EU politics
Politico – France and Italy denounced by European Commission for overspending
Austerity is back, just in time for the French election. Read the article HERE.
Italy
Corruption
Politico – Von der Leyen buries report slamming Italy as she seeks Meloni’s vote
‘Ursula von der Leyen has sought to slow down an official European Union report criticising Italy for eroding media freedoms, as she seeks Rome’s support for a second term as European Commission president.’ Just about […]
Climate Crisis
Stefano Liberti, Francesco Bellina – Tropical Italy: Sicily’s Mango and Avocado Boom
Some southern Italian farmers are adapting to warmer temperatures by planting tropical fruit, but it won’t offset the agriculture that is being lost due to extreme weather. Francesco Bellina is a photographer based in Palermo, […]
EU politics
Gianluca Piccolino – Meloni’s EU election victory sets the stage for a clash over the Italian constitution
With Berlusconi passed away and Salvini weaker than he has been in a long time, Meloni is now the dominant figure on the right-wing of Italian politics. Gianluca Piccolino is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the […]
EU politics
George Newth – EU elections: how Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni framed her politics throughout the campaign
Why would the far-right ever want rid of the EU, when it is serving it so well politically? George Newth is Lecturer in Politics and member of the Reactionary Politics Research Network at the University […]
EU politics
Lorenzo Piccoli – Offshoring Asylum the Italian Way
The agreement between Italy and Albania to relocate asylum seekers to an Italian run enclave in the Balkans country is unlikely to be legal, and will only make asylum processes more arduous and cumbersome. Lorenzo […]
EU politics
Politico: Ukraine ‘fatigue’ prevalent in Europe, Meloni tells Russian prank callers
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said about the Ukraine war: “We [are] near the moment in which everybody understands that we need a way out.” Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Daniele Albertazzi – Giorgia Meloni: How the realities of office trumped the Italian Prime Minister’s radicalism
Apart from some nasty anti-abortion laws, Meloni has transformed from Mussolini’s heir to your typical pro-Brussels, pro-Washington politician. In ‘Other News’. Read the article HERE.
Gig Economy
Deliverance Milano: The “union-on-demand” for riders
As riders’ strike in Milan this week, Gig Economy Project co-ordinator Ben Wray finds that Deliverance Milano, a grassroots collective launched eight years ago, remains in the thick of the struggle. The Gig Economy Project […]
EU politics
Jacobin: European Authorities Refuse to Save Migrants From Drowning — So Ordinary Citizens Are Doing It Instead
In June, Italy’s government impounded the Sea-Eye 4 rescue ship for 20 days as part of a crackdown on NGOs that save migrants’ lives at sea. Crew members told Robin Jaspert why they won’t be intimidated by authorities […]