Italy Economic Crisis

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  Italy New Coronavirus Infections Drop To Lowest Point In Crisis

  Italy on Tuesday received more reassuring evidence that its coronavirus infection rate was slowing thanks to a painful lockdown that other nations are starting to apply at great economic cost.

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  Italian General Strike Protests Matteo Renzi's Reforms

  Italy began an eight hour general strike Friday at the call of two large unions to protest the rapid pace of economic and social reform introduced by Premier Matteo Renzi.

• Pope Francis leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel

  Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally on Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with Germany's leader.

• Italians set to vote as Europe watches

  Italians head to the polls on Sunday and Monday for their first general election since the ousting of Silvio Berlusconi in a climate of economic crisis and amid fears of fresh political instability.

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  Crisis? What crisis? Spain rejoices in Euro win

  In an explosion of red-and-yellow joy, Spanish fans burst into chants of "Champions, Champions!" on Sunday to greet a thumping Euro 2012 win that swept away the clouds of economic crisis.

• End of an era: Italy's Berlusconi resigns

  A chorus of Handel's "Alleluia" rang out Saturday as Silvio Berlusconi resigned as Italian premier, ending a tumultuous 17-year political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing the country back from the brink of economic crisis.

• Italy closer to new government after reforms vote

  Italy's Senate approved economic reforms demanded by the European Union on Friday, the first step in paving the way for Premier Silvio Berlusconi to resign as early as this weekend and a transitional government to be formed.

• A palace for hire as Italy tightens budgets

  Winds of change are sweeping through the dusty palazzos and abandoned ruins of Italy - as budget cuts in tough economic times force the managers of famous monuments to seek revenues and investment.The crumbling Colosseum is being restored by shoe tycoon Diego Della Valle, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is looking for private funders and the augu...