Italy
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Europe
A fight over a cloister in tourist-filled Florence
Augustinian friars are protesting against a redevelopment plan
International
Trump is a problem for Europe’s most important hard-right leaders
His antics are causing headaches for Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen
Finance & economics
Giorgia Meloni has grand banking ambitions
Will Italy’s nationalist prime minister manage to concentrate financial power?
Europe
The pope and Italy’s prime minister tussle over Donald Trump
Giorgia Meloni was the only European leader at the inauguration
Europe
A TV dramatisation of Mussolini’s life inflames Italy
With Giorgia Meloni in power, the fascist past is more relevant than ever
Europe
Will Giorgia Meloni turn out to be Europe’s Trump card?
The Italian leader is among those angling to be the linchpin of the transatlantic relationship
Europe
Giorgia Meloni would make Machiavelli proud
Italy’s prime minister is far more popular than Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz
Europe
Italy starts outsourcing its migrant crisis to Albania
As European governments grapple with irregular migration, some are looking outward
Europe
A banking raid in Europe kicks up an unseemly nationalist defence
Der Italian banking job goes down badly in Germany