http://www.eubusiness.com <p>Latest business news about Italy and the European Union</p> <ul> <li> <a href="/Italy/italy-country-profile">Italy country profile</a></li> </ul> <br /> daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1219923122.36 The European Commission said Thursday it had received draft plans from Rome concerning the privatisation of near-bankrupt flag carrier Alitalia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 Italy Competition 2008-08-28T12:07:28Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1218275223.53 Italy's top prelate Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco has denounced a Euro MP in the anti-immigration Northern League for his anti-Islamic views, press reports said Saturday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy European Parliament 2008-08-09T10:00:34Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1217605622.87 The Italian government, criticised by Brussels for its immigration policy, on Friday sought the opinion of the European Commission on the wording of new legislation on refugees and immigration. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Social Italy Living & Working in EU 2008-08-01T19:51:31Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1217503021.81 Members of Italy's lower house of parliament unanimously approved Thursday ratification of the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty, a week after senators gave it their green light. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy European Council 2008-07-31T14:34:34Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1217084522.39 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi voiced worries Saturday about a possible global free trade pact being negotiated in Geneva, in telephone conversation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a government statement said. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy Trade 2008-07-27T07:54:41Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1216842483.98 Italy's Senate on Thursday unanimously approved the European Union's troubled reform treaty, whose future was plunged into doubt when Irish voters rejected it last month. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy European Council 2008-07-23T21:29:28Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1216388839.46 The EU's top competition regulator ordered Italy on Thursday to recover "unlawful" state aid granted to the national postal service Poste Italiane, following a two-year investigation. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. postal services Italy Competition 2008-07-18T14:38:27Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1216135922.4 Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday defended Italy's "benevolent" attitude towards immigrants during a joint news conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy immigration 2008-07-15T18:13:31Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1216120621.52 The European Commission said on Tuesday that Italy has replied to its concerns about a state loan to the ailing airline Alitalia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 Italy airlines Competition 2008-07-15T12:14:01Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215768938.64 Italy's defence minister suggested all Italians be fingerprinted so the government would not be accused of racism for fingerprinting gypsies, in comments published Friday, rejecting EU lawmakers' cries of discrimination. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy 2008-07-11T11:22:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215697630.72 Members of the European Parliament demanded Thursday that Italy stop fingerprinting Roma gypsies, branding the action a direct act of discrimination, which Italian ministers swiftly rejected. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Living & Working in EU Italy European Parliament 2008-07-10T17:55:57Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215697626.58 An Italian minister on Thursday slammed a resolution by the European Parliament calling on Italy to stop fingerprinting Roma, or gypsies, saying Rome rejected "accusations of racism." No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy European Parliament 2008-07-10T14:22:29Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215621122.41 More than 100 members of the European Parliament, including party group leaders, on Wednesday added their fingerprints to a petition protesting Italy's policy on gypsies. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Social Italy European Parliament 2008-07-09T17:27:00Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215441122.9 EU Justice Commissioner Jacques Barrot demanded an explanation from Italy Monday about its controversial scheme to fingerprint gypsies in the country. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Commission Italy Social 2008-07-07T16:10:11Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214011922.62 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made a typically boisterous return to the EU summit stage this week, taking aim at two of his greatest betes noires; European bureaucracy and judges. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Commission Italy 2008-06-21T09:55:37Z News Item