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Amy Kazmin

@amykazmin.bsky.social

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Californian now in Rome covering Italy for "L'autorevole" Financial Times. Previously FT’s woman in New Delhi + Bangkok. UC Berkeley + LSE alumn. Mera dil hai Hindustani. I sing in the rain. #Italianpolitics #india

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1h

Famous Italian winery loses 30,000 bottles worth €5mn in heist ft.trib.al/A7IGuwP

Famous Italian winery loses 30,000 bottles worth €5mn in heist

Antinori says it hopes to ‘protect the market’ by alerting potential buyers

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 22h

Limited free reads below: Clear explanation of electoral law probably going to be approved by Meloni's gov majority today & its consequences, with comments by academics, including myself. By @amykazmin.bsky.social of @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/ba17...

Giorgia Meloni faces critical test in controversial electoral reform vote

Italian prime minister has threatened to resign if wary lawmakers reject her fiercely contested redesign of the country’s voting system in a secret ballot

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/10/2026

Giorgia Meloni has applied to the EU's intellectual property office to trademark her voice. While entertainers such as Taylor Swift have applied to trademark their voices, Italy's prime minister is the first major politician known to have sought to do so. ft.trib.al/DPhWp5i

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 04/10/2026

How 60,000 Polish number plates exposed Italy’s tax allergy ft.trib.al/FZ0svPz

How 60,000 Polish number plates exposed Italy’s tax allergy

Giorgia Meloni is moving to cut unpopular road levies that have spawned evasion schemes using cars registered in Poland

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The centre-left will create some sort of electoral alliance to beat Meloni, at some point... Who will be in it and will their proposals be credible, remains to be seen. With comments by yours truly:

Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Can Italy's opposition unite against Giorgia Meloni? as.ft.com/r/0a394d6d-2...

Can Italy’s opposition unite against Giorgia Meloni?

Leftwing parties remain divided on Russia and on joint candidate for prime minister ahead of upcoming elections

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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions 🇪🇺 @pubaffairsbruxelles.eu · 24/09/2026

#Energy: #Italy clears path for nuclear power revival, by @amykazmin.bsky.social & Giuliana Ricozzi | Financial Times www.ft.com/content/c521...

Italy clears path for nuclear power revival

Senate approves law that will allow a new generation of reactors decades after previous plants were shut down

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Emma Bonino, Italian politician and activist 1948-2026- Elected to the Italian parliament in 1976, Bonino advocated powerfully for an eclectic range of human rights and social justice issues… www.ft.com/content/d171... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Emma Bonino, Italian politician and activist 1948-2026

Radical campaigner who confronted society’s taboos at a time when the Catholic Church still held political sway

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 04/09/2026

Giorgia Meloni celebrates Italy’s longest-serving government since 1945 ft.trib.al/ZD6KNe4

Giorgia Meloni celebrates Italy’s longest-serving government since 1945

Rightwing prime minister has so far defied critics with pragmatic policies and stable coalition

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Russia’s ‘Trojan horse’ in Italy tests Giorgia Meloni— Shirtless and wearing a double-axe pendant associated with the neo-fascist Ordine Nuovo, Italy’s former military attaché in Moscow… www.ft.com/content/1188... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Russia’s ‘Trojan horse’ in Italy tests Giorgia Meloni

Firebrand former general Roberto Vannacci channels Italians’ pro-Russian sympathies ahead of the election next year

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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions 🇪🇺 @pubaffairsbruxelles.eu · 27/08/2026

#Eurozone: #France replaces #Italy as European bond investors’ biggest worry, by @emilydherbert.bsky.social, Madeleine Wright, @amykazmin.bsky.social, @ramshodgson.bsky.social, @senojerialc.bsky.social | Financial Times www.ft.com/content/2b78...

France replaces Italy as European bond investors’ biggest worry

Paris’s borrowing costs have been above Rome’s for most of the summer amid concerns over upcoming budget and next year’s elections

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Meloni and Maga: a cautionary tale—Once one of the US president’s most committed European allies, the Italian prime minister has learnt the hard way… www.ft.com/content/41e4... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Meloni and Maga: a cautionary tale

Italian prime minister’s fall from grace with Trump exposes the limits of ideological alignment between the US and EU

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The "Nationalist lnternational" that never was... Meloni's strained relationship with Trump, by @amykazmin.bsky.social of the Financial Times www.ft.com/content/41e4...

Meloni and Maga: a cautionary tale

Italian prime minister’s fall from grace with Trump exposes the limits of ideological alignment between the US and EU

Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"The idea that Meloni cannot do whatever she wants - that she is moving within a set of constraints - was totally lost on the Trump White House + the Maga movement." my deep look for @financialtimes.com at the breakdown of relations between Trump + Meloni, once his most ardent European fan.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 20/08/2026

Once one of the US president's committed European allies, the Italian prime minister has learnt that defending her country’s national interests does not sit comfortably with Maga’s world view. ft.trib.al/lEsMVFn

Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Nationalist international is an oxymoron..." a deep dive into the breakdown in relations between Trump + Italy's Giorgia Meloni + what what it says about the limits of the ideological affinity between MAGA + right-wing European leaders. @financialtimes.com as.ft.com/r/e221c054-1...

