Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest daughter is the ‘family matriarch’ and chairs the €4bn company he built
State funeral held for former prime minister in his hometown of Milan
Splintering centre-right party could be ill-timed distraction for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Media mogul inescapably linked to economic decline and sometimes woeful standards of public life
Legacy of media mogul turned politician is marred by scandals
Alarmed by the falling birth rate, the government is trying to entice women into having children. But many are sceptical of the approach
Ukraine says it has blocked an unprecedented barrage of Russian missiles over Kyiv
Projects such as solar-powered facility for stray animals and racetrack raise concerns about wasteful spending
Prime minister Giorgia Meloni says ‘debate is open’ on whether to leave Xi Jinping’s foreign investment programme
Also in this newsletter: why Italy is battling over the control of Europe’s biggest utility
Drought-hit Italy requires regulatory reform to attract capital needed to improve infrastructure
Giorgia Meloni appears determined to stretch domestic rules to justify a more active stance on business
Social welfare reforms aim ‘to distinguish those who can work from those who cannot’, says PM Giorgia Meloni
Mayor Roberto Gualtieri seeks to replace ‘inefficient system’ with long-term export contracts and new incinerator
Italy’s hard-right leader praises UK approach on visit to London despite ‘tug of war’ on wording of formal statement
Also in this newsletter: a former Eurosceptic poised to take a Brussels pay cheque
War and sanctions pile pressure on Italy's coalition government
Food that is a normal part of human diet in south-east Asia has been finding a market in Europe
Also in this newsletter: EU refuses Italy money to build sports stadiums
Washington was ‘appalled’ by Artem Uss being placed in house arrest in Milan, Italian minister says
Also in this newsletter: what Italy did next on migration
Decline will fuel concern that a rapidly ageing population will compound strain on public finances
Ex-prime minister in intensive care undergoing treatment for lung infection
Italy’s prime minister should beware of opening a can of worms
Historian David Broder on why Giorgia Meloni and her populist government provoke questions about the past
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