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Super Mario meets his match in Italy

July 26, 2022 • When Mario Draghi saved the euro with a 2012 speech, the world was in awe. Then he was called in to lead Italy's six motley political parties through the pandemic, and turn around Italy's economy.

Super Mario meets his match in Italy

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Italian Prime Minister Draghi wins a confidence vote, but his coalition unravels

Italian Premier Mario Draghi (center) flanked by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (left) and Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, delivers his speech at the Senate in Rome on Wednesday. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption

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Europe

Italian Prime Minister Draghi wins a confidence vote, but his coalition unravels

July 20, 2022 • The rapid collapse of Mario Draghi's 17-month-old coalition could prompt President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve Parliament, opening the path to holding an early election.

Italy's president rejects Prime Minister Mario Draghi's offer to resign

Italian Premier Mario Draghi offered to resign after losing the support of a populist coalition ally. Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP hide caption

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Europe

Italy's president rejects Prime Minister Mario Draghi's offer to resign

July 14, 2022 • The premier offered to quit after a coalition ally refused to support a key bill, but the nation's president asked Draghi to see if he can still find a majority in Parliament willing to back him.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy hosts European leaders, welcomes more U.S. weapons

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (left), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (second left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center), French President Emmanuel Macron (second right), and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis meet at the Ukrainian presidential compound Thursday in a collective show of European support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Ludovic Marin/AP hide caption

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy hosts European leaders, welcomes more U.S. weapons

June 16, 2022 • Ukraine says it urgently needs the heavy artillery to counter Russia on the battlefield. Also, President Zelenskyy is looking for additional support as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy visit.

Mario Draghi, Former EU Central Bank Head, Sworn In As Italy's Prime Minister

New Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi presides over a meeting of his first cabinet in Rome Saturday. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption

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Europe

Mario Draghi, Former EU Central Bank Head, Sworn In As Italy's Prime Minister

February 13, 2021 • The swearing in of the celebrated economist comes weeks after the country's last prime minister resigned. Draghi will face the twin challenges of the pandemic and a crumbling economy.

Mario Draghi, Credited With Saving The Euro, Tapped To Form A New Government In Italy

Former head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi gives a press conference after a meeting with the Italian president, at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Wednesday. Alessandra Tarantino/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Europe

Mario Draghi, Credited With Saving The Euro, Tapped To Form A New Government In Italy

February 3, 2021 • The former head of the European Central Bank agreed to form a government at the president's request after Giuseppe Conte resigned as prime minister, amid disputes over the handling of the pandemic.

More Jobs, Cheaper Gas And Rising Stocks Help The Economy Look Up

Prices for both gasoline and natural gas have fallen this year. An AT&T employee fills up his company van in San Diego last month. Mike Blake/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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The Two-Way

Super Mario Cut Interest Rates Today And That's Huge News

November 7, 2013 • The European Central Bank is defying expectations by moving more aggressively than expected to boost its member nations' economies and head off potentially dangerous deflation. "Super Mario" Draghi, the ECB's president, is getting much of the credit.