Meloni and Maga: a cautionary tale

Italian prime minister’s fall from grace with Trump exposes the limits of ideological alignment between the US and EU

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 19/08/2026

Remigration, a concept once too toxic to mention in Europe, has become the rallying call for a powerful new movement of young influencers and radicals. ft.trib.al/7Oo5ufi

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 19/08/2026

Remigration binds Maga to Europe’s far right as.ft.com/r/069013c0-2...

Remigration binds Maga to Europe’s far right

Once-taboo idea of mass expulsions returns to European nations after Trump embrace

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

European carmakers turn to Chinese rivals to fill factory floors—“The environment in Europe has changed forever,” Ford’s European boss Jim Baumbick said last month as he unveiled the Geely tie-up. “The goal is… www.ft.com/content/9a59... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

European carmakers turn to Chinese rivals to fill factory floors

The second in a series on Chinese auto companies looks at the European industry’s struggle to keep its plants alive

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni bets big on nuclear power revival—As Italian businesses and households face power bills around 30 per cent higher than the European average — due partly… www.ft.com/content/6a98... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni bets big on nuclear power revival

Rural backlash against renewables that ‘spoil the landscape’ fuels support for atomic energy decades after reactor shutdowns

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Italy’s parliament backs Giorgia Meloni’s contentious electoral overhaul—Analysts say the redesign aims to strengthen Meloni’s re-election prospects against a stronger, more united opposition. www.ft.com/content/2598... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Italy’s parliament backs Giorgia Meloni’s contentious electoral overhaul

Controversial new law reduces risk of a hung parliament ahead of general elections due in 2027

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Trump envoy’s tour on $450mn superyacht stirs anger in Italy—Fertitta — whose empire includes the Houston Rockets basketball team, the Golden Nugget casino business and Landry’s restaurants — is inviting… www.ft.com/content/f577... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Trump envoy’s tour on $450mn superyacht stirs anger in Italy

Rome declines to reveal cost of security for billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta’s ‘coastal diplomacy’

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 17/07/2026

Insane stuff: America's ruling family are selling faster, preferential access to Trump's market-moving posts to trading houses, positioning them to profit from them. as.ft.com/r/e763fb76-3...

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Is Europe prepared for a world of extreme heat?—Climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra is due to later this year set out a climate resilience plan encompassing the entire economy, officials said, to include… www.ft.com/content/5f06... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Is Europe prepared for a world of extreme heat?

In an air-conditioned Luxembourg meeting, ministers call for a ‘business case’ for coping with the world’s fastest-warming continent

Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Ha ha - good luck with that!!!

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Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

What again???

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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions 🇪🇺 @pubaffairsbruxelles.eu · 26/06/2026

#EUPolitics: #Meloni redesigns #Italy’s election rules to stay in power, by @amykazmin.bsky.social | Financial Times www.ft.com/content/e5ce...

Italy’s Meloni accused of ‘authoritarian’ election overhaul

Opposition parties say prime minister’s proposed reforms aim to tilt next year’s general elections in her favour

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

If you want to cause "massive" problems to Meloni, right when she is trying to clean up her image (tainted by too cosy relations with Trump in the past), tell Italian voters that she provided "massive" support to US operations in Iran. www.ft.com/content/f5e2...

Nato chief reveals Italy allowed US planes to use bases in Iran war

Mark Rutte puts Giorgia Meloni under pressure by disclosing Rome let 500 aircraft take off in Operation Epic Fury

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Why Giorgia Meloni turned on Donald Trump— The prime minister’s fury was apparently triggered by Trump telling an Italian journalist on Friday that Meloni had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a recent G7 summit in France. www.ft.com/content/1adc... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Why Giorgia Meloni turned on Donald Trump

Italian prime minister’s fallout with US president comes as she gears up for re-election battle

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Trump is a huge liability for radical right leaders across Europe. Meloni is currently playing damage control, but she should have known better much earlier on. Aligning with MAGA was always going to come with a cost, as @amykazmin.bsky.social explains www.ft.com/content/1adc...

Why Giorgia Meloni turned on Donald Trump

Italian premier’s fallout with US president comes as she gears up for re-election battle

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 21/06/2026

Why Meloni turned on Trump ft.trib.al/CcpbqSL

Why Meloni turned on Trump

Italian premier’s fallout with US president comes as she gears up for re-election battle

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Giorgia Meloni accuses Donald Trump of pandering to west’s enemies—In a social media video published on Friday, Meloni — once one of Trump’s strongest allies in Europe — rejected the US president’s account of their encounter… www.ft.com/content/f68f... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Giorgia Meloni accuses Donald Trump of pandering to west’s enemies

Italian premier on offensive after US president claimed she ‘begged’ for a photo with him

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Salvini has ended up with a crisis of his own doing... @amykazmin.bsky.social of the @financialtimes.com on the rise of General Vannacci's extreme right party & what it means for both Meloni & Salvini. With comments by Lorenzo Castellani & yours truly: www.ft.com/content/0ac8...

