Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd April new electoral test for majority and opposition in view of the European elections. Everything you need to know about the elections in Basilicata
In her new book "The Free Lunch", published by Mondadori, the economist Veronica De Romanis explains, with an abundance of data and reasoning, how easy spending is a vice and a deception of Italian politics that comes from afar but which…
Today we vote in Abruzzo. Open challenge between Marsilio, outgoing governor supported by the centre-right, and D'Amico, candidate of the broad camp. All eyes on the turnout, considered decisive. Test for majority and opposition after the Sardinia effect
The incredible parliamentary abstention of Schlein's Democratic Party on military aid to Ukraine infuriates the reformist wing of the party and the former foreign affairs manager Lia Quartapelle does not tell them: "Elly doesn't put her heart into it"
The Puglia Region aspires to financial compensation for the TAP gas pipeline. The government challenges the provision and turns to the Constitutional Court.
Ruocco also distances herself from Beppe Grillo and approaches Meloni: the crazy "one is worth one" rule has finally become a heresy, but a little too late
The Chamber blocks the minimum wage by law with the votes of the majority and delegates Giorgia Meloni's government to legislate on the issue: here's what happened
Giorgia Meloni opens the discussion, the majority agrees not to vote on the amendments in the commission and go to the chamber on July 27th. The game moves to autumn
Antics of the Five Stars on public funding for parties: first they open to its reintroduction but then they immediately reverse. The virus of populism is hard to defeat
A repeal amendment that cancels the proposal on the minimum wage with a swipe of the sponge. Sources of the Majority: "Forced to do it". Oppositions on the attack: "Insult to Italians" - But the real alternative is not between minimum wage Yes or No but…
The premier opens the discussion on constitutional reforms and excludes prejudicial choices for semi-presidentialism and the premiership, which the Pd and the Five Stars exclude a priori instead. The Third Pole supports the model of the Mayor of Italy
The TV duel between the two candidates for secretary of the Democratic Party who will face each other in the primaries on Sunday is disappointing - Bonaccini is more concrete and no concessions to maximalism, many slogans but some amnesia too many in Schlein
Giorgia Meloni will today receive Mattarella's task of forming the new government and perhaps already in the afternoon she will present the team of ministers - Tuesday in Parliament but first the important meeting with Macron
Punish those who have acted with willful misconduct or gross negligence, limit liability for all others - The agreement guarantees the passage of the Aiuti bis decree to parliament
In the center-right, only Forza Italia underlines the need to complete the reforms indicated in the Pnrr - The League asks for changes and rejects the competition law
Grillo convinces Conte to assert the bond of two mandates, leaving an avalanche of big names off the lists - Meanwhile, Carfagna and Gelimini enter the Action secretariat
In a few hours we will find out if Mario Draghi will continue on the road to resignation or decide to rethink it for the good of the country but optimism about his stay at Palazzo Chigi is growing: naturally on his terms
The rift with the Draghi government seems to give Conte the stigma of unreliability as happened to Bertinotti with the tripping of the Prodi government which a few years later led to the exit from the scene of the head of the Communist Refoundation due to a sensational electoral debacle
24 hours after Draghi's resignation, chaos is growing in the majority - M5S evaluates the withdrawal of 5 ministers but splits - The EU accuses Putin of destabilizing European governments. Renzi's pro-Draghi petition
Conte thinks he can better pursue the malcontents by standing in opposition. Even the League has had one foot in and one outside the government for some time. But voters are fed up with astounding promises
The decision of the M5S not to vote for trust in the Draghi government, today in the Senate on the Aid Decree, is disruptive. The League is already asking for elections, Draghi al Colle: the last word to Mattarella
River meeting of the M5S, interrupted for a Conte-Draghi conversation, which continued until late in the evening. In the Senate, the vote on trust in the aid decree decides the fate of the government and of 23 billion in aid
After the mass resignations and the expulsion of the pro-Putinian Petrocelli as president, the parliamentary body goes to the force activist Stefania Craxi. Conte convenes the National Council
The Court of Naples accepted the appeal of a group of Five Star activists who asked for the invalidation of the appointment of the former prime minister as leader of the Movement
INTERVIEW WITH BEPPE VACCA, former Pd parliamentarian and former president of the Gramsci Foundation - "The conclusion of the presidential election demonstrates all the strength of politics" and makes "the Mattarella-Draghi tandem Italy's strongest asset in the reform process of the 'Europe' - We must…
INTERVIEW WITH TERESA BELLANOVA, President of Italia Viva - "Draghi is so authoritative that he can cover both the role of premier and President of the Republic very well, but the choice of one and the other must be made at the same time" to identify the best…
The violent media-judicial smear campaign against Matteo Renzi seems to forget not only the rights guaranteed to people by the law and the Constitution but also the sense of the ridiculous and does not fail to end up in the grotesque: as in the case of the elusive…
