Portugese PM describes Dutch finance minister’s dismissal of eurobonds as ‘repugnant’

Former British PM does not reveal how former taoiseach responded to overtures

Split from Democratic Party shifts balance of power in two-week-old coalition government

Ex-Italian PM believes Di Maio and Matteo Salvini will burn out and looks to Macron

Politician from hard right party once likened Cécile Kyenge, then Italy’s integration minister, to an orang-utan

Prime minister issues warning that parties must not ‘dramatise the risk of instability’

Influence-peddling charges precede assembly by PD party led by Matteo Renzi

Final polls show half the electorate are still undecided or intend to abstain

US president says pro-growth policies needed, in interview with Italian newspaper

Stefano, from Tuscany in Italy, first spotted Amy-Louise from Killiney, Co Dublin, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels where they were both working

Italian prime minister wins confidence vote and tweets his intention to press ahead with reforms

Ending of Italian navy-run Mare Nostrum condemned as a step backwards, as its replacement, coordinated by EU Frontex border agency, has limited range

EU border control can call on one-third of Italian Mare Nostrum’s maritime resources

Disgraced tycoon set to have major say in election of next president of Italy

Giorgio Napolitano had said he would step down as soon as Italy’s EU presidency ended

Slow reform and Mafia scandals have hampered Matteo Renzi’s progress

Italian prime minister has promised much but delivered little, writes Paddy Agnew, in Rome

Flash floods, flashy politicians, ‘Il Pape’ in shirtsleeves and the future of football: these are just some of the issues on citizens’ minds this summer, as change – or the appearance of it – sweeps through a nation unaccustomed to such a deluge

Country’s youngest ever prime minister pledges to ‘revolutionise’ the economy

PM raises hackles by addressing parliamentarians with one hand in his pocket

PM starts first day in office tweeting to Italian electorate

39-year-old Democrat says government will ‘change the face of the country’s politics’

Centre-left leader picks cabinet of eight women and eight men for new Italian government

Former finance minister inadvertently tells radio station of ‘meltdown’ in Italian politics

Matteo Renzi concedes he might need time to build a consensus after invitation to form government

Up to 10 Democratic Party senators expected to vote against a Renzi administration in confidence vote

Premier forced out of office after 10 months by his own party

Matteo Renzi is a force of youth – but he may have rebooted Berlusconi

Euro zone’s two largest economies perform better than forecast in late 2013

Man about to be EU’s youngest head of government never elected to parliament

Challenger Matteo Renzi likely to become prime minister in next two weeks

Prime minister’s future set to be decided at party meeting today

The Treasury paid 1.41 per cent to sell a December 2016 bond, down from 1.51 per cent paid a month ago

Rivals dismiss likelihood of centre-right leader getting on ballot paper for May polls

Buying out remaining shares of Chrysler gives company a bigger presence in the US

Summit an opportunity ‘to drive investment to Ireland’, says Minister

World Economic Forum says rich-poor wealth gap poses biggest threat to global community

What a difference a year makes: the new faces of 2013