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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, May 3, 2022
ITALY is considering a new state of emergency, highlighting the deteriorating economic situation linked to the war in Ukraine, according to media reports.
A looming energy crisis combined with fears the country is sliding into recession has led the Italian government to consider the measures.
Italy only ended a two-year stare of emergency on March 31 after the country finally recovered from a period of economic stagnation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Italians reject controversial judiciary reforms in a referendum that boosts the left, reports NICK WRIGHT
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT