Giselda Vagnoni

@GVagnoni

Italy Bureau Chief Reuters

Italia

Joined March 2012

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The Italian job: how Rome plans to work around NATO spending hike @giuseppe_fonte @Amanteangelo @gavinjones10 reuters.com/business/aeros…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Italy, along with other NATO countries, has agreed to sharply increase defence spending over the next decade, but Giorgia Meloni's government is already working on imaginative ways to minimise any...

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Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Jun 11

Exclusive: Italy seeks clarity from US over curbs on Pirelli due to Chinese investor @giuseppe_fonte reuters.com/world/china/it…

GVagnoni's tweet card. The Italian government is seeking clarity from the United States amid concerns that Washington could impose domestic restrictions on Pirelli due to the tyremaker's Chinese investor, two sources...

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Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · May 9

UniCredit board members seek M&A clarity after setbacks, sources say @elvirapollina @za_lentina reuters.com/business/finan…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Some UniCredit board members are seeking greater clarity from CEO Andrea Orcel on his M&A plans and have asked him to explain the way forward, two sources said, after a spat with Rome delivered...

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Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Apr 11

Italy's new high-speed rail line looks to reverse depopulation, lift southern economy @Segretig reuters.com/world/europe/i…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Italy's high-speed railway is finally pressing into the heart of the underdeveloped south, using European Union funds in the hope that the new network will help reverse years of depopulation and lift...

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Apr 9

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Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Apr 4

Struggling to meet NATO goal, Italy mulls stretching defence budget @AmanteAngelo @giuseppe_fonte reuters.com/world/europe/s…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Italy is considering including police and coastguard services in its defence budget so it can point to a quick increase in security spending as its struggles to meet U.S.-led NATO targets, two...

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Apr 4

Italy defence drive could derail debt, hit ratings reuters.com/world/europe/i…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Italy's pledges to increase defence spending to help Ukraine could scupper government efforts to rein in the mammoth public debt, analysts say, posing a threat to the creditworthiness of the euro...

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Apr 4

EU challenges Italy's use of 'golden power' rules for banking sector deals @Za_lentina @giuseppe_fonte reuters.com/business/finan…

GVagnoni's tweet card. The European Commission is challenging Italy for its use of "golden powers" legislation to screen bank acquisitions, a spokesperson said on Friday, a move that could restrict Rome's ability to vet...

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Mar 26

Italy could launch tender for secure communications provider this year, Eutelsat says @gianlonostro reuters.com/business/media…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Italy could launch a tender for a secure satellite communications provider later this year, the head of Eutelsat said on Wednesday, reigniting the satellite operator's share price on speculation it...

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Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Mar 26

Exclusive: Italy seeks payment from Meta, X and LinkedIn in landmark tax case @emilioparodi reuters.com/technology/ita…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Italy has handed tax demands to Meta , X and LinkedIn in an unprecedented VAT claim against the U.S. tech giants that could have repercussions across the European Union, four sources with direct...

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Mar 14

Italian unions worried about job cuts at U.S. military bases reuters.com/world/europe/i… by @AlviseArmellini

GVagnoni's tweet card. Italian unions are mobilising against possible job cuts for local staff at U.S. military bases as part of government downsizing plans spearheaded by President Donald Trump and his billionaire tech...

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Mar 14

Italy faces EU accounting change that could add billions to public debt @giuseppe_fonte reuters.com/markets/europe…

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Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Mar 14

Prada's CEO flies to New York as speculation swirls over Versace bid reuters.com/business/retai… @elisa_anzo

GVagnoni's tweet card. Luxury fashion group Prada's CEO Andrea Guerra has flown to New York, a source close to the matter told Reuters, as the group is in talks to buy Capri Holdings-owned Versace in a deal that would...

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Mar 13

Donatella Versace steps down as design chief as sale talk swirls reuters.com/business/retai… @elisa_anzo @Reuters

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Mar 13

reuters.com/business/aeros… by @fra_landini @timhepher @Reuters

GVagnoni's tweet card. On a Saturday morning in May, 2020, Italian police officers caught two men pouring chemical waste into the sewers in the southern port city of Brindisi, near a small plane components factory.

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Feb 26

Exclusive: ECB poised to approve UniCredit's investment in Commerzbank, source says @FranCanJourno reuters.com/business/finan…

GVagnoni's tweet card. The European Central Bank is poised to give Italy's UniCredit the green light to build up its stake in German rival Commerzbank , a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, a move that could...

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Feb 25

Exclusive: Italy extends big tech tax probe to Musk's X social network @emilioparodi reuters.com/technology/ita…

GVagnoni's tweet card. While the value-added tax claim is a trifling sum for X, the case is significant as it hinges on the way social networks provide access to their services.

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Feb 16

Exclusive: US asks Europeans what they need for Ukraine security guarantees @IrishJReuters reuters.com/world/europe/u…

GVagnoni's tweet card. The démarche also asks which countries could contribute.

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Feb 15

Rome like a local reuters.com/city-memo/rome…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Our bureau chief discovers the best Carciofi alla romana and cycles the Tiber.

Giselda Vagnoni@GVagnoni · Feb 11

Pope Francis tells US bishops Trump's immigration policy 'will end badly' @joshjmcelwee reuters.com/world/pope-fra…

GVagnoni's tweet card. Pope Francis sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in an unusual open letter to America's Catholic bishops on Tuesday, saying criminalising migrants and taking...