Walter Veltroni

Muscat meets European socialist leaders in Madrid

European socialist leaders have approved their electoral manifesto for the forthcoming European Parliament elections under the theme – The peaple first, A new direction for Europe. Labour Party leader Joseph Muscat, who is...

Italy's Berlusconi accused of conflict of interest

Premier Silvio Berlusconi faced new conflict-of-interest accusations Monday after his government doubled the value-added tax applied to satellite subscription-based television Sky Italia, owned by media rival Rupert Murdoch.

Guido Santevecchi: Protesting all the way to the opera

Italians are in revolt, and they certainly know how to make a melodrama out of a crisis There always seems to be a certain element of operatic gesture in any Italian situation. Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi himself is not...

The Lede: The Battle of the Economic Models

The world outside America (or at least its politicians) is caught in a bind between claiming association with the victorious Barack Obama and his “politics of change” and putting as much distance as possible between it and the...

RAI watchdog chair row continues

A row about the parliamentary watchdog for Italian state broadcaster RAI continued Thursday as the new centre-left chairman-elect refused to quit despite calls from across the political spectrum. Riccardo Villari had been...

Supervisory Committee of the RAI: political corruptor

I’m publishing the video and the text of my speech during Italia dei Valori’s press conferences on the issue of the Supervisory Committee of the RAI. "Italia dei Valori has taken note, once more, that there is a veto in place...

Rome closer to Shoah Museum

Rome came a step closer to the creation of a National Shoah Museum on Monday after a city council board gave the definitive go-ahead to the project, Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno said. The museum, which still needs to be...

Italy losing confidence in Berlusconi, poll says

ROME (Reuters) - Confidence in Silvio Berlusconi has slipped from the high levels seen early in his tenure, according to a new poll, as the Italian premier faces deep economic gloom, strikes, protests and criticism for a gaffe...

Bohdan Stupka conquers Rome... With a Warm Heart

Nov 11, 2008

Although Romes hosted the Internal Film Festival only for the third time, critics believe it is a worthy rival to the oldest cinema forum in Venice. Upholding the best traditions of major festivals, such as the red carpet, top...

Can Obama do it for Brown? No, he can’t

Can Obama do it for Brown? The day after the elections brought the sorry spectacle of New Labour prime minister Gordon Brown and Conservative opposition leader David Cameron squabbling in parliament over which could really...

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