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Rome meeting seeks to build new corporate ties and overcome old suspicions.

 The European Union executive on Wednesday brushed off a renewed Italian bid to host the bloc’s drug agency after Brexit, saying calls to give the body to Milan were election campaigning.

Italians head to the polls on March 4 in the next big EU election that could help determine the fate of the bloc.

Interpol has circulated a list of 50 suspected Islamic State fighters who it believes have recently landed in Italy by boat, and may be attempting to reach other European countries

The small Sicilian town that is home to Europe’s most wanted mobster has a record €42 million in unpaid taxes after the mafia-infiltrated administration turned a blind eye to years of outstanding bills, Italian authorities have discovered.

Italian police have arrested a postman from the northern town of Vicenza after finding more than half a tonne (1,100 lb) of undelivered mail stashed away in his garage.

Netflix has ordered up a second series of mob show “Suburra: Blood on Rome,” its first Italian original co-financed with Italy’s state broadcaster Rai and produced by ITV-owned shingle Cattleya.

Ever dreamed of owning a home in a pretty Italian village? The news you've been waiting for has finally arrived.

Silvio Berlusconi checked the puffiness of the pillow on his seat as he settled in for another comfortable interview on another of the Italian television channels he owns. In the final silent seconds before the cameras started rolling, a mischievous gleam crossed his eyes as he used an Italian double entendre to recall that, back in his old television days, people used to have sex on the studio floor.

Illegal drugs, arms trafficking, extortion, contract killings, political bribery, prostitution, art thefts... the list of crimes is long.

So who are the Italian mafia?

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