Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni got told by the International Monetary Fund that her government’s energy aid should target poorer families rather than apply to everyone.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni got told by the International Monetary Fund that her government’s energy aid should target poorer families rather than apply to everyone.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni got told by the International Monetary Fund that her government’s energy aid should target poorer families rather than apply to everyone.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni got told by the International Monetary Fund that her government’s energy aid should target poorer families rather than apply to everyone.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg
Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should be “disarmed” to protect humanity from its dangers, adding his voice to a heated debate over the extent to which governments should regulate a technology that is reshaping the world.
Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should be “disarmed” to protect humanity from its dangers, adding his voice to a heated debate over the extent to which governments should regulate a technology that is reshaping the world.
Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter in The Vatican on May 25.
Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should be “disarmed” to protect humanity from its dangers, adding his voice to a heated debate over the extent to which governments should regulate a technology that is reshaping the world.
Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should be “disarmed” to protect humanity from its dangers, adding his voice to a heated debate over the extent to which governments should regulate a technology that is reshaping the world.
Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter in The Vatican on May 25.
Italy’s state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA is set to increase its stake in Nexi SpA, tightening its grip on the payment company considered strategic by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government.
Italy’s state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA is set to increase its stake in Nexi SpA, tightening its grip on the payment company considered strategic by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government.
Attendees stand silhouetted against a Nexi SpA logo inside the Borsa Italiana, Italy's Stock Exchange, before the Nexi SpA launch ceremony in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday April 16, 2019. The initial public offering of payment-service company Nexi raised 2.01 billion euros ($2.3 billion), making it the biggest listing in Europe so far this year and the third major IPO of a payment-processing institution in the region in less than a year. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg
The European Union is considering Italy’s plea to get more leeway on the bloc’s fiscal rules as the Iran war raises costs for households and businesses.
The European Union is considering Italy’s plea to get more leeway on the bloc’s fiscal rules as the Iran war raises costs for households and businesses.
Valdis Dombrovskis, economy commissioner for the European Union (EU), at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Europe will consider all retaliatory options should US President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, the bloc’s finance ministers said.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stressed that long-term inflation expectations are still broadly in line with the 2% target, despite deepening fallout from the Iran war.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stressed that long-term inflation expectations are still broadly in line with the 2% target, despite deepening fallout from the Iran war.
Italy’s increasing debt burden risks mounting scrutiny from investors despite the efforts of Giorgia Meloni’s government to bring it under control, according to Bloomberg Economics.
Italy’s increasing debt burden risks mounting scrutiny from investors despite the efforts of Giorgia Meloni’s government to bring it under control, according to Bloomberg Economics.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stressed that long-term inflation expectations are still broadly in line with the 2% target, despite deepening fallout from the Iran war.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stressed that long-term inflation expectations are still broadly in line with the 2% target, despite deepening fallout from the Iran war.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stressed that long-term inflation expectations are still broadly in line with the 2% target, despite deepening fallout from the Iran war.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stressed that long-term inflation expectations are still broadly in line with the 2% target, despite deepening fallout from the Iran war.
Italy’s increasing debt burden risks mounting scrutiny from investors despite the efforts of Giorgia Meloni’s government to bring it under control, according to Bloomberg Economics.
Italy’s increasing debt burden risks mounting scrutiny from investors despite the efforts of Giorgia Meloni’s government to bring it under control, according to Bloomberg Economics.
European Union economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the European Central Bank will need to address the continent’s rising inflation due to the war in Iran.
European Union economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the European Central Bank will need to address the continent’s rising inflation due to the war in Iran.
European Union economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the European Central Bank will need to address the continent’s rising inflation due to the war in Iran.
European Union economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the European Central Bank will need to address the continent’s rising inflation due to the war in Iran.
European Union economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the European Central Bank will need to address the continent’s rising inflation due to the war in Iran.
European Union economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the European Central Bank will need to address the continent’s rising inflation due to the war in Iran.
Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy summoned Israel’s ambassadors over the treatment of activists detained by Israel after seeking to breach its naval blockade of Gaza in a flotilla.
Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy summoned Israel’s ambassadors over the treatment of activists detained by Israel after seeking to breach its naval blockade of Gaza in a flotilla.
A boat bearing symbols of one of the vessels belonging to the Gaza-bound aid flotilla, left, and intercepted by the Israeli Navy, is motored towards the Israeli port of Ashdod, about 40 kilometres south of Tel Aviv, on May 19, 2026.