Meloni fails to hit high note in Italy’s culture wars
Opera houses, museums and Venice Biennale roiled by rightwing government’s bid to control the arts
Opera houses, museums and Venice Biennale roiled by rightwing government’s bid to control the arts

Italy’s PM says she wants to speed up the justice system. Critics accuse her of eroding democracy’s checks and balances

Italian premier accuses European Court of Justice of over-reach and siding with national judges

A figure resembling Italy’s prime minister on a Rome church wall blurred the lines between religion and politics

Country’s central bank says it owns the reserves to ‘boost confidence’ in its financial system and in the euro

The Italian prime minister has brought political stability, but not economic growth. What can she accomplish before facing voters…

The prime minister should put economic reform ahead of constitutional change