Il Bel Paese visto da fuori

“Franca Gherardini used to cherish the sublime views from her home in Caldes, a village surrounded by forests on the slopes of the Brenta Dolomites in northern Italy’s Trentino province”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Angela Giuffrida Link: How a fatal bear attack led an Italian commune to rally against rewilding

“The tech billionaire’s declaration that “these judges need to go,” splashed across all of Italy’s front pages, came amidst increasing tension between Italy’s ruling coalition and the judiciary after a panel of Rome magistrates questioned the legality of a government initiative to detain asylum-seekers in Albania”. Fonte: BBC Autore: Davide Ghiglione Link: Musk rebuked after […]

“Jannik Sinner is trying to speak, but his own name is resounding too loudly across the Inalpi Arena in Turin. Lit up on billboards, written on placards, chanted across the aisles. Sinner, the first Italian to achieve the men’s world No. 1 ranking, isn’t just the featured attraction of the ATP Tour Finals tournament in […]

“This particular story of struggle has become symbolic of of the state of industrial policy in Italy as much as abroad. On one hand, it shows the way forward for a possible convergence between labor and environmental justice to ensure that a just ecological transition doesn’t mean imposing long-term unemployment on workers. On the other, […]

“A multimillion-dollar migration deal between Italy and Albania aimed at curbing arrivals was presented by the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, as a new model for how to establish processing and detention centres for asylum seekers outside the EU”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Lorenzo Tondo Link: Italy’s Albania asylum deal has become a […]

“Foreign policy often hinges on personal relationships between leaders. Ronald Reagan’s friendship with Margaret Thatcher opened diplomatic vistas. Acrimony between Donald Trump and Angela Merkel limited a key alliance”. Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Autore: Peter Rough e Daniel Kochis Link: Trump and Meloni: A Promising Friendship

“Italy’s prime minister has turned her fire on the country’s judiciary, even as her critics decry “dangerous” political attacks reminiscent of Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán”. Fonte: Politico Autore: Elena Giordano Link: Giorgia Meloni’s vendetta against Italy’s judges

Fonte: The Telegraph Autore: Josh Kirby Link: The battle over Italy’s €1 espresso

“A record high 36,000 tourists visited the site on the first Sunday of October, when entry was free, local media reported”. Fonte: BBC Autore: Grace Dean Link: Pompeii to cap daily tourist numbers at 20,000

“The governor’s office announced the trip on Friday but did not say whether DeSantis would be meeting with Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister that DeSantis has previously forged ties with. However, DeSantis said in a statement that Meloni had encouraged the visit”. Fonte: Politico Autore: Gary Fineout Link: DeSantis to go on week-long trade […]