After a very nervous day, Draghi managed to convince his government partners to reach an agreement on the changes to be made to the Cartabia reform, which will immediately go to the House of Representatives - Excluding the statute of limitations for mafia crimes and…
Tax and competition measures postponed until after the summer break - The government is tightening the deadlines for justice reform, but the agreement with the 5 Star Movement is still missing
First the Berrettini-Djokovic match, then the Euro2020 football final. And between the two appointments, the third should not be overlooked: the meeting of 5 Star parliamentarians to contest the Cartabia reform of Justice. A decisive turning point for the Movement…
In a post on his blog, Beppe Grillo unloads Giuseppe Conte, whom he himself had indicated as the new head of the Movement. The former prime minister: "He chose to be the father of the boss". The Five Stars towards the split
An air of split in the Five Star Movement: Grillo does not want to give up his powers as guarantor but Conte does not want to be a halved leader and meditates on leaving by founding his own movement - The next few hours are decisive
The sale of Autostrade per l'Italia (Aspi) by Atlantia was indeed a deal but above all for the Benettons and - mockery within the mockery - the minority shareholders of Aspi decided not to sell to avoid…
Tension in the 5 Star Movement: 15 senators including Morra and Lezzi, did not vote for Draghi's trust and were expelled from the movement. Vito Crimi announced it. The same treatment will apply to Members who voted No…
It is not an avalanche result but it is a clear victory that of the Yes to the Draghi Government in the Five Star referendum which kept politics in suspense throughout the day and which now smooths the…
How many votes does Mario Draghi need to gain confidence in Parliament? Lega and M5S will be decisive. Let's do some calculations
In a surprise move, the mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, is running for leadership of the city again despite the disasters she has combined over the years - The Democratic Party is not in it, the Five Stars are embarrassed, the right...
Since January, the Atlantia share has lost 44% - An increasingly distant agreement with Conte and the M5S who make it a political issue and want the Benettons out of the game - A dangerous scenario opens up in the name of…
Green light "without conditionality" from the Eurogroup to the Mes, which offers Italy the possibility of immediately having 36 billion euros for the health emergency - The government splits: the grillini continue to reject the new Fund, while Pd and Italy…
A few days before the elections in Emilia Romagna, Di Maio made the step backwards official: "I protected the movement from traps and profiteers. Now the government must move forward".
Not only Emilia Romagna: on January 26 we vote for the regional elections in Calabria too - Here's who the candidates are, how they were chosen and what the polls say - Pay attention to how you vote
The expulsion of the journalist-senator comes a few days after the resignation of the ex-minister Fioramonti who also came out of the 5-star movement - Di Maio counterattacks but internal dissent remains
To give the budget law the go-ahead, the grillini are asking to maintain the 15% regime for young VAT numbers, but also to intervene on the costs of credit cards and prison for the great tax evaders…
The House has definitively approved the cut in parliamentarians: it's law - Here's how the face of Parliament will change, with fewer senators and fewer deputies and what will happen after the approval of the law
Pd and M5S have reached an agreement on Bianconi: entrepreneur and president of Federalberghi, a man who is a symbol of post-earthquake reconstruction - On October 27, the challenge against Tesei, center-right candidate
The appointments of undersecretaries and deputy ministers, scheduled for the course of the CDM on Thursday afternoon, still slipping - PD and 5 Stars argue over TLC, Energy and Publishing but the brawl is strong especially among the Five Stars
According to the director of West Immigration, Guido Bolaffi, it is not appropriate to completely revolutionize migration policy while it is urgent that the new government address the most urgent issues
In the 29 programmatic points of the new government, the priority objective of giving new impetus to the economy is completely absent. We need a finance law capable of boosting investment and initiating structural reforms
In Corriere della Sera, Professor Cassese wonders why the vote on the Government of the 100 members of the Five Stars should count more than the 11 million Italians who elected the parliamentarians of the Five Stars -…
Taxation, immigration, investments and much more: here is a summary scheme of the "planning lines" for drafting the new government programme. The No to drills and incinerators have disappeared from the list. Towards the debut of a Minister of Innovation
The two parties that will support the new government have drawn up a shared program to be delivered to Conte. Here's what it predicts
The government's priority will be to enact a budget law that "contrasts the VAT increase". Conte: "It won't be a government against" - Consultations with Pd and M5s underway - Stock market rally, spreads plummeting
The formation of the team (one, two or no deputy prime minister) and the program in the hands of the prime minister in charge who goes up to the Quirinale on Thursday morning
At 14 pm, the leaders of the M5S and Pd meet with two problems to solve mainly: the cut of parliamentarians and the name for Palazzo Chigi.
