Italy
Italian lower house speaker may fail to break deadlock
Seven weeks after the March 4 general elections, it remains unclear what the next government will look like
ItalyItalian Senate speaker is unlikely to break deadlock
Six weeks after the inconclusive election, the president asked the Senate speaker to explore coalition options
ItalyPoverty in Southern Europe will have political effects
Ten years after the crisis, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain still have some of the highest poverty rates in the EU
EuropeItaly government formation talks will be complicated
The president has initiated talks to try to break the deadlock generated by the inconclusive March 4 elections
ItalyYouth inflexibility will hit Italian growth prospects
Among EU countries with high youth unemployment, Italian 20-34-year-olds stand out as less geographically mobile
EuropePopulist government becomes more likely in Italy
Two populist Eurosceptic parties have reached a deal on parliamentary speakers
ItalyEU policies restricting Libya migration may intensify
After successfully reducing migration across the Mediterranean in 2017, the EU now wants to train more Libya coastguards
EUAlgeria will aim to hold on to gas market share
Most of Algeria's gas contracts are due for renegotiation in the coming years, at a time of a glut in global gas supply
Algeria
