According to his father, Beppino Englaro, Eluana was a very determined person. One of those strong girls that always have an answer for everything. She witnessed the coma legacy happened to one of her friends, long ago. A boy that was forced, by the doctors, to live a non-life. Apparently, she said “if something like [...]
Italy is facing once again a internal political power struggle between the judiciary system and the legislative one. No wonder that Silvio Berlusconi is at the centre of attention and, guess what? The governing body of the Italian magistrates is accusing him of trying to avoid a trial.
The CSM (Superior Council of Judiciary) has [...]
Ahmadinejad’s Italian adventure has begun with two missed opportunities: talking to Berlusconi and to the Pope. Fine. It means that our political and religious authorities don’t want to mix with a dictator. It’s a good starting point.
“Ahma”, though, started his speech delivered at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome [...]
Berlusconi’s fourth government has won a trust vote by a clear majority at the Chamber of Deputies, yesterday. The count was 335 in favor and 275 against. Only one deputy abstained from voting. Today the same vote will take place at the Senate of Palazzo Madama, it should be another victory. The trust obtained by [...]
Berlusconi’s IV: a brand new government, a brand new country.
Silvio Berlusconi’s fourth government will be put in charge today, at 17:00 o’clock. It was formed quickly, despite the many obstacles represented by Lega Nord’s list of wishes and the requests made by Alleanza Nazionale. Moreover, the Ministry Council will finally see many fresh faces, [...]
Yesterday night Romans were partying. It was not about the beloved local team, As Roma. This time they were saluting their new mayor, the one they have elected with a vast majority and the person in which their hopes lie. Viale Cristoforo Colombo (like other major streets) was invaded by honking cars; people were hailing [...]
It’s been sixty-tree years since the Americans liberated us from the shadow of nazifascism. Not only the got rid of Mussolini and Hitler, together with Great Britain (or we should say Winston Churhill, perhaps). They also prevented USSR from taking power in Italy, a country in which the Pci (the Italian Communist Party) had a enormous [...]
Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Thursday confirmed for the first time reports in the Arab media claiming that Israel had agreed to implement full withdrawal from the occupied Golan Heights in exchange for peace with Syria. In an interview with the Qatari daily Al Watan the Syrian president conveyed that the Turkish prime minister, [...]
Jean-Cyril Spinetta - Ceo of Air France/Klm - put the world “end” to a long and controversial negotiation with the flagship carrier Alitalia.
“…Contract it signed in March that could have led to a takeover bid for Alitalia SpA is no longer valid, as the conditions that had to be satisfied before launching a bid were [...]
It was unexpected, someone said. Not that Veltroni had so many chances to win – let’s put it clear – but at the same time, the victory obtained by the Pdl (People of Freedom –Popolo della Libertà) was so crystal clear that it surprised many.
Berlusconi’s Pdl has, in fact, won 46.8 to 37.6 against [...]
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