Italy
The Recovery Files: scrutinising the billions from Brussels
By Lise Witteman, Peter Teffer
Nov. 3, 2021
The EU has set up a 723.8 billion euro recovery fund to help member states boost their post-pandemic...
European authorities refuse to rescue over 400 refugees in Malta’s Mediterranean...
By Ben Cowles
November 25, 2021
EUROPEAN maritime authorities have refused to come to the aid of over 400 people travelling across the Mediterranean in an...
The cruelty of EU austerity
Brussels is punishing the poor simply because it can
By Thomas Fazi
November 9, 2021
Much has been said about the supposedly “unprecedented” fiscal measures deployed by...
Onde de choc en Italie après la condamnation d’un ancien maire...
Par Leslie Carretero
Oct. 10, 2021
La condamnation, jeudi, de l'ancien maire de Riace en Calabre (sud de l'Italie), Domenico Lucano, à plus de 13...
Tens of thousands demonstrate in Rome against fascism
The protest comes a week after extreme right-wing supporters broke into the headquarters of Italy’s oldest labour confederation.
Oct. 16, 2021
Tens of thousands of protesters...
The EU Stands for Capital, Not Internationalism
The auto parts firm GKN is laying off thousands of workers across Europe, sparking a series of strikes and protests. And rather than helping...
Europe and Italy’s Gamble: (Still) Flirting with Austerity
By Gustavo Piga
October 5, 2021
Picture taken from Angela Maria Piga‘s collection
The Fall release of the NADEF, as stressed by the Minister of Economy...
L’Italie sous Draghi: l’offensive du capital s’accélère, le massacre social aussi
Par Pietro Basso
3 Octobre 2021
Alors que l’économie et la politique internationales font face à des turbulences particulières, le capitalisme italien semble avoir trouvé son...
Italy’s vaccine passport power grab
Is Draghi embellishing a crisis to sidestep democracy?
By Thomas Fazi
Sep. 27, 2021
On October 15, Italy will become the first country in Europe where you...
Pro-refugee Italian mayor sentenced to 13 years for abetting illegal migration
By Lorenzo Tondo
30 Sep 2021
photo: Marco Costantino/EPA
The former mayor of an Italian town who revitalised his community by welcoming and integrating migrants has been...