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        <title><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio - Western Europe Economy]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Officials See June Hike If Energy Costs Don’t Ease First]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Schroers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:14:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe’s Top Economies Send Mixed Signals on Iran War’s Effects]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Italy Urges Meloni Government to Keep Eye on Spending]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:52:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italians’ Fear of Buying Stocks Is Costing the Country Billions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Popular wisdom in Italy means families hold about 54% of their wealth in property and just 15% in stocks.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nuclear Energy Key for Italy National Security, Minister Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donato Paolo Mancini]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italy’s Giorgetti Says Deficit to Be Under EU Limit in 2026]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:43:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italy&apos;s finance minister, at a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, March 9, 2026. The French government said the possibility of releasing strategic oil reserves would be discussed at a virtual meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers Monday.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italy Eyes Deficit Under 3% of GDP Even as Iran War Slows Growth]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:45:17 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians at St. Angel castle in Rome, Italy, on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. “We want an Italy that is loyal to its partners but is subject to nobody,” Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni said in wide-ranging remarks at the Atreju party event in Rome on Sunday.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB’s Panetta Says Current Wars May Reverse Years of Development]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Fabio Panetta, governor of the Bank of Italy, speaks during the World Savings Day conference in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Panetta warned that his country’s banks face risks stemming from a fragile global backdrop and potential abrupt market movements.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italy Says EU Should Pause Budget Rules If Iran Crisis Persists]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:54:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Giancarlo Giorgetti, left, and Valdis Dombrovskis.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Italy Cuts Growth Forecast to 0.5% This Year and Next]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italy Deficit at 3.1% Breaches EU Ceiling in Setback for Meloni]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-03/italy-deficit-at-3-1-breaches-eu-ceiling-in-setback-for-meloni</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A worker inspects a pressure gauge during routine maintenance at the combined cycle gas turbine power plant, operated by Sorgenia SpA, in Aprilia, Italy, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. European gas has come down substantially from the energy crisis peak while Brent crude futures slumped 18% last year.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB’s Panetta Says Even If Iran War Ends Damage Has Been Done]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:57:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italy Energy Measures Won’t Break Fiscal Limits, Giorgetti Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Lights switched on in a residential home next to an electricity pylon in Turin, Italy, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. Europe’s energy firms did much better than expected in the third quarter, as stronger refining margins offset the impact of subdued oil prices, though the outlook going into 2026 remains uncertain.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran War Leaves Global Economic Leaders Searching for Answers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:18:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Attendees stand on the banks of Lake Como during the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Italy, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. The 45th annual forum is titled &quot;Intelligence On The World, Europe And Italy&quot;.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Roubini Sees US More Likely to Escalate in Iran Than Back Down]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italy Said to Plan Cutting Growth Forecast to as Low as 0.5%]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:33:13 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians near the St. Peter&apos;s Basilica in Rome, Italy, on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. “We want an Italy that is loyal to its partners but is subject to nobody,” Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni said in wide-ranging remarks at the Atreju party event in Rome on Sunday.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meloni Demands Minister Exit in Growing Post-Referendum Turmoil]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donato Paolo Mancini]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:19:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Officials See Possibility of Rate Hike at April Meeting]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Schroers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:10:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italy Cuts Fuel Taxes to Offset Soaring Energy Costs]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alberto Brambilla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:49:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Italy Explores Nuclear Return After 40 Years as Energy Costs Hit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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