Gloves are off in parliament row over Cospito
A massive row over Cospito between two senior lawmakers for the Brothers of Italy (FdI) party and the Democratic Party (PD) escalated on Friday.
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Terrorist threat in Bologna over Cospito case
The threat of a major terrorist attack in Bologna linked to the case of jailed anarchist leader Alfredo Cospito was made in an anonymous phone call on Tuesday. The Resto del Carlino, the daily newspaper, today announced it had received the threat.
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On This Day: Bonnie Prince Charlie dies in Rome
Charles Edward Stuart, the royal exile, died on 31st January 1788 in Rome. The heart of Bonnie Prince Charlie remains in Frascati.
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State or terrorists? Donzelli asks of Democratic Party
A major political row broke out on Tuesday when Giovanni Donzelli, a member of Premier Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) group, questioned in the Lower House if the opposition centre-left Democratic Party was on the side of the State or that of terrorists.
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Cospito won’t be force fed says lawyer
A lawyer for jailed Italian anarchist leader, Alfredo Cospito, said on Monday his client will not agree to being force fed. This despite his transfer to a Milanese jail’s ICU amid a wave of attacks and protests in his support.
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76% of Italian cities broke air pollution guidelines in 2022
Environmental association Legambiente said in a report that 72 out of 95 Italian cities did not comply with the air pollution law in 2022. Milan and Turin were top air polluters across different readings.
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Italian President and PM marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday
President Sergio Mattarella and Premier Giorgia Meloni both recalled Italy’s role in the Shoah as they marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday.
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Italian book sales up 13% last year over 2019
The Italian publishing industry sold €1.671bn worth of books in 2022, an increase of 13% over the pre-pandemic year of 2019, but down 2.3% on 2021.
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Fair and fast justice in Italy
Fair and fast justice is a priority for the government, Premier Giorgia Meloni and Justice Minister Carlo Nordio said today. They met to discuss his proposed reforms of the justice and wiretapping systems.
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Second day of petrol station strike called off
Fegica and Figisc Confcommercio called off the second day of a two-day petrol station strike today. It is for the benefit of the motorists, certainly not the government the unions say.
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