Consultations at the Quirinale concluded - Di Maio does not appoint the PD, but postpones the elections - Salvini opens up to his former ally, the PD sets 3 new conditions that raise tension. Today's summary.
The platform of the Democratic Party is not very different from the line indicated by Conte in his speech to the Senate except on migrants, where Zingaretti seems to propose a U-turn with respect to Salvini: The Five Stars will repudiate the muscular policy practiced…
The PD decides to negotiate with the M5S to create a "Government of change", but dictates 5 conditions and focuses on the Budget law: "We are faced with a monstrous maneuver" - "No underhanded accordions, everything in the light of the sun" -…
The prime minister defines the crisis caused by Salvini as "serious" for at least 5 reasons and harshly accuses the deputy prime minister: "Irresponsible, opportunist. The activity of this government stops today, I will put my mandate back in the hands of the President of the Republic".
Grillo, his followers dismiss the Northern League leader with fiery words and question the feasibility of a government with the Democratic Party in view of tomorrow's debate in the Senate on the political crisis
The election hypothesis is strengthened. For the League, "voting is the only alternative" but Di Maio: "Crazy to return to a caretaker government" - Conte at the Quirinale and then the summit at Palazzo Chigi
Thumbs down by the grillini to the rescue plan of the Ligurian bank devised by the Interbank Fund: Di Maio and his partners push for nationalization at the expense of taxpayers
A report from the Ministry of Infrastructure speaks of a "serious breach" by Autostrade following the collapse of the Morandi bridge, but the company could obtain the payment of fines
The stock falls on the stock market after the clash in the government over the withdrawal of the concession. Di Maio insists but Salvini resists
The League votes in the Chamber the dem amendment to the Growth decree which guarantees 3 million to the free broadcaster. Di Maio furious: "It's a very serious thing"
The agreement provides for the suspension for two years of some points of the Procurement Code, as requested by the League - "Long and cordial" phone call between Salvini and Di Maio this morning
New Lega-M5S tear: Garavaglia does not give in on the amendment that suspends the Procurement Code, all postponed to Wednesday. Conte's new appeal: "Tight times and we risk chaos"
"You can't work in the midst of a thousand controversies: either there is loyal collaboration or you don't go ahead and I don't want to get by: I'm waiting for a quick response on the possibility of continuing" - Salvini replies Secca: "We want to go ahead and…
"Do you confirm Luigi Di Maio as political leader of the 5 Star Movement?" This is the question that Rousseau's subscribers will have to answer on May 30 - After the post-vote collapse, the deputy prime minister: "I'm not running away, I'm asking you to put my …
The alliance between popular parties and socialists is no longer enough for traditional parties to have a majority - It is impossible for the sovereigns to dominate Parliament, but their weight will rise - Here is the new European Parliament
Once elected, the Italian MEPs will merge into the major European political groups - From Eurosceptics to progressives, from sovereignists to populists, it will be a Parliament that is more fragmented and divided than ever
In his book "The 10 lies", Alessandro Barbano explains how populism and sovereignty were not born by chance, but from the mistakes of the ruling classes - However, the illusion of solving complex problems by taking shortcuts is proving to be catastrophic - Reacting is…
The centre-right candidate Solinas is close to 48% despite the good performance of the centre-left which with the former mayor of Cagliari Zedda stands at around 33% - The Democratic Party remains the first party on the island - The Five Stars collapse which…
Slow scrutiny, but the first results arrive - The M5S would have more than halved its votes compared to the politicians - The center-left is reborn with Zedda, Solinas from the center-right runs for victory - The alarm sounds for the pentastellati…
As was expected, the majority of the 50 participants in the online consultation of the Five Stars pronounced themselves as the leaders had requested, that is, against the trial of the Northern League leader in the Diciotti case: otherwise it would have taken place…
Today online consultation of the grillini on the authorization or not to proceed against the Northern League's deputy prime minister in the Diciotti case - The risk of a government crisis is around the corner
Just as FS is negotiating with Delta and EasyJet for Alitalia, the 5 Star Movement pushes an enabling bill to the Senate that revolutionizes the sector: concessions, tariffs, transport model, in an attempt to encourage the relaunch of the company…
The united centre-right conquers Abruzzo in the regional elections with 48% of the votes - The Five Stars fall below 20% - The centre-left is approaching 30% - The Abruzzo vote will increase the excitement of the Di Maio-Salvini government
The attacks of the pentastellati against Paris endanger some industrial dossiers of primary importance: at stake is the rescue of the airline, in which Air France KLM should play a role, but above all the alliance in shipbuilding between the giant is at risk…
According to the analysis by Sole 24 Ore, if the basic income were paid to the 2,5 million families with an income of less than 9 thousand euros per month, the average amount would be much lower than the 780...
