Silvio Berlusconi dies aged 86 ft.com/content/b73dd3…

Silvio Berlusconi has been honoured w/a state funeral + a day of national mourning but the debate over his legacy rages on. bit.ly/45XO5ZT me w/ Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli + Giuliana Ricozzi via Financial Times

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Italy’s Giorgia Meloni rails against further ECB rate rises via Financial Times on.ft.com/42Z9nDz

Two Italian researchers were driving their hybrid-solar test car when it exploded. Both have since died. The EU-funded project - rather unfortunately called "Life Save" - has since disabled its website. Story from @amykazmin & Giuliana Ricozzi: ft.com/content/4314fd…

Today’s Europe Express w Laura Dubois 🇵🇱🍓🇺🇦Poland demands import ban on Ukrainian strawberries - Andrew Bounds & Raphael Minder 🇮🇹How climate change broke Sicily - Giuliana Ricozzi 📈Plus: Eurozone slump Read and sign up here: ft.com/content/9b1b94…

Today’s Europe Express 🇪🇺🇵🇸The EU’s shambolic handling of aid to Palestine 🇮🇹🇦🇹Why Italy is threatening to sue Austria over truckers’ road rage - Amy Kazmin & Giuliana Ricozzi 📈Reforming the World Bank Read and subscribe👇 ft.com/content/c95458… via @ft

Today’s Europe Express 🇪🇺Why Ursula von der Leyen spent this week in the Balkans on the enlargement bandwagon 🇮🇹Meloni’s Ukraine gaffe in phone prank - Giuliana Ricozzi 📈Can Ukraine store Europe’s extra gas reserves? Read & sign up👇 ft.com/content/1a3d54… via @ft

Italy, Albania and the myth of a European migrant crisis on.ft.com/40MNdoQ

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Italy’s Olympic gold in volleyball sparks nationality row ft.com/content/fd0048… via Amy Kazmin Giuliana Ricozzi

Zagarola told the FT the coastguard was still treating its operation as “a search for missing people, not bodies”, although there is scant hope of anyone surviving. Free to read - mine and Giuliana Ricozzi’s report from Porticello, Sicily - Victor Mallet on.ft.com/3MbkXWp

The captain of the nearby boat who saved the survivors of the Bayesian blames its super-long mast rather than its skipper James Cutfield. Another important interview by Marianna Giusti and Giuliana Ricozzi who excelled this week, swapping their day jobs for Sicily. ft.com/content/551b0b…

Me and Giuliana Ricozzi’s story on today’s cover 🗞️

Fastest most intense bonding experience of our lives. Will miss you Jules!!! Giuliana Ricozzi

Italy weighs sharp tourist tax rise in furore over impact of visitors The figures don’t seem unreasonable to me on.ft.com/3zaOJr8 via Amy Kazmin Giuliana Ricozzi Financial Times

Italian football star sparks outrage with plan to attend Moscow gala ft.com/content/2195c9… via Amy Kazmin Giuliana Ricozzi Courtney Weaver

FT Exclusive: In her first interview with a foreign newspaper since taking office, the Italian prime minister made clear she did not see Donald Trump as an adversary, and said she would continue to respect Italy’s 'first ally' on.ft.com/4l6BVp3

Italy’s exodus of young talent worsens population squeeze via Financial Times on.ft.com/4kt3Gaz

Italy outraged over men sharing intimate photos of their wives online on.ft.com/4lE1YDa