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A plan for Africa

Italy’s ambitious plan to forge a new partnership with Africa, as unveiled by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is a bold step towards economic collaboration, energy innovation, and addressing migration concerns.

Cabinet approves migration & mobility accord with Italy

The agreement would enhance people-to-people contacts, foster mobility of students, skilled workers, business people and young professionals and strengthen cooperation on issues related to irregular migration between the two sides.

Goodbye to BRI

Italy's decision to exit China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) marks a significant shift in its approach to economic collaboration with the Asian giant.

Inflection point

With temperate zone countries coming out of winter and tropical and sub-tropical countries in the middle of summer, the hope is the epidemic will ease in the coming months though this isn’t entirely borne out as seen by the rise in cases in Europe last year at the height of summer.