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Ban English bill proposed by FdI. Image shows red stop sign with English

FdI propose bill to ban English in official documents

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Times of India on Monday applauded a bill from right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party that would ban English in all official Italian documents. They would seek to impose fines of up to €100,000 on officials who opt for Anglo equivalents.

Rainbow Family rally in Bologna

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Association of Rainbow Families rallied in Bologna on Sunday to defend the rights of same-sex couples to have their children recognised by the state.

Creating synthetic food - government seeks ban. Imagen de Arturs Budkevics en Pixabay

Agriculture Minister proposes ban on synthetic food

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida presented a bill seeking to ban the production and sale of synthetic food in Italy to the cabinet today. It would ban the sale, production for exportation, and importation of food for human consumption or animal feed stemming from the cultivation of cells or tissue.

Surrogacy a crime says FdI politician. Photo by RODNAE Productions: https://www.pexels.com/photo/bench-man-love-people-7982411/

Debate over same-sex parents is incendiary

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The rights of same-sex-parent families and surrogacy grew heated up on Monday. Federico Mollicone of the FdI party said surrogacy “is a serious crime, more serious than paedophilia”.

Milan rally in support of same-sex parents

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan hosted a large rally in support of same-sex couples. The rally was organised after Milan was forced to stop a procedure used to register both members of a same-sex couple as parents of a child.

Citizenship wage to be stopped. empty wallet on table

Citizenship wage to be replaced

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The government is set to replace the ‘citizenship wage’ minimum-income benefit with a new anti-poverty measure. According to the draft of a bill seen by ANSA, fit-for-work citizens will not be able to claim the benefit.

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Postponement of vote on sale of carbon-emitting vehicles “an Italian success”

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday hailed the decision to postpone a key EU vote on a proposed halt to the sale of carbon-emitting vehicles from 2035 as “an Italian success”.

refugees - EU flag with three hands of different ethnic origin

EU must help stop refugees turning to traffickers

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi says the EU needs policies to stop refugees turning to human traffickers. This follows Sunday’s migrant-boat disaster off Calabria in which scores of people died.

The Russian warship Varyag (illustrative photo: CC BY-randychiu, Flickr)

Italian Naval Chief says Russian ships in Med pose risk

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s navy chief says a recent rise in the number of Russian ships in the Mediterranean risked causing incidents in the area.

Unabashed misogyny and homophobia by Senate Speaker La Russa

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa has expressed outright misogynistic and homophobic beliefs in a TV interview. One of the State’s highest officials has since come under fire from opposition politicians.