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Switzerland fears invasion

The Swiss government has decided to extend immigration restrictions for another 12 months, and to include workers from all the 27 nations of the European Union, including Italy. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Crisis, economic, European Union, immigration, italy, labour market, refugees, restrictions, Switzerland, tighten | Leave a comment

Gunman shoots at Palazzo Chigi

Around 11:40, outside the premier’s office, a 49-year-old man shot two policemen, just as the nation’s new government was being sworn in at a different location. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Crisis, economic, gunman, italy, Palazzo Chigi, Police, policemen, politicians, Rome, shooting | Leave a comment

Households tighten belts

The economic crisis is burdening Italian families, affecting the quality and the quantity of the products they can purchase. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged buying, Crisis, difficulty, economy, families, households, italy, power, Taxes | Leave a comment

Social Security’s coming crash

While the political puppet show is offering some obscene performances, the economical and finical side of the system is giving signs of serious collapse. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged collapse, crash, Crisis, economy, finalcial, Inpdap, Inps, italy, Mario Monti, Mastrapasqua, Monti, social security | Leave a comment

Record abstention in regional elections

New Friuli-Venezia Giulia Governor Serracchiani, 42, defeated centre-right incumbent Renzo Tondo by the narrowest of margins, winning 39.39% of the vote compared to Tondo’s 39%. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged abstention, disaffection, Elections, politicians, Politics, serracchiani | Leave a comment

Italian politician having dinner in a restaurant gets insulted by protesters: “A’ Franceschì, li mortacci tua!”

Saturday’s re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano provoked gratitude from the mainstream Italian parties and protests from followers of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S). Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Dario Franceschini, Napolitano, protests, Rodotà, Rome | Leave a comment

Another entrepreneur commits suicide: he didn’t want to fire 100 employees

He was facing a difficult situation: he had to fire 100 of his employees. He couldn’t face it, and chose to take his own life. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Crisis, entrepreneur, italy, suicide | 2 Comments

Italian Government owes 10 Billion euros for medical and pharmaceutical purchases

Italian government owes about 10 million euros for drug supplies and high tech medical devices alone, according to pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies statements. Continue reading →

Posted in Economy | Tagged companies, Crisis, debts, economy, health, italy, medical, pharmaceutical, State | Leave a comment

Italian Banks not paying back LTRO loans

The graph below, realized by analysts of Barclays, shows that italian banks did not pay back the three-years loans provided by ECB through the Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO). Continue reading →

Posted in Economy | Tagged Banks, ECB, Europe, Loans, LTRO, paybacks | 1 Comment

“No government? We refuse to pay taxes”

Gian Luca Brambilla, chief executive officer at eAgisco, suggests a fiscal strike. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Brambilla, Eagisco, electoral, fiscal, Gian Luca, Gianluca, Government, italy, Law, strike, Taxes | Leave a comment

4 italian companies among the world’s 100 most reputable

Few days ago Forbes released a list of the world’s 100 most reputable companies, based on the analysis of the Reputation Institute. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Forbes, Italian companies, ranking, reputation | Leave a comment

Wages Garantee Fund (CIG) exploded in March

Wages Garantee Fund (CIG) exploded in March: there are totally 520.000 workers whose wage is financed by the public fund. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Crisis, economy, italy, Unemployment | Leave a comment

New investigation may be launched on WWII Nazi massacre in Italy

Germany may reopen probe into Nazi massacre of Sant’Anna di Stazzema (Tuscany). WWII german soldiers are accused of killing 560 civilians (116 children). Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Carlo Gentile, Investigation, Nazi, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, WWII | Leave a comment

Report on Italy wise men programme proposal

At the end of last month two groups of “wise men” (ten people,as the picture shows) had been appointed by Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Republic,  to try to forge a policy compromise between squabbling parties to end the impasse since the February 24-25 election.
Continue reading →

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Pope’s popularity transcends Catholicism in Italy

Polls reveal more people are drawn to pews since Cardinal Bergoglio became Pope Francis. It seems the popularity of the italo-argentine pontiff dwindled concern about priest sex-abuses scandals. Continue reading →

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The supermarket for the unemployed is born: work in exchange for groceries

Families will have a card with stickers to do their shopping over a period of one year. They will have to work in the shop at least once a week. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged exchange, groceries, portobello, social, supermarket, unemployed, volunteering | Leave a comment

Italian companies moving to Switzerland

Since the beginning of 2013, 10,105 companies were added to the Business Register in Switzerland. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Crisis, delocalization, delocalize, Gevernment, italy, Monti, moving, Switzerland, Taxes | Leave a comment

148.000 visitors for Vinitaly 2013 (photogallery)

Vinitaly is an important appointment for all the operators of the wine sector but also for hotel, restaurant, bar and catering managers, and for sommelier and specialists of the area. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Exhibition, Verona, Vinitaly, Wine | Leave a comment

Economic crisis sparks suicides

Hanging, lethal injection, desperate stabs in the heart, or a gun shot. Small business owners, entrepreneurs, workers, are increasingly choosing to take their own lives during this difficult economic time. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Crisis, depression, economy, Euro, Europe, Government, italy, suicide | Leave a comment

Pensions and salaries can be entirely seized

Bad news for workers and pensioners. Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged creditors, Crisis, Government, italy, Monti, pensions, salaries, State | Leave a comment
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