Autostrade, a privatized road operator, dwarfs the Italian family’s fashion empire. It’s now facing angry questions about big profits and lax regulation.
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Marella Agnelli, Society’s ‘Last Swan’ and a Passionate Gardener, Is Dead at 91
Mrs. Agnelli, descended from Neapolitan nobility and married into the Fiat empire, became a subject of high society fascination.
The Vatican Is Talking About Clerical Abuse, but Italy Isn’t. Here’s Why.
While other countries have taken a hard look at the abuse of children by priests, Italy’s approach has been something closer to a media blackout.
E.U. Parliament Chief Asked to Step Down Over Divisive Remarks
Comments made at a ceremony commemorating Italian victims of World War II massacres led to calls for Antonio Tajani to resign.
In Center of Catholicism, New Mormon Temple Invites Curious Romans for a Look
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening an enormous temple in Rome, and intrigued Italians are taking the opportunity to glimpse inside.
A Call to Putin, and Russian TV Changed Its Story
The former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi describes the 2016 exchange with the Russian president in his new book.
France Recalls Ambassador to Italy, Revealing Strains at Europe’s Core
Building tensions reached a breaking point after Italy’s deputy prime minister, Luigi Di Maio, met this week in France with a Yellow Vest leader.
He Performed Surgery in Romania, but Is He a Doctor?
An Italian man adopted a new name and set himself up in Bucharest as a cosmetic surgeon. Romanian officials say he was not authorized to practice medicine.
Italy’s Crackdown on Migrants Meets a Grassroots Resistance
A mayor refuses to enforce a government decree targeting asylum seekers, saying it will only push them into the shadows and criminality.
Italy Wrongly Deprived Amanda Knox of Legal Counsel, Court Rules
Europe’s human rights court found that police applied intense psychological pressure to Ms. Knox, an American accused of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher.