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Tag Archives: Italy
Apr 27 2020
The vaccine Portugal discovered which Italy doesn’t know about
Comments Off on The vaccine Portugal discovered which Italy doesn’t know aboutBy Alessio Colonnelli The importance of April 25 in Italy and Portugal can hardly be overstated. Both celebrate being freed from a violent dictatorial regime. A day to get the flag out and put it on your balcony on full display. Lots … Continue reading
Posted by: April 27, 2020
Tagged with: António Costa, Covid-19, Italy, Matteo Salvini, portugal
Jul 23 2018
The nationalist Italian government is a challenge to the Church
Comments Off on The nationalist Italian government is a challenge to the ChurchBy Alessandro Franzi The new Italian government, formed by the Five Stars Movement and the League, also poses a challenge to the Catholic Church. However, it is not only its populist tones that create a division between State and religious … Continue reading
Posted by: July 23, 2018
Tagged with: catholic church, immigration, Italy, Matteo Salvini, Nationalism, Pope, refugee crisis
Mar 9 2018
Italy’s Election: The Path to Political Radicalisation
3 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi The result of the Italian general election was extraordinary. Even if the most recent polls had anticipated the trend, the actual numbers were surprising, providing the immediate sense of a rather dramatic political shift. Three main and … Continue reading
Posted by: March 9, 2018
Tagged with: Berlusconi, elections, Five star movement, Italy, PD, populism, Renzi
Feb 28 2018
Italy’s General Elections: Four Key Issues
Comments Off on Italy’s General Elections: Four Key IssuesBy Roberto Orsi Next Sunday (4 March) Italian citizens will elect a new Parliament, after a complete five-year cycle. Much has changed since the last vote on 24-25 February 2013. It will be argued here that this election is probably … Continue reading
Posted by: February 28, 2018
Tagged with: identity, Italian Election, Italy, Renzi, sovereignty
Jan 19 2018
EU migration opens a whole Brexit can of worms
1 CommentBy Alessio Colonnelli Putting a cap on EU immigration was all that mattered for many. But now, what about Belfast and Dublin? No need for a border, they say. Soft Brexit will do, it’s the only sensible way. As long as those … Continue reading
Posted by: January 19, 2018
Tagged with: Brexit, British Exit, immigration, Italy, Leave, Remain, Theresa May, Toby Young
Feb 20 2017
The European Union at a Crossroads
5 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi The European Union is approaching a moment of difficult decisions which will determine whether it will manage to survive in the near future or whether it will enter the final trajectory of its dissolution. In the past … Continue reading
Posted by: February 20, 2017
Tagged with: Angela Merkel, Crisis, Decline of Europe, EU, Euro crisis, Europe, European Central Bank, European Union, Euroscepticism, Eurozone, Italian decline, Italian economy, Italy, Renzi
Feb 9 2015
The election of Italy’s new president has strengthened Matteo Renzi’s grip over Italian politics
2 CommentsBy James L. Newell and Arianna Giovannini On 31 January, Sergio Mattarella, a former Constitutional Court judge, was elected as the new President of Italy. While the formal powers assigned to the President remain fairly limited, the appointment of Mattarella … Continue reading
Posted by: February 9, 2015
Tagged with: Italy, Mattarella, presidential elections, Renzi
Nov 6 2014
The 1000 Day Agenda: Can Renzi Deliver?
1 CommentBy Giovanni Puglisi The young and dynamic Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is determined to change the way politics is perceived and conducted in Italy. He has promised to deliver an ambitious economic and institutional reform agenda, but his task … Continue reading
Posted by: November 6, 2014
Tagged with: Beppe Grillo, European Elections 2014, European Union, institutional reform, italian politics, Italy, Pier Luigi Bersani, Silvio Berlusconi
May 30 2014
Beppe Grillo’s Bitter Moment of Truth
8 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi The European election results in Italy have been rather surprising. In the context of today’s three-party political landscape (the centre-left Democratic Party, Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement, and Berlusconi’s Forza Italia), most pre-vote polls indicated a rise … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2014
Tagged with: Election, Euro, European Elections 2014, European Union, Euroscepticism, Grillo, Italy, Renzi
May 29 2014
A Legitimization of the Italian Government More Than a Vote for Europe
4 CommentsBy Monica Poletti The overwhelming victory of the Democratic Party Elections in Italy rarely fail to surprise. The victory at the 2014 EP elections of the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his centre-left, pro-European Democratic Party (PD) came as a … Continue reading
Posted by: May 29, 2014
Tagged with: Democratic Party, Election, EU, Euro, Euro crisis, European Elections 2014, European Union, Euroscepticism, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, Five star movement, Grillo, Italy, Nationalism, populism, Renzi