Economics
Shaun Richards: The German economy contracts as inflation picks up on both Spain and Italy
Germany is entering recession, despite predictions from the great and the good that it wouldn’t. Read the article HERE.
Italy
EU politics
Thomas Simon Mattia: Why Were Italians Swayed to the Right by the Brothers of Italy?
Italy didn’t vote for fascism, they voted for the far-right because they offered a message of security, whereas the left failed to offer a credible answer to the key concerns of Italians Cross-posted from Green […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – “My life is worth more than a sandwich”: Strike in Florence after death of a rider
Unions organise 24-hour strike after death of a Glovo rider in Florence, who was automatically fired by the company almost 24 hours after the fatal accident The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was […]
EU politics
Adam Tooze: Who is going to vote for Italy’s right-wing coalition?
A breakdown of the demographics of Italians’ electoral preferences before Sunday’s election. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Michael Roberts – Italy: Lurching to the right
To understand the roots of far-right Brothers of Italy’s likely victory this Sunday [25 September] is to understand the failure of the Eurozone Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog. Italy goes to the polls this Sunday […]
EU politics
Guido Liguori: In Italy, a Once-Mighty Left Is Struggling to Make Its Mark
The left is almost irrelevant to the 25 September election in Italy – what went wrong? Read the article HERE
Climate Crisis
Stefano Liberti: The Climate Won’t Wait for Italian Politics
Italy is extremely exposed to climate breakdown, and it is already being badly affected, but with elections upcoming on 25 September it is not part of the debate Cross-posted from the Green European Journal The […]
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Italian taxi wildcat strike ends after Prime Minister offers his resignation
A spontaneous strike of taxi drivers across Italy following the Uber Files revelations has stopped after the Italian Prime Minister offered his resignation, one of the key demands of the drivers who are opposed to […]