Il Bel Paese visto da fuori

“During and after the Fascist breakdown and the retreat of German forces, the Italian port suffered more from this slide between fact, memory and legend than almost any other theatre of the second world war”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Boyd Tonkin Link: Naples 1944 — heroism, hedonism and horror in wartime Italy

“Italy moved on Wednesday toward legalizing chemical castration, with MPs approving the creation of a committee that could draft laws on treating violent sex offenders with androgen-blocking drugs”. Fonte: Politico Autore: Hannah Roberts Link: Italy opens door to chemical castration for rapists and pedophiles

“Meloni has worked hard to achieve the respectability that has eluded other rightwing parties such as Marine Le Pen’s National Rally. She was received at the White House by Joe Biden and has been accepted by centrist parties within the EU. This is all the more surprising given the openly neo-fascist origins of her career. […]

“Made in Italy: shame in Italy,” a handful of migrant labourers who had travelled from Italy’s famed leatherware region Tuscany chanted last week in Geneva outside the flagship store of luxury accessory maker Montblanc, holding placards with the slogan. Fonte: Reuters Autore: Emilio Parodi, Elisa Anzolin, Denis Balibouse e Mimosa Spencer Link: How migrant workers […]

“What is it about Giorgia Meloni? First, the Italian prime minister charms Rishi Sunak so that he melts in her arms. Then, just a few months later, she does the same to Keir Starmer”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: John Crace Link: Suits you, Sir! Starmer revels in Roman realpolitik as he melts before Meloni

“In August, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government unexpectedly doubled Italy’s annual levy on overseas income for new tax residents to €200,000 a year”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin, Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli e Emma Agyemang Link: Italy retains allure for rich Europeans fleeing higher taxes

“The prosecutors in the city of Palermo have accused Salvini — who’s currently deputy premier and transport minister in the right-wing government led by Giorgia Meloni — of alleged kidnapping for leaving a migrant rescue ship operated by charity Open Arms stranded at sea for 19 days”. Fonte: The Washington Post Autore: Giada Zampano Link: […]

“Hundreds of posters have appeared on billboards across Italy this summer, bearing the slogan: “Russia is not our enemy” and depicting a handshake in the colors of the Italian and Russian flags”. Fonte: CNN Autore: Barbie Latza Nadeau Link: Pro-Russian posters appear on billboards across Italy

“Rachele Mussolini, a city councillor in Rome, said she was moving to the group of Forza Italia, which is part of Italy’s ruling coalition but seen as more liberal on civil rights”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Lorenzo Tondo Link: Granddaughter of Mussolini to leave Brothers of Italy as it is ‘too rightwing’

“The 1941 photo – known as “The Roaring Lion” – was taken by Yousuf Karsh shortly after Churchill gave a wartime speech to Canada’s parliament”. Fonte: BBC Autore: Max Matza Link: Churchill photo stolen in Canada discovered in Italy