Matteo Salvini

Italian banks were hit as continuing anxiety over the countrys euroskeptic partys success in European elections sent sovereign bond yields surging. How did markets perform? The Stoxx 600 SXXP, -0.45%  fell 0.3% to 376.1 giving back Mondays gains of 0.2%.…

ROME (Reuters) - The European Commission could impose a 3 billion euro fine on Italy for breaking EU rules due to its rising debt and structural deficit levels, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday. Salvini, whose far-right Lea…

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday the Rome government should take a stake in a combined Fiat Chrysler- Renault group if necessary, given the importance of the car sector for the domestic economy. Fiat Chrysler pit…

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Francis warned on Monday (May 27) against a rise of intolerance and racism as far-right nationalists and eurosceptic parties made historic gains in European elections. "The signs of meanness we see around us heighten our fear of 'th…

(Bloomberg) -- Matteo Salvini wasted no time in asserting his control over Italys populist coalition government after a resounding victory in Sundays European parliamentary elections. The deputy premier said the next phase will be focused on cutting taxes --…

BRUSSELS—Two visions for the future of Europe went head to head in the European Union’s parliamentary elections. By the time the results were announced Sunday night, it was clear neither had won outright. This is not how many expected these Europeans election…

Italian populist leader Matteo Salvini said “Europe is tired of being a slave to the elites” as his party swept to victory in the EU parliamentary elections. With the count almost finalized, Salvini’s Lega party has captured 34.3% of the vote, with the cente…

The good news as far as the European Union will be concerned is that the new European Parliament is overwhelmingly pro-EU. The more complicated news is that the parliament has emerged more fragmented and polarised after an election that saw turnout surge acr…

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday European Union fiscal rules must be rediscussed, after his far-right League became the country’s largest party in the EU election, surging past its coalition partner the 5-Star Move…

The Five Star Movement, the other half of the ruling coalition, were on Monday struggling to come to terms with a deeply disappointing result, taking just 17 per cent of the vote just under half that of the League. They came in as the third biggest party, be…