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“Italians heading for the beach in the coming weeks could face disruptions as sunbed businesses threaten to go on strike after being forced to give up their lucrative concessions.” Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin e Giuliana Ricozzi Link: Italian beachgoers face threat of sunbed rental strike

“As the first Italian city to win the award, Grosseto hopes to act as an example of how responsible tourism can be implemented in a country at the top of many travellers’ bucket lists.” Fonte: BBC Autore: Katie McKnoulty Link: Grosseto: The snubbed Italian town that’s now winning awards

“Meloni herself had publicly criticised then-prime minister Giuseppe Conte’s decision to sign up to Xi’s initiative as a “mistake”, and her government formally notified Beijing it wanted to pull out of the programme in December.” Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin e Joe Leahy Link: Italy’s Giorgia Meloni pledges ‘relaunch’ of ties with China

“The path’s reopening has been quite complex because of its fragile cliffside location. It has been an engineering challenge because of its precarious perch dug into the rock between the sky and the sea, the Tourism Ministry said in a news release sent to CNN.” Fonte: CNN Autore: Sharon Braithwaite Link: Italy’s famous ‘Path of […]

“This visit once again demonstrates that Italy’s withdrawal from the BRI was not due to a reluctance to cooperate with China or Meloni’s own political beliefs, but rather due to the huge pressure from the US and other major Western powers at the time, Zhao Junjie said, noting that the withdrawal does not mean a […]

“In 2018 and 2022, respectively, the German state of Bavaria and Italy passed laws reducing the amount of family benefits paid to mobile workers — a term referring to EU nationals working in a country where they are not citizens.” Fonte: Politico Autore: Seb Starcevic Link: EU takes Germany and Italy to court over migrant […]

“Yet the recent battle over a new board for Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, the state-owned lender and strategic investor, also demonstrates how casual unthinking patriarchy still dominates much of Italian public life.” Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: Italy is tying itself in knots over business gender quotas

“The Italian group’s scheme of setting up satellite businesses is starting to show promise.” Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Lex Link: Eni’s clean energy strategy deserves more credit

“The attack on Joly was the second episode of apparently hate-motivated violence in Italy in recent days. A gay couple was beaten up by three men and a woman in Rome on Friday.” Fonte: Politico Autore: Elena Giordano Link: ‘I was afraid of being strangled’: Italian journalist speaks out after attack by neofascists

“Before moderating her positions after coming to power in 2022, Meloni was considered further to the right than Salvini, and used to advocate for Italy to leave the euro zone.” Fonte: Reuters Autore: Angelo Amante e Gavin Jones Link: Italy’s Meloni put domestic concerns first in rejecting von der Leyen