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Amy Kazmin

Rome correspondent

Amy Kazmin is the FT's Rome correspondent, covering Italy’s politics and economy, as well as environmental and social challenges. She was previously the New-Delhi-based South Asia bureau chief, leading coverage of India and its neighbours, and a Bangkok-based south-east Asia correspondent.

Amy has won prizes including the Human Rights Press Award, multiple Society of Publishers in Asia (Sopa) citations; the Work Foundation's feature writer of the year; and India's prestigious Ramnath Goenka excellence in journalism award for foreign correspondent of the year. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley and the London School of Economics.

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  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
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    Nato’s European members discuss 3% target for defence spending

    Increased military expenditure could be agreed at next year’s summit, intensifying pressure on national budgets

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  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
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    Several EU nations and the UK pause asylum claims from Syrians

    Fall of Assad regime prompts immigration rethink in Europe

    Expatriate Syrians gather with flags in Berlin on Sunday to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
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  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
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    Statistics agency halves GDP growth for 2024 as parliament adopts first part of next year’s budget

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    The city’s overstretched infrastructure faces its toughest test with an expected influx of Catholic pilgrims

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  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
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    Nine people under house arrest or being sought for suspected malfeasance linked to property sector

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  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
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    World’s fourth-largest carmaker has suffered a sharp decline in profits this year

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  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Italy
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  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
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    Luxury cars and boats among items seized over widespread VAT fraud scheme, says European prosecutor

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  • Monday, 11 November, 2024
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    Judge also asks EU’s top court to weigh in on the legality of the overall programme

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    Arrival of asylum seekers from Egypt and Bangladesh will test Italian government’s deal with Tirana

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  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
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  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
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  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
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  • Monday, 21 October, 2024
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  • Friday, 18 October, 2024
    Italian politics
    Italian court rejects Meloni plan to hold asylum-seekers in Albania

    Anger in ruling coalition as first group of migrants sent to processing centres ordered to be returned to Italy

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  • Friday, 18 October, 2024
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  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    OutlookGender politics
    Italy’s single women fight for the right to IVF

    Currently the government only permits heterosexual, married women to undergo treatment

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