The ongoing congressional battle in the CGIL between the supporters of Landini as Camusso's successor and those of Colla is increasingly bitter and goes beyond the union sphere and pits against those who - supporting Landini - wink…
Tg1 goes to the M5S, Tg2 to the Lega, Tg3 goes to Giuseppina Paterniti. These are the proposals of CEO Fabrizio Salini which will have to be ratified on 31 October by the Rai board of directors - Luca Mazzà from Tg3 goes to Radio…
In Turin the grillino odg against the Tav approved amidst the controversy but for the first time the Yes Tav front is numerous, which includes companies, unions and Pd who promise the march of 100 thousand - Perino, leader…
INTERVIEW WITH MICHELE SALVATI, economist, politician and political scientist in the Pd area - "The construction of a democratic alternative will be a long journey through the desert and shortcuts based on subordinate alliances of the Pd to the Five Stars would be a worse remedy than…
The pipeline will be built - The minister sent Prime Minister Conte the assessment of the Tap, from which no illegitimacy profile emerged - And Prime Minister Conte acknowledges it: "There is no going back on the Tap.…
Di Maio promises that "47% of the families receiving the basic income will be in the centre-north", but, given the data in hand, the accounts do not add up and the five-star measure-symbol, approved by the Council of Ministers in the budget maneuver , continues…
The two majority parties, through a joint note from the group leaders of the House and Senate, ask the president of Consob to take a step back as a "gesture of institutional sensitivity" for his position in the financial supervision of the EU from which he…
For Deputy Prime Minister Di Maio and Minister Toninelli the line has been drawn: "Autostrade will have to put in the money, but we'll do the reconstruction". Between clashes and controversies, the Fincantieri-Cdp hypothesis emerges. Renzo Piano also takes the field by donating a project…
The drastic cut of 10 or 20% of pensions above 4 euros per month conceived by the Five Star Movement and the League undermines the acquired rights of the middle class and being concentrated on a small audience, it risks not…
The initiative, which emerges from the report of the work in the Finance Committee in the Chamber, signals the growing pressure towards Nava, by the MPs of the M5S and the Prime Minister: verifications have been requested with respect to the previous position at the EU Commission.
Although the 5 Stars have always declared themselves against the Tav, Minister Toninelli decides to save the work, covering his back: "It will be improved" - Backtrack on Alitalia: "I'm not talking about nationalization" - Di Maio and Salvini united on Fs- Anna: "No…
After the last postponement on Friday, the Cassa Depositi meeting is called again for the appointment of president and CEO: in addition to Tononi, the couple Scannapieco-Palermo are in pole position. The solution for Copasir and Supervisory Rai, already convened on the same day…
The provision was approved by the Bureau of the Chamber and concerns only former deputies and not former senators - Here, in detail, what are the new rules on annuities - Protest by former parliamentarians who…
From Luxembourg, the Minister of Economy freezes Lega and M5S: "In 2018 we will move on structural interventions that have no cost" - For this year the two great electoral promises of Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio go up in smoke: "The games…
The commissions of the Chamber and Senate have been renewed - In total there are 16 presidents who report to the M5S, 12 those of the League - To the two Northern League economists, Borghi and Bagnai, the Budget and Finance guide to Montecitorio and…
The arrest of the president of Acea, Lanzalone, intimate of Grillo and Casaleggio who resigned today, makes Raggi cry and uncovers a system of power that casts disturbing shadows on the Five Stars - But the League is also in trouble - The commissioner…
Instead of waking us up in the Garden of Eden, the recipes of the so-called Government of Change risk bringing Italy to hell: the reason will be analyzed in the conference "From the yellow-green contract to the risks for the economy" on 12 June in Rome ( 16pm, Piazza Capranica 72).
The renewal of the top management of state TV will reveal whether the Conte government will choose new administrators on the basis of merit or loyalty to the Lega-Five Star majority - The future board of directors will have to contend with the digital revolution and…
It's official: the prime minister in charge Giuseppe Conte has resigned - Mattarella meditates on the return to the vote: "I will listen to Parliament and I will decide", but he summons Cottarelli to the Quirinale for Monday - On the no to Savona: "My duty is to protect the …
President Mattarella has summoned the professor to give him the job and obtain guarantees on his autonomy. Di Maio's pressure: "Conte cannot be touched". The knot of the economy still to be solved. And the Di Battista case breaks out after the words…
After the controversy over his curriculum vitae and the perplexities about his appointment, Giuseppe Conte's position is once again in doubt and the possibility of entrusting the leadership of the government to Luigi Di Maio resurfaces, Salvini permitting - The Quirinale takes time...
