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The head of Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement said on Saturday the government should not sign off on a reform of the euro zone's bailout fund until plans for a wider banking union became clearer.

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A new ruling coalition is being prepared in Italy after the 5 Star Movement approved a pact with their former political foes, the Democratic Party. In an online poll yesterday, nearly 80 per cent of the 5 Star's grassroots members voted in favour of forming a new coalition with their leftist rivals.

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Five Star Movement politicians were forced to sit down for a 40-minute high-school style exam on Tuesday.

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Work it out, or I'm out: that's the message from Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to the Italian governing coalition of the League Party and the Five Star movement.

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Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement took part in a confidence vote over the leadership of Luigi Di Maio, after a bruising defeat in the European elections.

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Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement have resoundingly backed its leader Luigi Di Maio to carry on following a bruising defeat in European elections

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The "Belt and Road" infrastructure project hopes to link China to Europe and speed up the process of getting goods to markets. Italy is the first member of the Group of Seven industrialised powers to endorse such a deal.

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Among the critics were Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, who said he would have favoured the runner-up.

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Italy's coalition government has taken aim at the Central Bank as it escalates its attacks on establishment figures ahead of the European parliamentary elections in May.

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In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Antonio Tajani and Manfred Weber had plenty to say on Italy's ongoing spat with France.

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In a move not seen since World War Two, France has recalled its ambassador to Italy after months of a simmering diplomatic row.

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The populists trying to lure France's 'yellow vests'

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio met a senior 'yellow vest' figure on Tuesday. Jean-Luc Melenchon and Marine Le Pen have also tried to align their parties with the grassroots campaign.

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Macron dismisses Salvini and Di Maio's attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed as insignificant the recent verbal attacks by Italy's two deputy prime ministers.

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A French minister tells Euronews that Italy's politicians should focus on making Europe stronger, not attacking their neighbours.

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