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%.
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).
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.
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).
Few days ago Forbes released a list of the world’s 100 most reputable companies, based on the analysis of the Reputation Institute.
Wages Garantee Fund (CIG) exploded in March: there are totally 520.000 workers whose wage is financed by the public fund.
Germany may reopen probe into Nazi massacre of Sant’Anna di Stazzema (Tuscany). WWII german soldiers are accused of killing 560 civilians (116 children).
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 … Continue reading
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.
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.
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.
Last week, police stopped the vehicle during a routine check on Easter Sunday but became suspicious as the man driving it, his wife and three children became increasingly nervous and they found two hidden compartments under the seats.
Italian real-economy is living a decisely negative period. There are many indicators of this trend, and we are reporting them.
As the Bank of Italy reported earlier today, total holdings of Italian bonds by Italian banks hit an all time record of €351.6 billion in February:
In the day of the death of Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Italy and former President of the European Commission (1999-2004) Romano Prodi, interviewed by Repubblica, said Iron Lady and Ronald Reagan are the fathers of the global crisis.
As Bloomberg reports, according to the chief executive Federico Ghizzoni, “uninsured deposits could be used in future bank failures provided global rulemakers agree on a common approach.”
The idea to bail-in banks with depositors’ money will soon be more than just an idea – or a ‘Cyprus template’ as Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said two weeks ago. It will be decided through an EU directive, as economic affairs … Continue reading
Italian Government, which claims itself “liberal” and “market friendly”, cannot find a logical justification in Bridgestone decision to close their plant, now situated in Modugno, in the Southern Italy.
Rome decided servicemen Salvatore Latorre and Massimiliano Girone, accused of homicide in India, will stay in Italy (the marines had been allowed to come home to vote last month).
This afternoon a small business owner, 47 years old Alessandro Crivellaro, jumped from the ninth floor of the offices of his company, based in Vicenza. This happen few hours after the funeral of another entrepreneur in economic difficulty (Elia Marcante, 65 yo) who … Continue reading