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MPS focused on integrating Mediobanca, not Banco BPM talks, CEO says

ROME, May 29 (Reuters) - Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) bank is focused on integrating rece...

29th May, 2026

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AI can boost Italy's weak labour productivity, central bank chief says

ROME, May 29 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence can significantly boost Italy's weak labour product...

29th May, 2026

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Eni and Seri Industrial to jointly develop stationary battery supply chain

May 29 (Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni and battery storage firm Seri Industrial have signed an...

29th May, 2026

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MPS, Banco BPM discussed merger after Lovaglio reappointed, Italian news agency says

ROME, May 28 (Reuters) - Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) and rival Banco BPM held talks abou...

28th May, 2026

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Italy's RAI pushes for EI Towers contract extensions before RaiWay deal, sources say

By Elvira Pollina MILAN, May 26 (Reuters) - Italy's RAI is pushing for EI Towers to extend contracts...

26th May, 2026

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Meloni coalition wins Venice mayoral vote, defying polls

By Angelo Amante ROME, May 25 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition won t...

25th May, 2026

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Pope Leo decries 'dizzying' profits earned by companies that pollute

By Ciro De Luca and Joshua McElwee ACERRA, Italy, May 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Saturday called out...

23rd May, 2026

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Mussolini-themed ads against Meloni spark political row in Italy

By Angelo Amante ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Huge advertisements posted in Italian train stations linki...

22nd May, 2026

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Italy's 'Slow Food' founder Carlo Petrini dies at 76

ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Carlo Petrini, founder of the Italian "Slow Food" movement that promotes qu...

22nd May, 2026

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Italian police search firms over Olympic cable car contract

MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Italian police searched the headquarters of two firms on Thursday involved...

21st May, 2026

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Italy pays the price of Meloni's stalled green energy transition

By Giuseppe Fonte, Gavin Jones and Francesca Landini ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - Copenhagen Infrastruct...

21st May, 2026

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Proposal to expand Rome's Borghese Gallery expected by end-2026

By Alvise Armellini ROME, May 18 (Reuters) - An architectural plan to expand one of Rome's most famo...

18th May, 2026