News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines | RTÉ

National Weather Warning

Get live updates from RTÉ

1

Click icon above
to allow notifications
from RTÉ

2

Select 'Allow'
Once prompted
by Chrome

Maybe later

Banca Carige will pay a fee to the Italian State for the guarantee

EU Commission clears Carige state-backed bond issue

Business / 18 Jan

The ECB has told the Tuscan lender to boost provisions against bad loans in the coming years

Monte dei Paschi shares suspended after ECB warning

Business / 14 Jan

Over €4,000 worth of coins are tossed into the fountain every day

Rome city and church in row over Trevi Fountain coins

Cesare Battisti pictured at his home in Brazil in 2017

Fugitive Battisti handed to Italy, flies out of Bolivia

The Italian government stepped in to support Carige after the Genoa-based bank was put under temporary administration by the ECB last week

Italian bank Carige to tap state guarantee for funding

Business / 08 Jan

"I make a heartfelt appeal to European leaders to show concrete solidarity for these people," Pope Francis said

Pope appeals for safe port for migrants on rescue ships

Jo Song Gil is the North's acting ambassador to Rome

N Korean diplomat urges colleague to settle in South

North Korea announced in late 2018 that it was sending a new envoy to Rome

North Korean diplomat 'disappears'

North Korea / 03 Jan

Carige on Saturday failed to win approval for a €400m share sale that was part of a rescue plan financed by Italian lenders

Carige's top investor meets ECB after blocked cash call

Business / 28 Dec 18

Carige on Saturday failed to win approval for a €400m cash call that was part of a rescue deal

Carige top investor to meet ECB after blocked cash call

Business / 27 Dec 18

The Christmas Eve eruption has been followed by a series of tremors

Minor earthquake hits Sicily following Mt Etna eruption

Italy / 26 Dec 18

The Italian Senate passed the new budget

Italy's Senate passes revised budget after EU standoff

Europe / 23 Dec 18

Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini tweeted that the ports are closed

Rescued migrants stuck at sea after Italy closes ports

Europe / 22 Dec 18

Italy has committed to not adding to its colossal €2 trillion debt load next year

Italy and EU reach budget truce as Rome backs down

Business / 19 Dec 18

Firefighters said there was panic when it is thought pepper spray may have been fired inside the club

Six dead, dozens injured in Italy nightclub stampede

Europe / 08 Dec 18

Settimino Mineo was due to officially take over as head of the Sicilian Mafia

New mafia boss arrested in Sicily - Italian police

Italy / 04 Dec 18

Organisers said the event drew a record crowd

Thousands of Santas rally for charity in Italy

News Lens / 02 Dec 18

Italy's GDP contracted by 0.1% between July and September compared to the previous quarter, new figures show

Italy's economy contracts for first time since 2014

Business / 30 Nov 18

The drop was due in part to a decline in the number of women of child-bearing age in Italy

Italy's birth rate crisis deepens

Europe / 28 Nov 18

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has hinted at the possibility of tweaking Italy's deficit goal

Italy discussing reducing 2019 deficit target

Business / 26 Nov 18

Developments in Italy and rising oil prices boosting the euro today

Euro gains as Italy lowers deficit goal

Business / 26 Nov 18

European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said Italy is in danger of 'sleepwalking into instability'

Commission moves towards disciplining Italy on budget

Business / 21 Nov 18

The MV Aquarius had been used to rescue migrants from the sea in recent times

Italy orders seizure of migrant rescue ship

Europe / 20 Nov 18

Italy's deputy Prime Ministers Matteo Salvini (L) and Luigi Di Maio have said their budget plans won't be changed

Italy rejects EU demands to revise big spending budget

Europe / 23 Dec 18

Carige is Italy's last remaining large problem bank

Italian banks to help fill Carige's capital hole

Business / 13 Nov 18

Showing 1 - 25 of 200 stories