Italy and Matteo Renzi

Matteo Renzi: Renzi won the vote in the lower house by a vote of 378-220, after clearing the Senate in the early hours by a slimmer margin. , according to CBC. Renzi's choice to delay courtesy calls to his European partners was a clear signal of discontinuity with Italy's last two governments, which emphasized ties with Europe even as ordinary Italians bristled at austerity measures imposed at the EU's behest. Matteo Renzi , 39, to form new Italian government Italy swears in youngest PM Italian PM resigns after sacking by his own party Premier Matteo Renzi easily won a final vote of confidence on Tuesday, clearing the way for his new government to begin a slate of promised reforms to Italy's economy and institutions. 'Europe is not our enemy.' - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi Renzi, at 39 Italy's youngest premier, told lawmakers before the vote that his first foreign trip as Italy's leader will be to Tunisia, not Brussels or Berlin, though he underlined Italy's place in Europe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.