Italy is set to approve as soon as next week a €3 billion ($3.6 billion) package to cut energy costs for consumers and companies, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Emmanuel Macron has been handed a golden chance to insulate one of France’s most important institutions from the far right.

President Emmanuel Macron has been handed a golden chance to insulate one of France’s most important institutions from the far right.

President Emmanuel Macron has been handed a golden chance to insulate one of France’s most important institutions from the far right.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde vowed to ensure EU heads of government consider a whole list of measures to strengthen the bloc’s long-term resilience before their upcoming summit.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde vowed to ensure EU heads of government consider a whole list of measures to strengthen the bloc’s long-term resilience before their upcoming summit.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde vowed to ensure EU heads of government consider a whole list of measures to strengthen the bloc’s long-term resilience before their upcoming summit.

Italy’s cabinet approved a decree expanding police powers, a step that is triggering criticism from opposition parties and civil-rights groups.

A controversial far-right politician has left Giorgia Meloni’s governing coalition, creating a fracture in Matteo Salvini’s League party.

Italy’s credit rating outlook was raised to positive from stable by S&P Global Ratings, the latest victory for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Italy’s credit rating outlook was raised to positive from stable by S&P Global Ratings, the latest victory for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Europe needs a digital euro to guarantee its autonomy from payment providers outside the region, European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said.

Europe needs a digital euro to guarantee its autonomy from payment providers outside the region, European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said.

Italian officials protested US plans to deploy some ICE staff at this year’s Winter Olympics, underscoring how the agency’s role in an immigration crackdown at home is stirring opposition overseas.

The European Union faces a stress test of whether it can respond as a united force when its sovereignty is challenged.

Italy’s Finance Ministry is backing Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA Chief Executive Officer Luigi Lovaglio for a new term, winning him support from a key stakeholder after other investors questioned his plans for the lender.

The Bank of Italy said the euro zone’s third-biggest economy probably “continued to expand moderately” in the fourth quarter despite global headwinds.

The Bank of Italy said the euro zone’s third-biggest economy probably “continued to expand moderately” in the fourth quarter despite global headwinds.

Italy’s government is preparing to reconfirm Claudio Descalzi as chief executive officer of Italian state-backed energy firm Eni SpA, a move that would extend the term of one of Europe’s longest-serving oil chiefs and project continuity.

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations, along with officials from other countries, met Monday in Washington to discuss a path forward to “address vulnerabilities in critical minerals supply chains,” the Treasury department said in a statement.