The independent
| 7 months ago
To the amusement of commentators in northern Italy, the victor in Sicily's regional election on Sunday was the openly gay, anti-mafia campaigner Rosario Crocetta. One of the oddest regional elections in recent times reflected the turbulent state of...
Fox News
| 7 months ago
Italy risks heading into political turmoil after a regional election showed a huge level of voter distrust in mainstream political parties, a result that could also rattle financial markets that have no small role in deciding the fate of the...
The Guardian
| 7 months ago
Beppe Grillo's followers, as far as we know, tend to be young and idealistic. Most of his candidates have no political experience.' Photograph: Reuters Nobody quite knows what to make of the " Five Star movement " in Italy which is emerging as the...
Ansa
| 7 months ago
Italian Premier Mario Monti said Tuesday that there are advantages to being at the head of government in a time of financial crisis because in some ways it makes it easier to push through economic reforms. "It's a pleasure to work in an emergency...
Ansa
| 7 months ago
Italian Premier Mario Monti on Tuesday reiterated his assertion that Europe must work to boost economic growth in order to emerge from the debt crisis and not just focus on budget discipline. "Europe will only exit the crisis when it is capable of...
Ansa
| 7 months ago
Rubbish could start piling up in Rome's streets in a crisis reminiscent of the problems Naples has had in recent years if a new dump site is not found, Environment Minister Corrado Clini said on Tuesday. ''The commissioner (for the rubbish emergency,...
