Worrying signs of slippage in Europe’s slowest-growing economy.
Journalism
Italian politics: Tremors and rumbles
Earthquakes, political and geological, have disoriented Italy.
What comes next
Who might succeed Mario Monti?
Anti-austerity movements gaining momentum across Europe
As economies falter, established political parties feel the heat from leftwing and far right groups.
Italy: Cynical voters the world over complain politics is packed with comedians. But Italy is perhaps unique in having a party leader who is also a professional comic.
Maxxi museum faces closure
Italian art centre may be put under special administration as government acts on £650,000 hole in institution’s accounts.
Silvio Berlusconi: ‘women are exhibitionists’
Former Italian prime minister makes surprise appearance at the trial arising from his ‘bunga bunga’ parties.
Silvio Berlusconi makes surprise visit to own trial
Former Italian prime minister puts in first appearance at Milan court where he is being tried for paying for underage sex.
Naples museum director begins burning art to protest at lack of funding
Antonio Manfredi has already destroyed a painting and vowed to incinerate one artwork every day until his demands are met.
Giuliano Ferrara: Italy’s elephant in the TV
Silvio Berlusconi’s influence continues untrammelled, as Ferrara’s nightly comment show illustrates.
Jittery Italy
Stockmarkets tumble, and a scandal topples a political veteran.