10:57 - Sanchez, 'a new normal' since mid-May - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has set a "slow and gradual" return to "a new normal" for the second half of May. Sanchez asked Parliament for authorization today to extend the alarm status for the third time. A new extension that, he said, "with all prudence and caution" should give way to a new phase-
9:28 - German deputies demonstrate in support of Italy - Angela Merkel "hesitated" and the wrong impression was raised, but now she has taken the right path. This was stated by the German MP of the SPD, Martin Schulz, meeting in Berlin with the Italian press on the sidelines of a demonstration promoted by German deputies to express solidarity with Italy before the Italian embassy in view of tomorrow's European Council.
9:04 - Borsa: Milan opens up 1% - Start up for Piazza Affari. The Ftse Mib index started trading up 1% to 16,615 points.
8:42 - Spread Btp-Bund opens at 262 basis points - The Spread Btp-Bund is slightly moved at 262 basis points, marginally down compared to yesterday's close when the differential between the Italian 10-year period and the Bun. German had settled at 263 points
7:34 - Coronavirus: Fontana, the criticisms? I'd do it all - It would do all the choices it had to make, and now it's time to start again and a new life must be organized, changing many behaviors. Interviewed by Corriere della Sera, the Lombard governor Attilio Fontana reflects this: "they will dispute me everything, but I am at peace with my conscience. And let's remember under what conditions certain decisions were made ...". On the restart of the region, he remembers the 'Lombard bonds' and the three billion investment plan: "it is real money, which will be spent quickly and will reach many businesses".
7:31 - Coronavirus: Missouri sues the Chinese government - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government for the loss of life and the economic consequences in Missouri caused by the coronavirus. Cnn reports it. The lawsuit, the first filed by a state against China, is directed against the government of Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party and other institutions and accuses the government of hiding information, arresting whistleblowers and denying the "nature" of the virus, with serious consequences in Missouri.
7:10 - Coronavirus: Pope, Europe find unity again - " In this time in which so much unity is needed, among us, among the nations, we pray for Europe today, so that it will be able to have this fraternal unity that they have dreamed of the founding fathers of the European Union ". The Pope said so in the introduction of the mass in Santa Marta.
2:46 - Coronavirus: another 2,700 deaths in the US in 24 hours - 2,700 people have died with coronavirus in the United States in the past 24 hours. This is what emerges from the data of Johns Hopkins University.
00:24 - Trump, 20 states ready to reopen, light at the bottom of the tunnel - "I see a light at the bottom of the tunnel. I see a lot of light at the bottom of the tunnel" of the coronavirus. Donald Trump said so when speaking of 20 American states that have already announced their plans to "reopen" their economies in "security".
00:05 - Trump, immigration suspension will last 60 days - The immigration stop in the United States will last 60 days and will apply only to those who aim to obtain permanent residence, not to those who enter on a temporary basis. Donald Trump says so.
00:01 - Cura Italia: amendments rejected, text does not change- None of the amendments to Cura Italia submitted to the Budget Committee in the Chamber has been approved. The text therefore remains the one passed with confidence in the Senate. The measure is expected today (April 22) in the Chamber in Montecitorio for the final go-ahead. Throughout the day, the government, majority and opposition sought agreement on some amendments of the center-right, but in the end no convergence points were found.
