Il Bel Paese visto da fuori

“On plastic tables, decks of playing cards and crossword puzzles were replaced by cotton tablecloths, and loud shouts summoned the children for lunch. Aluminum trays of lasagna, rice with mussels and potatoes, seafood pasta, raw octopus and fried sausages were all served, as part of a longstanding Italian tradition of feasting on the beach”. Fonte: […]

“In an interview with Italy’s RAI state broadcaster Wednesday night, Gennaro Sangiuliano, a Meloni loyalist, said he had offered his resignation to the prime minister, but she refused to accept it”. Fonte: Politico Autore: Hannah Roberts Link: Italy’s culture minister admits trying to hire lover as ministry consultant

“In a stunning feat of imagination and ingenuity, Bazzu has turned this tiny ghost town into a Sardinian culinary educational centre and pasta school through her brand, Vittoria Arimani, which she launched in 2019”. Fonte: BBC Autore: Stefanie Ellis Link: The underground pasta school in an abandoned Italian ghost town

“When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits New York later this month to receive a global citizenship award, Elon Musk will be the one to hand her the prize”. Fonte: Bloomberg Autore: Daniele Lepido Link: Musk to Celebrate Meloni as Italy Eyes Space Sector Investment

“Italy dropped five places in the global press freedom index compiled by Reporters Without Borders this year, to 46 out of 180 nations”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: Giorgia Meloni’s media freedom problem

“The European Commission has long criticised Italy’s beach concession renewal system in which state-owned licences are automatically handed down through families of beach operators who use them to run members-only beach clubs or charge for sun loungers and umbrellas. This system of “keeping it in the family” is illegal, according to EU law, which states […]

“The current €100,000 tax incentive, while popular with wealthy individuals, has been controversial among Italians, especially in the business capital Milan, where the recent influx of the super-rich has been blamed for a sharp increase in real estate prices and other rises in living costs.” Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin, Emma Agyemang e Harriet […]

“As warnings from European Union institutions and watchdogs on the health of Italy’s media environment mount, the Italian prime minister has dug in her heels, insisting there is no problem with press freedom. Rather, she says journalists who say there is media crackdown are manipulating the truth.” Fonte: Politico Autore: Elena Giordano Link: Meloni vs. […]

“The photographer — originally from the UK but by then living in New York — had been to Milan once for work, but in 2016 she had what she calls her “first proper trip”: Capri and the Amalfi Coast.” Fonte: CNN Autore: Julia Buckley Link: Italians know how to do summer right