Italian PM Renzi meets ECB's Draghi as economy slides

(Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi confirmed he met European Central Bank President Mario Draghi this week, just days after Draghi urged faster action to overhaul Italy's economy.

Italy approves economic package amid scepticism, recession

(Reuters) - Italy has pushed through a package of support measures for the economy that offers some help to businesses, but pressure is rising on Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to take more significant steps to pull the country out of recession.

Italy falls back into recession

Italy's economy has fallen back into recession, latest official figures show, after contracting for two quarters in a row.

Italy wants mentality change, not looser EU budget rules: PM Renzi

(Reuters) - Italy wants a change in European "mentality" and not looser budget rules, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday, adding that he would propose an ambitious agenda for when Rome assumes the rotating European Union presidency next month.

Italy struggles to turn page on corruption

MILAN, Italy (Reuters) - They usually met in Milan although on Wednesdays they lunched in Rome. But for the seven men arrested on suspicion of corruption, the menu was always the same, prosecutors said: alleged bribes to obtain building contracts for Italy's Expo 2015 world fair.

Renzi’s Cabinet to Pass Italy Tax Cuts, Job Market Overhaul Plan

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s cabinet is poised to pass tax cuts worth as much as 10 billion euros ($14 billion) and approve plans to overhaul the labor market, as he sets out to jump-start the euro area’s third-biggest economy.