VERONA - In July 2005, I argued that the Italian government should cut the cash it hands out to Italian Universities - Mario Monti’s government did just that.
TRIESTE – To understand the roots of left-wing and right-wing terrorism, one might very well start from the three regions of the Triveneto -- Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige
AGRIGENTO, Sicily -- They call them the “Patriarchs of the Valley of the Temples.” The trunks twist, suspended between sky and earth, expressing pain and suffering from the night of time.
ROME -- The sage Lord Palmerston reckoned that “The function of government is to calm, rather than to excite agitation”-- That sums up Mario Monti’s approach.
ROME—Mario Monti, the Italian Prime Minister, handed in his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano Friday, at the end of a “difficult but fascinating 13 months,” in office.
ROME -- The European Commission is preparing infringement proceedings against Italy for discrimination against British lecturers working in Italian universities, diplomatic sources say.
ROME - This was a question that came in today, similar to many others - Do you think that Mario Monti might run as a political candidate? If yes, how and with whom?
ROME - A tactless remark from a cabinet minister was the cue for Silvio Berlusconi to storm back onto center-stage. The consequences for Italy and for the rest of Europe are likely to be dire.
ROME - An outcry over corrupt governments ousted several leaders last year but levels of abuse of power, bribery and secret dealings are still very high in many countries.
The Italian justice system doesn’t have the best reputation, but just like in Italian politics, we keep looking for a sign of change. And sometimes we find it.
ROME – Ten Tottenham Hotspur supporters, in Rome for a football match, were injured in an anti-semitic attack Thursday morning. One was seriously hurt.
