The film on Berlinguer celebrates the courage of the historic compromise but the refusal of the then secretary of the PCI to take the social democratic path, as Napolitano proposed, prevented the birth of a large united and socialist workers' party and the construction…
The exhibition Sir William and Lady Hamilton, protagonist of the Neapolitan cultural world of the 25th century, William Hamilton, English ambassador to the court of Ferdinand IV, opens to the public at the Gallerie d'Italia – Naples, from 2024 October 2 to 2025 March XNUMX…
The choice of Monti as Premier to avoid Italy's bankruptcy was proof that Napolitano was thinking of the national interest and not of partisan interests like Occhetto
An intense and fascinating life that of Giorgio Napolitano in which all the good and bad of Italian politics is reflected - Reformism and Europe were his guiding stars
Napolitano has had a particularly complex clinical picture for some time and in the last few hours the situation appears to have become further complicated
Umberto Minopoli, the first innovative Neapolitan leader of the PCI much appreciated by Giorgio Napolitano and then an industrial expert and highly competent manager, disappeared in the night
Strong reference to political realism addressed to the Democratic Party by Giulio Napolitano, academic and son of President Emeritus Giorgio. "If you make the opposition in a prejudicial and declamatory way you condemn yourself to political irrelevance"
From Einaudi to Saragat, from Pertini to Ciampi and Napolitano: as the wait mounts for the election of the thirteenth Italian president (the procedure will begin on January 24), here is a brief portrait of the first 12
Many leaders on the most beautiful mountains in Italy, a natural heritage of humanity: from the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to President Emeritus, Giorgio Napolitano and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
"It is simply paradoxical to discuss whether political uncertainty around Italy could unleash, more so going to early elections in the autumn or at the beginning of next year": this is the harsh comment of the President of the Republic emeritus, entering the debate on the law electoral and…
Superstar of the first day of February is Unicredit, which drags the Milan Stock Exchange upwards - But also watch out for Napolitano, Dieselgate and EU roaming.
According to the former President of the Republic, "we should go and vote either at the natural expiry of the legislature or when the conditions for continuing to move forward are lacking"
The prime minister criticizes himself in the face of Giorgio Napolitano's jabs ("Too many mistakes have favored the NO campaign") and accelerates the revision of the electoral law to mend with the dem minority in view of the next direction
The prime minister opens the revision of the electoral law on two conditions: that there is a parliamentary majority willing to modify the Italicum and that the change produces "a better law" - Napolitano: "No more war on the referendum but Renzi will find some ground...
The prime minister defends the reasons for the Yes but acknowledges that he was wrong in personalizing the popular consultation on the constitutional reform, born "under the banner of Giorgio Napolitano".
After the sensational result of the British referendum, the guru of the M5S did not follow the jubilant demonstrations of the nationalist Farage, his ally in Strasbourg, and maintained that his movement does not want to leave Europe but to change it internally…
For the leader of the Democratic Center, Bruno Tabacci, Berlusconi's turnaround on the constitutional reform is an own goal like never before: "Silvio would like to push Renzi in the referendum but he doesn't realize he's giving it…
The so-called No Triv referendum is being held from 7 to 23 today, promoted by 8 Regions that do not want to hand over energy powers to the State - In reality, there are no drilling rigs in our seas…
For the President Emeritus of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, it is legitimate not to go and vote in the referendum on drilling on April 17: "I find the arguments on the inconsistency and speciousness of this referendum initiative persuasive. One cannot give symbolic meanings to a…
The president emeritus of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, confirmed to "Corriere della Sera" that he is in favor of the constitutional reforms of the Renzi government and that therefore he will vote yes in the referendum on the reform of the Senate - But he hopes that in the referendum…
Berlusconi's own goal is sensational as he rants grotesquely against Napolitano and doesn't notice that the former Head of State has reopened, with elegance and sobriety, the Italicum front, whose revision is also very close to Forza Italia's heart...
In a letter to "Corriere della Sera", the president emeritus of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano lashing out at the dem minority arguing that the canvas of the Senate reform now in its third reading cannot be "undone" by resetting everything to return to direct elections...
Authoritative speech by the president emeritus of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, who, speaking to the Constitutional Affairs Commission of Palazzo Madama, warmly invited the parliamentarians not to "undo the canvas" of the reform and to complete the process without upheavals, recalling that "bicameralism…
As President Napolitano said, the Italicum is a "compromise" but it would be "woeful to undo what has been painstakingly built" - Today the parliamentary balance makes it impossible to improve the new electoral law and therefore tertium non datur: either…
The former President of the Republic sides with Prime Minister Renzi, even if he recalls how wrong it was, according to him, to "hastily liquidate the Mattarellum", an electoral law "which worked excellently".
