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Tag: Italy

  • Saturday, December 3rd 2016 - 08:03 UTC

    Beppe Grillo, Italy's Donald Trump: “I say NO”

    “Today saying No is the most beautiful and glorious form of politics....Whoever doesn't understand that can go screw themselves”, Beppe Grillo said

    By Gwynne Dyer - “Today saying No is the most beautiful and glorious form of politics....Whoever doesn't understand that can go screw themselves.” It could have been Donald Trump before the US election two weeks ago, or Boris Johnson during the Brext campaign in Britain last June, but it was actually Beppe Grillo, founder and leader of Italy's populist Five Star Movement.

  • Friday, December 2nd 2016 - 08:43 UTC

    Italy's referendum could knock out Rienzi and unleash a financial volcano

    There are real concerns that a defeat for Mr Renzi's proposals could unleash a chain of events that would set back the country's economy once again.

    The focus of the news from Italy this weekend will be political: there's a referendum on constitutional reform and the Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has said he will resign if the proposals are rejected. This could be followed by new elections which could in turn benefit the Five Star Movement, an anti-Euro group led by the former comedian Beppe Grillo.

  • Monday, September 19th 2016 - 07:49 UTC

    “Italy will not serve as a fig leaf for others”, Renzi tells Merkel and Hollande

    “I don't think it would be right for Italy to pretend not to notice when things are not getting any better,” Renzi told a conference in Florence

    Italy is not ready to pretend everything is alright when Europe is not functioning properly, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said the day after a key EU gathering. EU leaders had gathered in the Slovak capital on Friday to discuss the EU's future in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the bloc, wrapping up the summit by issuing a roadmap for tackling problems such as migration, security and the faltering economy.

  • Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 17:03 UTC

    Argentine minister to visit Russia and Italy to strengthen defense cooperation

    Martinez and Argentina's chief of staff General Bari del Valle Sosa are special guests of Russian defense minister Serguei Shoigú.

    Argentina's defense minister Julio Martinez is travelling to Russia and Italy with the purpose of strengthening bilateral cooperation in defense issues, including the possible supply of hardware for the equipment depleted Argentine armed forces. Last July the Russian Federation chief of Land Forces, General Oleg Salijukov visited Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, August 25th 2016 - 06:53 UTC

    Central Italy's earthquake: 247 dead and counting fast

    Mattero Renzi PM called on his fellow citizen to unite in the face of the tragedy.

    247 dead and counting, the death toll after the 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Central Italy today. It hit on a hot summer morning in the middle of a busy tourism season. Today rescuers continued to search for survivors on Thursday morning.

  • Monday, June 20th 2016 - 08:31 UTC

    Anti -establishment Lady mayor for Rome: pledges to end corruption

    Raggi had campaigned on ending corruption in the Italian capital and reversing the trend of severely failing public services across Rome.

    An anti-establishment candidate has been elected Rome's first female mayor after Sunday's runoff elections in Italy. Thirty-seven-year-old lawyer Virginia Raggi led by a 2-1 margin over Premier Matteo Renzi's chosen candidate, Roberto Giachetti, who conceded defeat less than an hour after polls closed.

  • Thursday, January 28th 2016 - 06:19 UTC

    Iran says economic growth crucial to defeating extremism in the Middle East

    Underscoring the growing warmth, Rouhani said he expected Italian PM Matteo Renzi to visit Iran in the coming months to help boost bilateral economic alliances. (Pic AFP)

    Generating economic growth in the Middle East is crucial to defeating extremism, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said putting forward his country as a regional trade hub and pillar of stability. Rouhani is on a four-day trip to Italy and France, looking to rebuild Iranian relations with the West some two weeks after financial sanctions on Tehran were rolled back following the implementation of its nuclear deal with world powers.

  • Thursday, January 7th 2016 - 09:19 UTC

    Rockhopper faces challenge with offshore exploration project in Italy

    Italy's parliament recently approved propositions which included the reintroduction of restrictions on offshore oil and gas activity close to the coast

    Rockhopper Exploration PLC on Wednesday was forced back to the drawing board to review its Ombrina Mare project offshore Italy after the country's parliament reintroduced restrictions on activity near the coast. The news could be a blow to the company, which is set to merge with Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd, after Falkland Oil shareholders approved the deal on Tuesday.

  • Thursday, December 24th 2015 - 08:08 UTC

    Italy's PM Rienzi looks to Spain and warns about the results of austerity in political systems

    “It's the Spain of today, but it seems like the Italy of yesterday,” Renzi commented in a blog post on his website after the Spanish elections.

    After Spain's elections on Sunday left the ruling Popular Party and president Mariano Rajoy well short of an absolute majority, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi argued this showed Europe does not want austerity, and those who apply them, even successful, are knocked out politically.

  • Wednesday, March 18th 2015 - 08:20 UTC

    EU main economies announce plans to join China-led development bank, despite US warning

    German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said his country along with Italy and France “want to bring our long experience... to help the bank build a solid reputation”.

    France, Germany and Italy on Tuesday announced plans to join the Chinese-led development bank AIIB, drawing concern in Washington which views the institution with skepticism. The three European countries want ”to become founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)”, they said in a statement.