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in Italy news, PoliticsFarewell to Sergio Mattarella
On February 3, the time has come. Then the 7-year term of President Sergio Mattarella ends and a new head of state takes office. From January 24, the members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies will vote together with representatives of the 20 Italian regions to choose Mattarella's successor. The chance that in the first electoral round […] More
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Addio Alitalia
On October 5 and 10 I traveled up and down from Rome to Nice. With Alitalia and with a little over an hour delay on the way there and a little less back. I was just in time, because the next day 270 flights were grounded by a protest strike against the intended liquidation of Alitalia, […] More
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Column: balls of steel
A strong man at the helm, that is the populist answer par excellence to a political crisis. But in practice, that strong man is quite often a strong woman. And the question is, who is the strongest: Geert Wilders or Marine Le Pen? Vladimir Putin or Catherine the Great? […] More
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The Italian spread…
Hey, Italian spread? Nice for a slice of bread perhaps? Or are we not talking about spreads or the famous crema spalmabile that tastes like hazelnuts? Well no, no sweet rolls this time! In Italy we have been thrown to death with (or informed about) 'lo spread' every day for years. It is a word that every […] More
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Column: the polling station
A few weeks ago, I got a call. It is half past seven o'clock. Comune di Florence. Normally I get a little stuffy then, because that's a raccomandata; a registered letter. Immediately I check in my mind whether I have driven too fast somewhere or whether I have not yet paid for the garbage. […] More
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