Tag: Giorgia Meloni
Lufthansa is defeated in the bidding war for ITA Airways
Frankfurt, Rome Lufthansa gets nothing from the privatization of the Italian state airline ITA Airways. The government wants to conduct exclusive negotiations with the US financial investor Certares about a…
The head of the right-wing extremist Fratelli d’Italia is causing fear in parts of Italy
Rome When Italian newspapers quote Giorgia Meloni these days, it’s usually a translation, mostly from English. Because the 45-year-old head of Fratelli d’Italia has long spoken more to foreign media…
Andrea Orcel wants to relax the relationship with the government
Rome It should have been his first big deal: last year, Unicredit boss Andrea Orcel wanted to buy the crisis bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) from the Italian…
Will Italy pose a threat to the euro zone after the election?
Rome A light-flooded room with a view of the garden, plush sofas in the background, the dress in a light green summer color: Giorgia Meloni chose a presidential ambience for…
Lufthansa’s plans to take over ITA Airways are shaky
ITA Airways aircraft The successor airline to Alitalia is to switch to the Lufthansa realm. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt, Rome Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr thought he was almost there with the…
Danger for the euro zone: is Italy’s debt burden sustainable?
But the fact that events were happening at the same time has also unsettled the financial markets: the interest rate differential between German and Italian government bonds, which had leveled…
Giorgia Meloni is the new hope of the Italian right
Giorgia Meloni The party leader is currently ahead in the polls with her “Fratelli d’Italia”. (Photo: dpa) Rome Giorgia Meloni is currently sharing a video on all of her channels:…
Mario Draghi changed that – and is now in danger
Rome The Mario Draghi chapter is complete. Italy is facing new elections, and President Sergio Mattarella dissolved the chambers of parliament early Thursday evening. The former central banker was in…
Mario Draghi changed that – and is now in danger
Rome Mario Draghi was in office for exactly 522 days, just over 17 months. These were times of crisis, economic, pandemic, and since the outbreak of the Ukraine war also…
Mario Draghi wants to continue government with renewed confidence
Rome The speech that all of Italy has been waiting for begins 18 minutes late on Thursday: Mario Draghi gets up from his seat in the Senate – and initially…
Is Italy slipping into the next government crisis?
Rome Italy will elect a new head of state on Monday. The date has been fixed for weeks, but the outcome is highly uncertain. Main protagonist: Mario Draghi and the…