Giorgia Meloni under fire from far-right’s ‘new Caesar’

Roberto Vannacci is luring MPs from ruling coalition and sees support rising ahead of Italy’s 2027 election

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/06/2026

Robert Kuzovkov, an artist who worked under the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, had recently joined protests against the Putin regime. He had lived in Poland since 2021 after leaving Russia to avoid arrest. ft.trib.al/My1qeXx

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

How the EU’s plan to turbocharge Italy’s economy fell flat— Italy is the largest recipient of the EU’s €577bn Recovery and Resilience Facility, set up in 2021, an unprecedented joint borrowing effort… www.ft.com/content/1520... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

How the EU’s plan to turbocharge Italy’s economy fell flat

Growth sluggish despite Rome being biggest beneficiary of pandemic-era grants and loans

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Pope Leo says AI ‘needs to be disarmed’—In his first encyclical letter since his elevation to the papacy last year, the US-born Pope warns… www.ft.com/content/1231... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Pope Leo says AI ‘needs to be disarmed’

Pontiff warns of dangers of a technological revolution driven by ‘the idolatry of profit’

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/05/2026

Pope Leo warns AI revolution driven by ‘idolatry of profit’ ft.trib.al/gsOGwKH

Pope Leo warns AI revolution driven by ‘idolatry of profit’

Pontiff says it is ‘not permissible’ to entrust lethal decisions to artificial systems

Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

It’s a tough job but somebody had got to do it!!

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 17/05/2026

Milan’s San Siro stadium is unique. It is one of football’s most dramatic modern arenas — but both its brutal beauty and its cultural legacy are threatened. Tap here to read Edwin Heathcote's story: ft.trib.al/JW18vdx

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Meloni fails to hit high note in Italy’s culture wars—While at a more modest scale, her moves echo the culture wars waged by Donald Trump, as the US president seeks… www.ft.com/content/b503... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Meloni fails to hit high note in Italy’s culture wars

Opera houses, museums and Venice Biennale roiled by rightwing government’s bid to control the arts

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Kranti Saran @krantisaran.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Every word: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

Opinion | We Should All Be Concerned About What’s Happening in India

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Italy extradites alleged Chinese spy to US—The decision to extradite Xu — who has denied the charges, and whose lawyer has claimed he was a victim of mistaken identity — comes at a moment of strain for relations… www.ft.com/content/4fc5... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Italy extradites alleged Chinese spy to US

Suspect in Covid industrial espionage case handed over amid strains between Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Eni founder’s heir clashes with Meloni government over name use-Pietro Mattei’s complaint nearly three years after the policy was launched is seen as a new sign of the erosion of Meloni’s political standing, following… www.ft.com/content/7eaa... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Eni founder’s heir clashes with Meloni government over name use

Italy’s ‘Mattei plan’ for Africa is part of efforts to curb migration

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Pope Leo XIV: the pontiff at war with the White House-He has displayed the unflappable demeanour of a spiritual leader with unshakeable conviction in the righteousness of his cause, a serenity… www.ft.com/content/8997... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Pope Leo XIV: the pontiff at war with the White House

The Chicago-born pope has offered an alternative vision of Catholicism — and American power

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 18/04/2026

Pope Leo XIV: the pontiff at war with the White House ft.trib.al/lNXRB4t | opinion

Pope Leo XIV: the pontiff at war with the White House

The Chicago-born pope has offered an alternative vision of Catholicism — and American power

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The pope versus the president: how Leo became Trump’s fearless foe—At a time when there is no single voice of opposition to Trump at home or abroad, the first US-born pope’s attack on… www.ft.com/content/4f67... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

The pope versus the president: how Leo became Trump’s fearless foe

As he steps up his criticism of the Iran war, the pontiff’s American background has given him a role in US politics unlike any predecessor

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Pope Leo says he has ‘no fear’ of Trump administration—Pope Leo has been outspoken in his criticism of the US-Israeli war against Iran, describing Trump’s threat last week to wipe out Iranian civilisation as “truly unacceptable”. www.ft.com/content/5cfc... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Pope Leo says he has ‘no fear’ of Trump administration

Comments from Catholic Church head come hours after US president launched scathing attack on him

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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Trump says Meloni lacks courage. The real story: Meloni has a political brain - and has been distancing herself from Trump for months www.ft.com/content/284f...

Donald Trump says Giorgia Meloni lacks courage

US president turns against Italian premier despite her being one of his few remaining allies in Europe

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

‘A toxic environment for children’ — inside the beauty ‘cosmeticorexia’ battle-The probe reflects European alarm at the rise in young girls who have developed unhealthy obsessions with… www.ft.com/content/a88d... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

‘A toxic environment for children’ — inside the beauty ‘cosmeticorexia’ battle

Campaigners say cosmetics companies and retailers such as Sephora are increasingly targeting buyers under 18

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 10/04/2026

European airports face jet fuel shortages within three weeks ft.trib.al/3uqQ3gu

European airports face jet fuel shortages within three weeks

Industry group warns EU that reserves are running low