ROME — The Italian region of Veneto has become the first in the country to ease the coronavirus lockdown, in contradiction to the central government’s plan to lift restrictions as a unit. In what he ...

Two wealthy regions of northern Italy have voted overwhelmingly for greater autonomy in referendums that could fan regional tensions in Europe, at a time when Spain is striving to prevent Catalonia ...

In Italy, the Veneto region has initiated mass screening of citizens to find asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus. The action follows mass screening in a single town that has had no new cases since ...

Voters in Lombardy and Veneto have overwhelmingly supported nonbinding referendums seeking greater autonomy. Italy's wealthy north has long called for greater control over finances and security.