Italy

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News about Italy, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 5, 2014

Italian authorities arrest Mayor Giorgio Orsoni of Venice and more than 30 others in a political corruption case linked to the city’s multibillion dollar flood-protection project. MORE
Jun. 3, 2014

European Union officials, in annual review of member states' budgets, warn France and Italy to do more to reform their economies; concern is that some large countries in euro area are not moving fast enough to reduce their deficits. MORE
May. 30, 2014

Italian government will seek $1.6 billion in damages from pharmaceutical giants Novartis and Roche; cites losses suffered by the national health services as a result of the companies' efforts to restrict competition on ophthalmic drugs. MORE
May. 24, 2014

Elections for European Parliament will provide the best indicator yet of the depth of disillusionment and anger in Italy and Greece; southern Europe has borne worst of economic crisis and churned with resentment and fury over austerity policies imposed by elites perceived as running Europe. MORE
May. 21, 2014

Italian Navy rescues nearly 500 migrants, including 100 children, from two fishing boats tethered together off Sicily; number of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe has jumped in past year. MORE

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Venice Mayor Is Arrested on Corruption Charges

By JIM YARDLEY and GAIA PIANIGIANI

Mayor Giorgio Orsoni is accused of misusing public funds from a multibillion dollar project to build underwater barriers to protect the city from flooding.

June 5, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Orsoni, Giorgio , Venice (Italy) , Levees and Dams , Forza Italia , Corruption (Institutional) , Italy

Italy Ties Luxembourg in Final World Cup Warm-Up

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Host Italy was held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Luxembourg in its final World Cup warm-up match before leaving for Brazil.

June 5, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Soccer , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Italy

Monday Motorsports: Milestones Fall at Englishtown Drag Races

By JERRY GARRETT

Speed records were set at N.H.R.A.’s Summernationals in New Jersey; three spectators were killed and several injured at the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland.

June 3, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Castroneves, Helio , National Assn of Stock Car Auto Racing , Rahal, Graham , Power, Will (1981- ) , Indy Racing League , Indianapolis 500 (Auto Race) , Italy , Johnson, Jimmie , New Jersey , Rossi, Valentino , Automobiles , Detroit (Mich) , Automobile Racing , National Hot Rod Assn

E.U. Officials Urge France and Italy to Accelerate Economic Reforms

By JAMES KANTER

In an annual review of member states’ budgets, the concern is that some countries are not moving fast enough to reduce their deficits.

June 3, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON ITALY AND: European Union , Italy , European Commission , France , European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- )

Countdown to 2014 World Cup in Brazil: Day 11

By ANDREW DAS

Mexico and Italy both lost key players in pre-World Cup friendlies this weekend.

June 2, 2014, Monday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Mexico , Soccer , Sports Injuries , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Prandelli, Cesare , Italy

Three Kidnapped Missionaries Are Freed in Cameroon

By ADAM NOSSITER

The two Italian priests and a Canadian nun were held for nearly two months near Cameroon’s border with Nigeria in a region rife with Boko Haram militants.

June 2, 2014, Monday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Canada , Bissiere, Gilberte , Roman Catholic Church , Nuns , Priests , Marta, Giampaolo , Missionaries , Boko Haram , Nigeria , Cameroon , Italy , Kidnapping , Allegri, Gianantonio

Etihad Nears Deal for a Stake in Alitalia

By NICOLA CLARK

Etihad, owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, plans to make an offer for a stake of up to 49 percent of the money-losing Italian airline.

June 2, 2014, Monday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Airlines and Airplanes , Etihad Airways , European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) , Italy , Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures , Alitalia , Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

Bulletproof Jacket On

By MICHAEL WILSON

A bail bondsman in Brooklyn becomes a bounty hunter to search for missing clients.

May 30, 2014, Friday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Jamaica (Queens, NY) , Italy , Brooklyn (NYC) , Fabrica , Photography , Bounty Hunters , Bail

Mediobanca Bolsters Roster in London With Ex-Barclays Banker

By CHAD BRAY

Francesco Canzonieri, a former Barclays and Goldman Sachs banker, will serve as head of Mediobanca’s financial institutions teams for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

May 30, 2014, Friday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Canzonieri, Francesco , Italy , Barclays PLC , Mediobanca SpA , Banking and Financial Institutions , Appointments and Executive Changes

Italy Seeks $1.6 Billion in Damages From Roche and Novartis

By DAVID JOLLY and GAIA PIANIGIANI

The government says the national health service suffered losses from the drug companies’ efforts to restrict competition in ophthalmic drugs.

May 30, 2014, Friday

MORE ON ITALY AND: Italy , Novartis AG , Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues , Pfizer Inc , Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)

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Italy at a Glance

Official Name: Italian Republic
Capital: Rome (Current local time)
Government Type: Republic
Year of Independence: 1861
Web site: Parlamento.it (In Italian)