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While Italy has been avidly consuming tales of the early-20th-century successes of feminism, it has also witnessed the rise of the far right, and has been governed since 2022 by a right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni, a female prime minister who proudly uses the masculine term “il presidente” and is famous for her motto […]

“In a world that seems consumed by the trials of capitalism and the unyielding pressure to work, Robin Leach, the British television personality who died in 2018, noted one place that did it differently: In Italy, Mr. Leach said, they add work and life onto food and wine.” Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Ali […]

“The agreement signed by the Italian and Albanian Prime Ministers will remain in place for five years – with the option to extend if it proves successful in reducing the migrant burden on Italy and deterring some from attempting to come.” Fonte: BBC Autore: Mark Lowen Link: Italy prepares to open controversial migrant centre in […]

Speaking to journalists in Beijing on Tuesday, Meloni said the critical remarks on media freedoms in Italy in the report hadn’t come from the Commission itself but from “some stakeholders.” “Who are those stakeholders?” she asked, “Il Domani, Il Fatto Quotidiano, Repubblica.” Fonte: Politico Autore: Elena Giordano Link: Meloni accuses Italian newspapers of manipulating Commission […]

“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 […]