Giorgia Meloni

EU offered ‘zero-for-zero’ deal to US weeks before tariff announcement

Cars and other goods were to be included, according to EU trade commissioner, who says offer is still on table

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels, Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin

07, Apr, 2025 @10:05 PM

Macron suggests pause on US investment as EU leaders condemn Trump tariffs

Von der Leyen calls tariffs ‘a major blow to world economy’ while calling for last-ditch negotiations

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Sam Jones in Madrid

03, Apr, 2025 @4:31 PM

Italian government approved use of spyware on members of refugee NGO, MPs told

National security committee is investigating whether secret services breached law by using surveillance tool to monitor activists and journalists

Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Stephanie Kirchgaessner

27, Mar, 2025 @7:34 PM

European leaders agree now ‘not the time’ to lift sanctions against Russia

Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefire

Jon Henley and Kiran Stacey in Paris

27, Mar, 2025 @6:04 PM

Activist alerts ICC to spyware attack while sharing Libya torture victims’ details

David Yambio, founder of Refugees in Libya, urges international criminal court members to have phones checked

Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Angela Giuffrida

19, Mar, 2025 @12:07 PM

Trump’s polarising appeal leaves European populists in a tight spot

Nationalist parties have tended to praise the US president’s politics, but many voters dislike his treatment of Ukraine

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

08, Mar, 2025 @10:00 AM

Starmer’s diplomatic flurry puts him at centre of attempts to shape Ukraine-Russia deal

PM’s decision to bring forward Zelenskyy meeting and forge Franco-British peace plan shows UK can still play global leadership role

Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

02, Mar, 2025 @4:20 PM

Starmer to hold talks with Zelenskyy and Meloni before Ukraine defence summit

Prime minister to host more than a dozen countries over weekend as Europe tries to secure deal to end war

Rowena Mason and Aletha Adu

28, Feb, 2025 @2:56 PM

Italian priest close to pope told he was target of surveillance tool used by a government

Meloni administration pressed to address issue after other people working with migrants also told they were targeted

Angela Giuffrida in Rome, Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Stephanie Kirchgaessner

25, Feb, 2025 @4:26 PM

Journalists launch legal action against Italian government over spyware claims

Union submits criminal complaint to prosecutors as ministers refuse to answer questions about alleged hacks

Angela Giuffridain Rome Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Stephanie Kirchgaessner

19, Feb, 2025 @4:59 PM

Why Europe’s defence spending may need a bold new approach

In Paris and Munich, European leaders debated ideas aimed at reshaping Europe’s postwar dependence on the US

Patrick Wintour in Paris

19, Feb, 2025 @5:00 AM

Placebo frontman Brian Molko charged with calling Meloni ‘fascist’ and ‘racist’

The singer is being charged with defamation of the far-right Italian prime minister leader while performing at a festival in Turin in 2023

Laura Snapes

18, Feb, 2025 @11:04 AM

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