The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.

Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).

For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA.

POLITICS

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday that talks among European Union countries over a new set of fiscal rules are proving difficult, as the bloc aims to complete the process by the end of the year.

Italy's government has softened plans to hike the retirement age from next year, under a draft budget seen by Reuters.

The government plans to hike taxes on short-term rentals for people letting out more than one flat, a draft of the 2024 budget seen by Reuters showed on Saturday.

ECONOMY

The Italian economy will grow only modestly this year and even more slowly in 2024 as it feels the impact of high inflation and an increase in interest rates, a report from the country's main business lobby Confindustria said on Saturday.

ISTAT releases September non-EU foreign trade data (0900 GMT).

DEBT

Credit rating agency DBRS on Friday joined S&P Global in confirming Italy's debt rating. DBRS rates Italy BBB (High) with a stable outlook.

COMPANIES

TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI

The Italian government signalled on Saturday it still backed a proposed deal for TIM to sell its network grid to U.S. fund KKR KKR.N after the emergence of a rival plan for the telecoms group.

A London-based investment firm representing TIM shareholders owning under 3% of the group is seeking to challenge its plan to sell its landline grid, proposing an alternative revamp, a letter to the board seen by Reuters showed on Friday.

MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI

Mediobanca Chief Executive Alberto Nagel and his allies withstood opposition from the bank's biggest investor to retain a firm grip on the company in a shareholder vote on Saturday, with the CEO securing a new three-year mandate.

ENI ENI.MI

Israel's Energy Ministry said on Sunday it had awarded 12 licenses to six companies to explore for natural gas off the country's Mediterranean Coast, aiming to diversify suppliers. A group including ENI, Dana Petroleum and Ratio Petroleum RTPTp.TA will explore in an area west of the Leviathan field.

STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

Chrysler-parent Stellantis and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached a tentative agreementon a new labour contract, UAW said on Saturday, more than 40 days after the union began striking against the Detroit Three automakers.

The accord, which follows the one reached by Ford F.N on Wednesday, left GM GM.N as the only Detroit automaker without a contract deal, prompting the UAW on Saturday to expand the strike to include GM's Spring Hill, Tennessee, engine plant.

MFE - MEDIA FOR EUROPE MFEB.MI

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday denied tensions between the government and the Berlusconi family's Mediaset TV group after it broadcast off-air sexist comments from her partner which played a part in their separation.

AMPLIFON AMPF.MI

Board meeting on Q3 results, followed by conference call (1400 GMT).

PIAGGIO PIA.MI

Board meeting on Q3 results, followed by conference call.

TECHNOGYM TGYM.MI

Board meeting on Q3 results (revenues).

DIARY

Rome, Italy, Germany and France hold trilateral meeting to co-ordinate on digital transition and artificial intelligence with Industry Minister Adolfo Urso, German Deputy Chancellor, Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck, French Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Minister Bruno Le Maire (0830 GMT); followed by news conference (1100 GMT).

Rome, government's majority meeting on constitutional reforms with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Deputy Prime minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime minister and Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini (afternoon).

Rome, savings banks association (ACRI) holds news conference to present 23rd edition annual survey by ACRI-IPSOS on "Italians and Savings" with ACRI President Francesco Profumo and IPSOS President Nando Pagnoncelli (0930 GMT).

((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))

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20 biggest losers (in percentage)..............PL.MI

FTSE IT allshare index .FTITLMS

FTSE Mib index........ .FTMIB

FTSE Allstars index... .FTSTAR

FTSE Mid Cap index.... .FTITMC

Block trades.......... .BLK.MI

Stories on Italy...... IT-LEN

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European Equities speed guide...................EUR/EQUITY

FTSEurofirst 300 index...............................FTEU3

DJ STOXX index.......................................STOXX

Top 10 STOXX sectors............................PGL.STOXXS

Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors.......................PGL.STOXXES

Top 10 Eurofirst 300 sectors....................PGL.FTEU3S

Top 25 European pct gainers........................PG.PEUR

Top 25 European pct losers.........................PL.PEUR

Main stock markets:

Dow Jones................DJI Wall Street report ......N

Nikkei 225..............N225 Tokyo report.............T

FTSE 100................FTSE London report............L

Xetra DAX..............GDAXI Frankfurt market stories.F

CAC-40..................FCHI Paris market stories....PA

World Indices.....................................0#.INDEX

Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.........EQUITYPOLL1

Western European IPO diary..........................WEUIPO

European Asset Allocation........................EUR/ASSET

Reuters News at a Glance: Equities...............TOP/EQE

Main currency report:...............................FRX/