MATTARELLA'S STAFF - Ugo Zampetti, former general secretary of the Chamber, is the new general secretary of the Quirinale in place of Donato Marra who, after nine years with Napolitano, has asked to leave his office - Zampetti will exercise the…
De Nicola the first, Pertini probably the most loved, Saragat and Leone the most troubled: here is the story of the elections of the 11 Presidents (in 12 terms) that preceded the current one - Five those of the DC, in three born…
Silvio Berlusconi raises his voice: "The left has all the offices, it is right to expect a President of the Republic who is not the sequel to the last three" - The Premier: "We do not accept vetoes from anyone, otherwise we elect him...
After the resignation of Giorgio Napolitano this is the most used hashtag among the trends of the moment. And the full-quirinal rages with #Veltroni in pole position. Thanks, criticisms and a lot of irony
This year, the expenses of the Presidency of the Republic will reach 236,8 million euros, of which 224 will weigh on the state budget, seven less than in 2009 – Many cuts arrived in 2014 – The most expensive item…
The President of the Republic has signed the letter of resignation - Flag at half-mast on the Quirinal tower - Now the brief greeting ceremony will follow - The President of the Senate Pietro Grasso takes over pro-tempore - The procedure opens…
Giorgio Napolitano was a very authoritative President and guarantor of general interests in difficult times - If institutional reforms are closer, it is much due to him - With his exit from the Quirinal we return to "normality…
QUIRINALE - Giorgio Napolitano will resign in the late morning of today as President of the Republic - The letter of resignation will be delivered by the general secretary of the Quirinale, Donato Marra, to the presidents of the two Chambers and to the Premier - Immediately after,…
The president greets the cuirassiers and employees of the Quirinale. In twenty-four hours the farewell ceremony, simple and without speeches. "Sense of responsibility": this is the invitation addressed to the political forces for the election of the successor and for the completion of the reforms. In…
Mario Draghi denies the rumors in the German press that he would be Napolitano's successor at the Quirinale - "My mandate as president of the ECB will last until 2019"
The president: "I'm about to leave, age brings increasing limitations" - In his greeting the unemployment to beat and "the rotten subsoil of society to be reclaimed" but also the progress made and the Italians to be proud of - Cites…
The president: "I'm leaving, my age brings increasing limitations" - A picture of lights and shadows: from unemployment to corruption, but also of progress made and Italians to be proud of - The call for reforms and an exhortation to …
Minister Boschi confirms the new agreement between Renzi and Berlusconi despite the discontent of some members of Forza Italia - Priority to institutional reforms and only after the succession of the President of the Republic which Napolitano now announces as almost…
The President of the Republic Napolitano is expected to leave Colle at the end of the Italian semester of EU presidency - The succession process should begin in mid-January - The 'TotoQuirinale' is unleashed: Veltroni, Gentiloni, Finocchiaro and Pinotti are the first names…
The Head of State hopes that the unions and the government will return to discussions with mutual respect - Camusso: "The government will open up to discussions" - Meanwhile, on the public transport front, the greatest inconveniences are in Rome, where the…
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi relaunches and shakes up the electoral reform and, in order to reassure those who fear early elections, proposes a safeguard clause which provides that the Italicum will enter into force only from 2016 January XNUMX - Napolitano…
"I'm not opening a discussion", Renzi said in an interview with La Repubblica: "The Italicum is in the classroom in December" and Berlusconi "has pledged to us to say yes to the package with the constitutional reform by January. that deal".
The message to Renzi is clear: if Napolitano's successor will not be a shared name, goodbye pact of the Nazarene - The leader of Forza Italia wants to bring to Colle "a person who is not biased, who does not come…
A note from the Quirinale responds to rumors about the possible resignation of the Head of State at the beginning of 2015 - Tonight summit on the Italicum: ultimatum from Renzi to Berlusconi.
Changing of the guard in sight at Colle - The President will announce his decision to leave at the end of December and will resign in January - Renzi: "Napolitano is and remains a guarantee for the country" - Fi: "If he still stays…
"The word 'negotiation' has never been used", reported the lawyer for the President of the Republic, according to whom the head of state "also answered questions from Totò Riina's lawyer".
The last weekend blew up the split in the left at work: on the one hand the CGIL which confuses flexibility with precariousness and which accuses the premier of Thatcherism and on the other Matteo Renzi's Leopolda that the permanent job…
"1944-2014: Palazzetto Venezia tells the story of Italian foreign policy" is the theme of the exhibition, inaugurated by the Head of State and organized by Sioi in Rome to illustrate his 70 years of life in a historic venue that has…
The Head of State responds indirectly to the rumors about a possible early conclusion of his second mandate in March.
Among the 25 nominees, in addition to the three top managers of Vodafone, Unicredit and Generali, also Rosita Missoni and the son of the owner of Luxottica. The list of awardees
Matteo Renzi is preparing to choose Mogherini's replacement in Foreign affairs and hears the name of the Pd vice president of the Chamber, Marina Sereni - But Italy deserves more and it is time for a return to the Farnesina…
The President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, will speak on Monday 20 October at the Palazzetto Venezia in Rome at the ceremony celebrating the 70th anniversary of Sioi, the non-profit organization that organizes training courses for access to the diplomatic career and masters in international politics…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of state and government of 49 countries are also present at the Milan summit.
