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Lockdowns and vaccine scepticism - how France and Italy are struggling to get Covid under control
While many countries are at least talking about easing Covid-related rules, in France and Italy people are bracing for extra restrictions. Clare Speak in Bari and Emma Pearson in Paris discuss the situation in their respective countries.
Reader question: Can I travel between Italy and the UK via France?
With few flights available, several readers have asked about the coronavirus restrictions that apply when driving between Italy and the UK via France. Here's what you need to know.
Italy condemns 'cowardly' knife attack in French city of Nice
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte condemned the attack that left three dead at a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday morning.
Italian ministers furious at French 'coronavirus pizza' joke
A French television channel apologised to Italy on Tuesday for airing a mock advert for "corona pizza" in which a coughing chef hacks green phlegm onto Italy's national dish.
Italy can loan Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man to France, Italian court rules
An Italian court on Wednesday rejected a last-minute bid to halt the loan of Leonardo Da Vinci's iconic Vitruvian Man drawing and other works to France's Louvre museum, ending a bitter cultural row.
Italian court rules against lending Da Vinci artwork to France
An Italian court has blocked the loan of Leonardo da Vinci's famed Vitruvian Man sketch to the Louvre in Paris, ahead of an exibition marking the 500th anniversary of the artist's death.
France hopes for better relations with new Italian government
France is hoping for more constructive relations with Italy's new pro-European government, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday.
Two British tourists killed after planes collide on Italian-French border
Two British men were killed and another injured after two light aircraft collided over the French-Italian border today.
Art expert stakes reputation on 'lost' Caravaggio painting
France's leading authority on Old Masters paintings says Italian critics are wrong to doubt the authenticity of the controversial 'attic Caravaggio'.
Libyan strongman Haftar makes surprise visit to Italy
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has launched a military offensive against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, held surprise talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome on Thursday, officials said.
'Thank you for saving Notre-Dame': Pope Francis praises firefighters
Pope Francis on Wednesday thanked the firefighters who risked their lives to save the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on behalf of the entire Catholic Church.
'Rise from the ashes': Italian theatre's touching message to Notre-Dame
An Italian theatre that was burned to the ground and then rebuilt has a message for Notre-Dame following Monday's devastating blaze.
Kiwigate: Police uncover massive Italian fruit fraud
'Inferior' Italian kiwi fruit were 'Frenchified' and sold for higher prices in a long-running scam uncovered by French police.
Italian cargo ship sinks off French coast after going up in flames
An Italian cargo ship sank about 330 kilometres (200 miles) off the western Atlantic coast of France after rescue vessels were unable to put out a fire that broke out late Sunday, officials said.
France sees 'no reason' not to extradite Italian militants
France has changed its position on extraditing those wanted on terrorism charges by Italy or Spain, a French minister said today.
France to send its ambassador back to Italy 'very soon'
The French ambassador will return to Rome "very soon" after being recalled last week during an unprecedented spat, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in an interview published on Thursday.
Presidents attempt to mend frayed Italian-French relationship
The French and Italian presidents "reaffirmed the importance" of their countries' ties in a phone call yesterday after relations recently plunged to a new low.
Italy's Di Maio defends French 'yellow vests' visit as ties fray
Italy's deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio defended his unannounced visit with anti-government protesters in France, which has sparked the biggest crisis between France and Italy since the end of World War II.
'Unacceptable': France slams Italian leader's meeting with 'yellow vests'
The French foreign ministry on Wednesday denounced as "unacceptable" a meeting between Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and France's "yellow vest" anti-government protesters.
Italy's deputy PM meets 'yellow vest' protestors in France
Italy's deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio, head of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), said on Tuesday he had met with "yellow vest" protesters in France.
Protests as Salvini visits construction site for controversial high-speed trainline
Protesters in the northern Italian town of Chiomonte braved 30 centimetres of snow Friday morning as they waited for Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to visit a construction site for the high-speed ‘Tav’ rail line connecting Italy and France.
ANALYSIS: What's behind Italy's spat with France?
With diplomatic ties between France and Italy increasingly tense, some observers have reached for marital metaphors to describe the breakdown in relations between two countries at the heart of the European Union.
Italy's row with France is getting personal
Baguette in hand, beret tilted jauntily, the Parisian looks down at the rowdy, pasta-scoffing Roman: they may be stereotypes, but perceived French smugness is again being blamed for a falling out with Italy.