Politics
Italy to be “tougher than Sarkozy” on Roma
Italian Interior Minister Robert Maroni, in an interview with Corriere della Sera, has said that the Italian government will prove itself“ tougher than Sarkozy” on the issue of the Roma and other EU immigrants who do not fulfill certain requirements.
Read MoreFormer president Cossiga dies
Former President of the Italian Republic Francesco Cossiga died in Rome yesterday at the age of 82. Mr Cossiga was Interior Minister during the period of Red Brigade terrorism...
Read MoreTax on demonstrations proposed
The Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, wants to impose a tax on demonstrations and processions which take place in the capital.
Read MoreThe state versus the city of Florence
A ferragosto row over the ownership of what is arguably the most famous statue in the world – Michelangelo’s “David” – has broken out between the Ministry of Culture and the City Council of Florence...
Read MoreEel from Mars causes quarrel on earth
Two small fishing towns in Sardinia are locked in combat over an eel....
Read MoreMinister causes Palio row
Italy’s Tourism Minister, Michela Brambilla, caused a political storm on Thursday by suggesting that the Siena Palio is cruel to horses.
Read MoreFun in the chamber
Some members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies were in light, holiday mood yesterday, among them the People of Freedom Party’s Alessandra Mussolini who presented a colleague with a toy....
Read MoreBerlusconi insults female politician
During a visit to the private Università Telematica Ecampus in Novedrate [Lombardy] yesterday Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi insulted Democratic Party President Rosy Bindi for the umpteenth time....
Read More"Italy is part of me", says Obama
President Obama, in an exclusive interview with Corriere della Sera published last week, said that Italy was part of him and that, in cultural terms, European culture has influenced him the most because American culture has its strongest element in Europe.
Read MoreNation-wide news blackout
Newspapers are not on sale in Italy today and newspaper websites are not being updated. News agencies have also joined in the “news strike” ....
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