
Italy extends ban on travel between regions until 27 March
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The cabinet of Italy’s PM Mario Draghi on Monday decided to extend a ban on travel between regions by a month, until 27 March, ANSA reported.
The cabinet of Italy’s PM Mario Draghi on Monday decided to extend a ban on travel between regions by a month, until 27 March, ANSA reported.
Italy’s PM Mario Draghi easily won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament late on Thursday, news wires reported. The Chamber of Deputies approved the confidence motion by 535 votes to 56 in the 629-seat chamber, with the far-right Brothers of Italy being the only major party to oppose the former European Central Bank president.
On Wednesday night in Rome, 262 of the 304 voting members of the Italian Senate voted in favour of the government of the former president of the ECB Mario Draghi, while 40 voted against, AP reported. Draghi will face the second vote of confidence in the larger Chamber of Deputies on Thursday.
Italian Premier Mario Draghi told the Senate on Wednesday that his new government will pass much-needed reforms as well as tackling the Covid-19 pandemic as he outlined the executive's programme before a confidence vote in the Upper House, ANSA reported.
New Italy’s PM Mario Draghi is already facing problems linked to rows between the broad range of parties supporting his government as he prepares his speeches for the confidence votes in parliament on Wednesday and Thursday, ANSA reported.
Members of Italy’s 5-Star Movement voted on Thursday to back Prime Minister designate Mario Draghi, opening the way for the former ECB chief to take office at the head of a broad government of national unity, Reuters reported.
There has been a plot twist in path towards a new government led by Premier-designate Mario Draghi after 5-Star Movement (M5S) founder Beppe Grillo announced an online vote of the anti-establishment group's members on whether to support it should be delayed, ANSA reported.
Former ECB chief Mario Draghi will continue talks with Italy's biggest political parties on Tuesday in a bid to form a new government, dpa reported. Draghi, who holds no political office, was last week tasked with forming a technocratic government by President Sergio Mattarella, after the previous coalition under PM Giuseppe Conte collapsed in mid-January.
Italy’s nationalist League leader Matteo Salvini said on Thursday that premier-designate Mario Draghi must choose between the proposals of anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) founder Beppe Grillo including a wealth tax on the super-rich and the League's proposals on cutting taxes, ANSA reported.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday will ask former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi to form a government of national unity, Reuters reported. The head of state summoned Draghi for talks at noon (1100 GMT) after hearing that efforts to salvage the collapsed coalition of PM Giuseppe Conte had failed.