PM MATTEO RENZI RESIGNS AFTER CLEAR REFERENDUM DEFEAT

Italy referendum PM Matteo Renzi resigns after clear referendum defeat... READ MORE›

FAR-RIGHT CANDIDATE CONCEDES IN AUSTRIA'S PRESIDENTIAL VOTE

The Austrian vote was a replay of elections in May, in which Hofer narrowly lost by 31,000 votes... READ MORE›

FIRST BREXIT THEN TRUMP. IS ITALY NEXT FOR THE WEST'S POPULIST WAVE?

But if the Five Star Movement becomes a government, the roller coaster ride, for Italy and for Europe, will have only just begun... READ MORE›

AFTER BREXIT AND TRUMP, POPULISTS TARGET NEXT DOMINOES IN EUROPE

Frauke Petry, co-leader of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party, sees Trump's victory as a lesson for Germany... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SUSPECTED OVER HACKING ATTACK ON ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY

The foreign ministry's field offices, including embassies and staff members who report back to Rome about meetings with foreign officials, were affected by the malware attack... READ MORE›

MATTEO RENZI'S ITALIAN REFERENDUM DEFEAT 'THREATENS SURVIVAL OF THE EURO,' WARN GERMAN BUSINESS LEADERS

Italy's youngest ever premier, Matteo Renzi was just 39 when he took office in February 2014 via an internal coup in his Democratic Party... READ MORE›

ALL THE UPHEAVAL OF 2016 CAPTURED IN A SINGLE PHOTO

Merkel's strategy to counter far-right movements in the Western world may not be applicable elsewhere, after all... READ MORE›

ITALY CONSIDERS WHATS NEXT AFTER MATTEO RENZI LOSES REFERENDUM

Highlights Italy Considers Whats Next After Matteo Renzi Loses Referendum... READ MORE›

AFTER TRUMP VICTORY, ITALY REFERENDUM IS SEEN AS TEST OF POPULISM'S RISE

At a campaign rally in Pisa this week, Renzi pointed to the US election to bolster his case... READ MORE›

HOW JPMORGAN COULD NOT SAVE ITALY'S PROBLEM BANK

Monte dei Paschi said on Thursday the banks involved in the failed rescue plan would receive no fees... READ MORE›

MATTEO RENZI'S RESIGNATION TEMPORARILY 'FROZEN' BY ITALIAN PRESIDENT

I would like to see Grillo as Italy's next prime minister, said Giuseppe Tornabene, a 27-year-old waiter... READ MORE›

EUROPE'S POPULISTS TARGET LANDMARK VICTORIES IN ITALY, AUSTRIA

Five Star, neck-and-neck with Renzi's Democratic Party, in opinion polls wants immediate elections if he loses... READ MORE›

NO, ITALY IS NOT ABOUT TO LEAVE THE EURO

Born in Brazil, he's been a foreign correspondent since 1985, and has lived in London, Paris, Milan, Los Angeles, Washington, Bangkok and Hong Kong... READ MORE›

ONCE YOUNG AND PROMISING, ITALY'S MATTEO RENZI GETS HANDED HIS HAT

In spite of the Brexit vote and Italy's failed referendum, she says she hopes the European project survives... READ MORE›

SYRIZAS ELECTION VICTORY IN GREECE HOW EUROPE REACTED

A top aide to the prime minister, Sandro Gozi, congratulated the leader of the Syriza party and said Italy was ready to work with him... READ MORE›

ITALY REFERENDUM: PM MATTEO RENZI STEPS DOWN; POPULISTS LOOK FOR QUICK VOTE TO WIN POWER

Italians voted Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reforms that Premier Matteo Renzi has staked his political future on... READ MORE›

ITALY REFERENDUM: WHAT TO WATCH INTO THE NIGHT ON SUNDAY

In the 2014 European elections, Renzi's Democratic Party got almost 10 points more than exit polls predicted... READ MORE›

ALESSANDRO DI BATTISTA: FULL TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH FIVE STAR MOVEMENT'S 'HEART-THROB'A

If Italy's banks require a European bailout, that will essentially put Italy under the tutelage of Brussels... READ MORE›

ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE IN FLORENCE

Florence mayor Dario Nardella condemned the protests after crossing the demonstrations to reach the Leopolda venue... READ MORE›

This afternoon, Renzi will travel to the presidential palace to tender his resignation... READ MORE›

ITALY'S GENTILONI TAPPED TO BE PREMIER, FORM GOVERNMENT

Gentiloni also spearheaded Italy's demands that the Egyptian government work to learn who tortured and killed a young Italian researcher in Cairo this year... READ MORE›

ITALY'S GENTILONI HEADS FOR PRIME MINISTER JOB AFTER RENZI QUITS

As foreign minister, Gentiloni helped Renzi push for European Union partners to share the burden of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa... READ MORE›

SURVEYS SUGGEST 5-STAR MOVEMENT COULD WIN NEXT ITALIAN ELECTION

The anti-immigrant Northern League was third in the poll with 14.1 percent, with former conservative prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia on 11.7 percent... READ MORE›

ITALY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN REGION HIT BY EARTHQUAKE

Despite eight devastating earthquakes in 40 years, experts estimate 70 percent of Italy's buildings do not meet seismic standards... READ MORE›

NEW TANS, SAME OLD 'POLYCRISIS' AS EUROPE'S SUMMER ENDS

All three spoke of Europe getting tougher and more cohesive on security... READ MORE›

ITALIAN PRESIDENT SERGIO MATTARELLA VOWS QUICK FIX TO COUNTRY'S PM CRISIS

The legislature is due to carry on until 2018 but early elections could be called at any time once a valid electoral law is in place... READ MORE›

RENZI QUITS AS ITALIAN POPULISTS SEEK QUICK VOTE TO WIN POWER

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi quit in the early hours of Monday after losing a referendum he'd called to push through constitutional changes, threate... READ MORE›

FORMER PRIME MINISTER RENZI PREDICTED TO TAKE FIRST PLACE IN ITALIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S ELECTION

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was Sunday poised to win the leadership of Italy's ruling Democratic Party PD in a primary election, propellin... READ MORE›

EUROPEAN UNION LEADERS GRAPPLE WITH WHAT COMES NEXT

Merkel and Hollande are facing general elections next year, and Renzi's fate could hang on a referendum on a new government structure in Italy this fall... READ MORE›

GENTILONI NAMED AS ITALY'S NEW PRIME MINISTER FOLLOWING RENZI'S RESIGNATION

ROME - Paolo Gentiloni was named Sunday as Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat... READ MORE›