Mario Monti

Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta

2013-05-18 04:44:02

* Honeymoon over for Letta after less than a month * Protesters demand focus on jobs * Government's approval rating falling ROME, May 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment,...

Italy PM Letta seeks to smooth property tax standoff

2013-05-17 06:03:04

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta promised a wide reform of property tax on Friday, addressing one of the main issues dividing his coalition government, but gave no details on where he would find the billions of euros to pay for it. He...

Italy recession becomes longest on record as GDP slumps

2013-05-15 01:48:03

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's economy shrank by more than expected in the first quarter, extending the country's recession to seven straight quarters and making it the longest since quarterly records began in 1970. Gross domestic product fell 0.5 percent...

Italy will not dismantle Monti's labor reform: minister

2013-05-14 10:20:04

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's new government will make few substantial changes to the much-criticized labor reform adopted last year by former premier Mario Monti, Industry and Welfare Minister Enrico Giovannini told parliament on Tuesday. The unpopular...

INSIGHT-Italy came to brink before being saved by "King George"

2013-05-06 23:01:03

* Politicians begged reluctant Napolitano * Worse crisis for decades solved by president * Future uncertain, how long will president serve? By Barry Moody and Steve Scherer ROME, May 7 (Reuters) - On Saturday April 20, the leaders of Italy's two...

Letta says Italy can boost growth without increasing debt

2013-05-06 05:08:02

* Letta eyes wider backing in meeting with Spanish PM * Wants EU policy shift towards more growth, less austerity * ISTAT says economy will shrink 1.4 pct this year * But data suggests recession gradually easing By Gavin Jones ROME, May 6 (Reuters) -...

Italy deputy econ minister calls for more time on deficit goal

2013-05-05 04:23:02

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy should seek two more years to meet its deficit targets, new deputy economy minister Stefano Fassina said in a newspaper interview on Sunday, underscoring splits within the ruling coalition on the central issue of austerity versus...

Junior Italy minister removed after comment on gays

2013-05-04 06:34:02

ROME, May 4 (Reuters) - A junior Italian equal opportunities minister was removed from her post on Saturday less than 24 hours after being sworn in to the new coalition government, after she said gays invited discrimination by "ghettoising" themselves....

More than 60 percent of Italians approve of new PM Letta - poll

2013-05-03 02:24:02

ROME, May 3 (Reuters) - More than 60 percent of Italians have confidence in new prime minister Enrico Letta, but only 7 percent expect his right-left coalition government to last for a full five-year term, a survey showed on Friday. Letta's government...

Italy's Letta faces early squeeze over anti-austerity drive

2013-05-01 05:55:03

* Letta vows end to austerity and promises to meet debt targets * Government tensions over call to scrap unpopular housing tax * No detail on how to pay for tax cuts By James Mackenzie ROME, May 1 (Reuters) - Italy's new prime minister, Enrico Letta,...

FACTBOX-Key ministers in Enrico Letta's new Italian government

2013-04-27 10:12:04

ROME, April 27 (Reuters) - Italian centre-left politician Enrico Letta named a new coalition government on Saturday after reaching a deal with Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right party ended the stalemate since February's deadlocked election. The government...

NEWSMAKER-Italy's Saccomanni moves from central banker to economy minister

2013-04-27 11:51:03

* Saccomanni, 70, virtually unknown to Italian public * Has spent whole career in Bank of Italy * Enjoys respect among international policymakers * With no party affiliation, may lack political clout By Gavin Jones ROME, April 27 (Reuters) - Italy'...

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's government holds talks to find a solution as workers clash with police outside the industry ministry in Rome.

2012-09-10 00:00:00

(L-R) European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S.

2012-05-19 16:35:00

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy , French President Francois Hollande , Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a family picture at the end of a meeting at Villa Madama on June 22, 2012 in Rome, Italy . The leaders of Germany , Italy, Spain and France met

2012-03-25 08:33:00