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Soccer-Italy's soccer association fined for dominating youth tournaments
ROME - Italy's antitrust authority has fined the national soccer association (FIGC) 4.2 million euros ($4.52 million) for what it said on...
Jul 1, 20241 min read
EU sees rise in deportation rates for non-EU migrants
A growing proportion of non-European Union citizens ordered to leave EU territory are being returned to countries outside the bloc as...
Jun 28, 20242 min read
EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the...
Jun 28, 20243 min read
EU countries agree sanctions on Belarus to plug 'biggest loophole' in Russian measures
BRUSSELS - European Union countries agreed a sanctions package against Belarus on Wednesday, EU diplomats and Belgium said, to try to...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Bank of Italy signals potentially illegal transfers from Italian accounts to Russia in 2023
MILAN - The Bank of Italy reported potentially illegal bank transfers last year from Italian accounts to Russia, channelled through...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Italy's Meloni says EU top jobs deal ignores voters' wishes
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised on Wednesday plans to share out the top jobs in EU institutions, saying they...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Pope Francis warns against legalising drugs, denounces drug traffickers
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis spoke out on Wednesday against the legalisation of drugs and denounced drug traffickers as "assassins",...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Ukraine starts EU membership talks in midst of war
BRUSSELS -The European Union opened membership talks with Ukraine on Tuesday, giving the country a political boost in the midst of its...
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Soccer-Reaction to Spain's 1-0 win over Italy at Euro 2024
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany -Following is reaction after Spain beat Italy 1-0 on Thursday with an own goal from Riccardo Calafiori to qualify...
Jun 21, 20242 min read
Ukraine summit sees hard road to peace as way forward uncertain
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland - Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Sunday,...
Jun 17, 20243 min read
Italy PM says EU states won't be directly involved in G7 Ukraine loan
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy - European Union states won't be directly involved for now in a $50 billion loan that Group of Seven nations plan...
Jun 16, 20242 min read
Italy's Meloni shows her arch-conservative credentials at G7 summit
BARI, Italy - Since taking office in 2022, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has proved a pragmatic partner on major international...
Jun 15, 20243 min read
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