Silvio Berlusconi pledges to deport 600,000 illegal immigrants

Italy’s ex-PM says immigration is a ‘social bomb ready to explode’ ahead of elections

Italian captured after shooting and injuring African migrants

Onlookers say suspect Luca Traini made fascist salute before being handcuffed

Silvio Berlusconi’s resurrection shakes up Italy and the EU

Italian election has brought country's former leader back to the centre of its political debate

Italy’s president dissolves parliament ahead of March election

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

Italy takes sharp turn right ahead of general election

Anti-immigrant sentiment fuels support for populist parties including resurgent Northern League

Austria’s Sebastian Kurz to hold coalition talks with far-right

Austrian leader invites the Freedom Party to government formation negotiations

Italian regions go to the polls in Europe’s latest referendums on autonomy

Non-binding votes in Lombardy and Veneto could send strong message to Rome

Italy’s main parties back Bill that isolates 5-Star Movement

Proposed law would allow for the formation of broad coalitions before a vote

Will Italy be next to reverse out of the EU?

Italian debate on merits of abandoning the euro grows louder

Renzi efforts to avoid Partito Democratico split fail to unify party

Senior figures including Massimo D’Alema not happy with party’s move to the centre

French far-right leader Le Pen calls on Europeans to ‘wake up’

Marine Le Pen urges European voters to ‘follow the example of Americans’

Italy’s new prime minister wins first confidence motion

Paolo Gentiloni dismisses forecasts of Italian economic meltdown in wake of referendum

Gentiloni named Italian PM and asked to form government

Opposition parties say they will protest and abandon parliment when confidence vote in new government is called

Italian president wants new prime minister appointed quickly

Matteo Renzi may be asked to remain in office

Presidential consultations begin in attempt to form government in Italy

Silvio Berlusconi likely to be involved in talks on finding successor to Matteo Renzi

Italy’s political and financial woes a threat to European stability

Matteo Renzi’s resignation is latest upset to a Europe facing altered leadership landscape

Renzi formally resigns but early elections look unlikely

Italian president expected to begin formal consultations to appoint successor

Renzi’s allies call for early elections after referendum defeat

Italian PD politicians seek quick political comeback but president may resist move

Italy’s Matteo Renzi to delay resignation until budget passed

President Sergio Mattarella asks PM to stay on for a few days following referendum loss

Renzi’s defeat about more than populist Euroscepticism

Analysis: Many feared reforms would strip Italy of its constitutional checks and balances

Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns as referendum lost

PM suggests there are several winners of reform vote but only one loser - himself

Italy: High turnout for referendum may favour ‘No’ vote

Critics argue reforms place too much power in hands of prime minister Matteo Renzi

In Italian referendum, Matteo Renzi goes all in

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

Italian referendum: Yes and No sides give it their last shot

Accusations and insults exchanged on final day of a bitter campaign over political reform

Silvio Berlusconi joins calls for No vote in Italian referendum

Speculation that prime minister Matteo Renzi might resign if reforms are rejected

Markets add to worries about ‘No’ win in Italian referendum

Prime minister Matteo Renzi receives surprise ‘Yes’ boost from German finance minister

Tension builds in Italy in advance of referendum on imperfect political reforms

Win for Renzi will make legislation and badly-needed reforms easier to pass, but critics warn it will undermine democracy

Q&A: What you need to know about Sunday’s referendum in Italy

What is it about, why was it called, and what are the likely implications of a Yes/No result?

Matteo Renzi plays the ground game in referendum campaign

Italian prime minister needs to reach undecided voters to get crucial ‘Yes’ vote on Sunday

Berlusconi calls on electorate to vote No in Italian referendum

Former prime minister warns Matteo Renzi’s will be ‘boss of all Italy’ if proposal passes

Berlusconi returns to limelight with withering attack on Renzi

Former prime minister says Italy’s current leader is a dynamic ‘spinner of yarns’

Matteo Renzi facing ‘Brexit’ moment as Italy votes on reform

Some fear Renzi’s plan could move the country closer to an effective oligarchy

Uproar as Beppe Grillo makes terrorist joke about Sadiq Khan

Leader of Italy’s number two party condemned for jibe about new London mayor

Rome Letter: Berlusconi still calling shots on Italy’s political scene

Media tycoon moves to split right-wing vote in Rome mayoral elections to aid Renzi

France and Italy argue over who should take migrants

Africans sleeping near border ‘must be handled by Italy’, says French interior minister

International flotilla rescues 5,900 from Mediterranean in a weekend

Tide of migrants and refugees risking the often deadly sea crossing to reach Europe from Africa is on the rise this year

Matteo Renzi’s party pledges to stay on course after vote setback

Democratic Party controls 17 of 20 regional governments but lost key region Liguria

Boost for Italian leader Renzi as electoral reform Bill passes

Significant success for prime minister as ‘Italicum’ approved by lower house

‘Triton’ migrant rescue operation inadequate, says Italian minister

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

Triton project shortcomings seen in Mediterranean death toll

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

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