 21 Aug 25

Mediobanca has received ECB approval to buy private bank Banca Generali

Mediobanca gets ECB approval for Banca Generali deal

Italy's merchant bank Mediobanca has received European Central Bank approval to buy private bank Banca Generali and create Italy's second-largest wealth manager, as it seeks to thwart a takeover bid from Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

Business • 19 Aug 25

An electrical pylon is seen on a headland surrounded by the sea

Sicily locals vow opposition to longest suspension bridge

Italy's decision to approve the construction between Sicily and the mainland of what would be the world's longest single-span bridge has set the stage for a legal battle that could further delay a project first conceived by the ancient Romans.

Europe • 08 Aug 25

The Port of Messina is a port serving Messina, Sicily, Italy

World's longest suspension bridge to link Sicily to Italy

Italy's government has approved a €13.5 billion project to build the world's longest suspension bridge connecting the island of Sicily to the mainland.

World • 06 Aug 25

Italy fines Armani for 'misleading ethical' statements

Italy's competition watchdog has fined luxury goods giant Giorgio Armani €3.5m for misleading consumers over dangerous conditions for workers making its bags and accessories.

Business • 01 Aug 25

Meta, X and LinkedIn appeal VAT claim by Italy

US tech giants Meta and LinkedIn have lodged an appeal against an unprecedented VAT claim by Italy that could influence tax policy across the 27-nation European Union, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter have said.

Business • 22 Jul 25