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EU faces 9.6 million home shortage as housing overtakes unemployment as voters’ top concern
In March, the European Parliament adopted its first report on the housing crisis in the EU and possible ways to address it. Polls show that housing has become one of Europeans’ most pressing concerns, rivaling national security in importance.
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Italian court freezes 7.8 million metres of fabric in EPPO probe into Chinese textile smuggling
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Judge for Preliminary Investigations in Prato has issued a freezing order covering over 7.8 million metres of fabric and more than 237 000 garments, as part of an ongoing investigation into a VAT and customs fraud involving the smuggling of textile products from China.
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Italian authorities seize €23.5 million in assets in fuel VAT fraud investigation
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan, Italian authorities seized assets worth more than €23.5 million as part of an investigation into a VAT fraud scheme involving imported fuel.
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Inter Milan star Alessandro Bastoni investigated in child prostitution probe
Inter Milan star Alessandro Bastoni is allegedly under investigation by Italian police as part of a probe into child prostitution.
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EPPO charges suspect in Italy over yacht import fraud and €433,000 unpaid VAT
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has filed an indictment against a suspect in a case involving the fraudulent import of a yacht from Australia without declaring the ship to customs, in order to evade payment of VAT.
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Beretta boss linked to Russia arms flow as probe reveals 3,900 weapons shipped after invasion
Pietro Gussalli Beretta, CEO of the Italian arms manufacturer Beretta Holding, served on the board of Russian Eagle throughout 2022, a new investigation by The Insider has found.
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Inquest hears Bibey attacked partner before being found dead in hotel room
Former British rugby league player Ricky Bibey was found dead in Italy after allegedly beating up his girlfriend while high.
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Two children found dead in car as Europe heatwave turns deadly with 40C temperatures
Two children aged four and two have been found dead in their family’s car in south-eastern France, the local prosecutor said, as a large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast to shatter absolute temperature records.
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Horror crash in Italy as car carrying nine plunges into canal leaving three dead
Three teenagers have died after a suspected drunk driver plunged a car into a canal near Milan.
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European machinery worth $5m reached Russian defence plants through Turkey despite sanctions
In 2023 and 2024, over $5 million worth of European metalworking machinery was delivered to two significant Russian defense companies despite strict European Union sanctions, according to trade data.
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Western Europeans think crime is rising despite decades-long decline in offences
Western Europeans believe crime is rising in their country, according to a survey, despite long-term overall crime rates falling across the region since the mid-1990s.
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Carlo Ginzburg, historian who gave voice to the marginalised, dies at 87
Carlo Ginzburg, an Italian historian whose pioneering work transformed the study of the past by recovering the voices of marginalized people, died Wednesday at 87.
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Italy dismantles Chinese-run illegal bank moving up to €100m a year for mafias
Italian authorities have dismantled a major underground illegal bank that moved up to 100 million euros ($116 million) annually to finance operations for domestic and international drug traffickers and organized crime syndicates, police announced Monday.
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Leonardo takeover gives Iveco’s UK drone vehicle arm power to scale production
The takeover of Iveco Defence Vehicles by the Italian defence giant Leonardo has, in the view of the managing director of IDV UK, transformed its British uncrewed vehicles business by finally handing it the muscle to move from prototypes into real production.
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EPPO seizes Cassino municipal park in €230,000 EU subsidy fraud probe
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Carabinieri Command for Forestry (Carabinieri Forestali) of Frosinone and the Carabinieri Ecological Operational Units (N.O.E.) of Rome and Latina conducted searches and seizures in Cassino as part of an investigation into EU subsidy fraud involving a municipal park.
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Doctor who treated mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro says even ‘monsters’ deserve care
A doctor whose job was to try and save the life of infamous mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro tells The Sun: “You cannot take away the right to medical care from anyone, not even from such monsters.”
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EPPO investigates suspected €1m fraud involving EU e-commerce recovery funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy) is leading an investigation into a suspected €1 million fraud involving funding from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), intended to support the digitalization and internationalization of Italian businesses through e-commerce platforms.
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EPPO seizes assets in Sicily over EU veterinary health funds fraud probe
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), assets were seized today in Sicily as part of an investigation into possible fraud involving EU funds aimed at promoting veterinary public health.
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Mercedes teenager Antonelli storms to Monaco win after dramatic red flag finish
Kimi Antonelli has won the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes, becoming the youngest driver in history to do so.
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Il bluff milionario di Talenta Labs: un’azienda fantasma da 50mila euro usata per ripulire i soldi sporchi
Talenta Labs S.R.L. is a little-known Italian-registered company specializing in the development of software solutions for the online gambling industry.
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Talenta Labs, la cassaforte digitale della ’Ndrangheta: come i clan hanno infettato il software del gioco online
Talenta Labs S.R.L. è un’azienda italiana relativamente poco nota che si occupa dello sviluppo di software per il comparto del gioco d’azzardo online, fornendo soluzioni tecnologiche destinate agli operatori di piattaforme di gaming.
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Irish tourist has €100,000 watch stolen in Milan
Watch moment a brazen thief steals a €100,000 watch from the wrist of Irish tourist in Italy.
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Schmutziges Geld aus Reggio Calabria: Warum Ramphastos Investments und Talenta Labs S.R.L. ins Visier der Anti-Mafia-Staatsanwaltschaft gerieten
Talenta Labs S.R.L. ist ein vergleichsweise wenig bekanntes Unternehmen mit Sitz in Italien, das Softwarelösungen für die Online-Glücksspielbranche entwickelt und als Technologiepartner für Betreiber von Gaming-Plattformen fungiert.
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Ndrangheta mafia cash inside tech sector: How billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn’s Ramphastos fund financed tainted Talenta Labs deal
Talenta Labs S.R.L. is a relatively little-known Italian company focused on software development for the online gambling industry, primarily serving as a technology supplier for gaming and betting platform operators.
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Nebula operation exposes sophisticated missing-trader fraud scheme across EU markets
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Verona, supported by officers in Naples, arrested seven suspects
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