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US warns Italy against joining China's new Silk Road project
Mar 10, 2019 10:55The United States has warned Italy against supporting China's global economic effort, called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), denouncing the infrastructure plan as a “vanity project.”
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Meeting with Yellow Vests protesters ‘legitimate’: Italy
Feb 11, 2019 05:14Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has defended his controversial meeting with Yellow Vests protesters, which prompted Paris to recall the French ambassador from Rome and sparked a crisis in bilateral ties.
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France recalls Rome envoy after Italian leader meets Yellow Vest protesters
Feb 08, 2019 02:24France has recalled its ambassador from Rome after an Italian leader held a meeting with French ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters.
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Italy again accuses France of exploiting Africa
Jan 22, 2019 09:10Italy has once again accused France of continuing to exploit Africa, saying French policies are creating poverty and causing mass migration in the impoverished continent.
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Italy's lower house OK's budget revised to avoid EU reprisal
Dec 30, 2018 03:56Italian lawmakers passed Saturday the populist government's revised 2019 budget before a year-end deadline, despite complaints from the opposition that it was dictated by Brussels and had been rammed through without debate.
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Italy to halt arms sales to Saudis amid Yemen war
Dec 29, 2018 09:37Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says his government wants to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia due to war and atrocities in neighboring Yemen.
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Italy’s Senate clears revised budget ahead of EU deadline
Dec 23, 2018 09:20The upper house of Italy’s parliament has approved a revised budget plan for 2019 after a tense standoff with the European Union (EU) and despite opposition complaints that the process has been rushed to meet an EU deadline.
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Demo held in Rome over anti-migrant decree
Dec 16, 2018 05:26Thousands of people have gathered in central Rome to stage an anti-government rally. Demonstrators protested against what they criticized as unfair anti-migrant policies designed by far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
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Italian lawmakers pass tough anti-migrant bill despite criticism
Nov 29, 2018 09:33The Italian parliament has approved as law a tough anti-migrant and security bill drafted by far-right Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini despite strong criticism from the political left.
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Italy says can avoid EU sanctions despite rejection of budget
Nov 25, 2018 12:51Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says Rome can avoid European Union (EU) sanctions despite the bloc’s recent rejection of his government’s debt-swelling budget plan.