About: Carlo Padoan
Migration to dominate ‘Club Med’ summit in Rome
The heads of seven southern European states gather in Rome today (10 January) to tackle one of the stubbornest thorns in the EU's side: flows of migrants from war-torn and impoverished countries.
Candidate list for Eurogroup chief to be published on 1 December
The chairman of euro zone finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, will announce on 1 December the names of those who applied to succeed him, but there are still no clear front-runners for the election that will happen three days later.
Stop attacking Commission on fiscal policy, Juncker tells Renzi
Italy should stop attacking the European Commission over its fiscal policy, the EU executive's president said on Monday (7 November), as Rome and Brussels quarrel over an expansionary budget proposed by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Renzi threatens EU budget veto over migrants
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi yesterday (25 October) threatened to veto the EU's budget over a lack of solidarity from the rest of Europe as the bloc struggles to manage the refugee crisis.
Italy warns of disaster if Europe rejects its budget
Italy's economy minister said yesterday (23 October) the European Union must choose between allowing Rome to raise its deficit to cope with a recent earthquake and the migrant crisis, or the "Hungarian way" of putting up barriers, which he said would spell doom for the bloc.
Italy relaxes rules to channel ECB cash to small business
The Bank of Italy said on Monday it would broaden the range of assets Italian banks can use as collateral to borrow from the European Central Bank (ECB), providing a bigger incentive for them to lend some of the cash to small companies and households.
Italy seeks new leadership role in Europe
Rebuffing criticism in Germany that Rome is too slow to reform, Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi on Friday (4 July) reasserted that he is ready to stand up to critics and reclaim a leadership role in Europe.