Renzi's meeting at the Quirinale before the long-awaited leadership of the Democratic Party - The premier and secretary of the Democratic Party does not give up on overcoming art. 18 on layoffs but counterattacks by proposing the overcoming of the contracts of precarious workers (from cococo to cocopro), support…
Napolitano will have to be heard about the letter received from his legal adviser at the time, Loris D'Ambrosio, following the publication of the phone calls between D'Ambrosio himself and former president Nicola Mancino.
Unequivocal position taken by the President of the Republic who calls for changes to the rules of the labor market while hoping for dialogue - But his speech definitely displaces the left-wing conservatives, whether they nestle in the unions or…
A book by Umberto Ranieri, Pd leader of the reformist school, on the history of the "improvement" current of the Pci-Pd "until Matteo Renzi's impetuous irruption on the national scene" - "Being right too soon is equivalent to being wrong": the limit of the bests from…
After the meeting with Draghi, Matteo Renzi also met with President Napolitano - They discussed the majority and its solidity, despite the difficulties of the Senate reform process - And above all the agenda for the coming months:…
The Democratic Party unnerved by President Grasso, who did not veto the requests for a secret vote - Renzi: "We will go to the Chamber and change the text", but if the obstructionism wins, the vote will return in the autumn - From Monday sittings…
The group leader has established that from Monday the senators will meet indefinitely, with sessions from 9 to 24, including Saturdays and Sundays, to approve the package of constitutional reforms by the summer break - Renzi:…
The Government text has the appearance of a classic omnibus decree, uneven and inconsistent, made up of 82 articles in 71 pages but without indexes and technical reports - Much better, according to the Quirinale, to unpack the measures in at least…
During the celebrations for the anniversary of the Italian Republic, the head of state Giorgio Napolitano spoke of the union of European states under a single flag: "Peace is not an acquired asset and must be defended" - Gratitude towards the Armed Forces .
The Quirinale replies to the revelations on alleged international plots to bring down the last Berlusconi government, specifying that the resignation of the former Cavaliere in 2011 "were not motivated except in reference, in both circumstances, to Italian political-parliamentary events".
FIRSTONLINE-GOWARE EBOOK - While the economic crisis and the anti-euro movements assail the European Union from many quarters, Ubaldo Villani-Lubelli's ebook, with an introduction by Pier Virgilio Dastoli, collects the founding speeches of a united Europe, from " Ventotene Manifesto" until the speech…
The President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, received the President of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi at the Quirinale on Wednesday evening: Renzi's reforms were on the table but above all an attempt to ask the Head of State for "political viability".
“I am a great admirer of yours, thank you for having me. It was a great honour", said the American leader as he took his leave of the Pope - As for Obama's visit to Colle, today is the fifth time that the two…
Renzi lifts the reservation and presents Napolitano with the list of 16 ministers , Madia alla Pa,…
For the leadership of the Treasury, the candidacy of Franco Bernabè is gaining ground - The prime minister in charge: "After a very tough day and a half of meetings, dialogues and insights, I am definitely convinced that the conditions are there to make an excellent…
THE PRIORITIES - In accepting Napolitano's assignment to form the new government with reservations, Renzi said that first the programmatic contents will be studied in depth and only then the team will be formed - Four priorities for the next three months of…
The appointed Premier, as per practice, has accepted the position with reserve, which should be dissolved within a couple of days.
Napolitano is expected to appoint the secretary of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, to form the new government for tomorrow - There should be 12 ministers - Delrio undersecretary of the Presidency - Reichlin in pole position for the economy in the total ministers but could…
Renzi had three ways ahead of him: Letta's relaunch, early elections and his ascent to the leadership of the government - Only the third is the potentially winning one on an electoral level and the only one that can pave the way...
The parliamentary passage requested by the oppositions has been denied - The Head of State's consultations with the groups will begin this afternoon at 17 pm and should end by tomorrow evening - The 5 Star Movement and the Northern League have already done…
The Head of State does not comment on the internal clash in the Democratic Party between the premier Enrico Letta and the secretary Matteo Renzi, but suggests that the question cannot be resolved with the polls.
The Premier met the Head of State this morning: "We talked about the prospects of the Government and the choices we can make. In the next few hours I will present my proposal for a coalition pact and I am convinced that it will convince all…
The Parliamentary Committee for the impeachment voted to dismiss the impeachment request for Napolitano, judging it "unfounded"
Thunderous applause from the European Parliament for Giorgio Napolitano submerges and makes fun of the anti-euro barbarity of the League - The Head of State sends a strong message to the ruling classes of the Old Continent against the decline of Europe but advocates a forward-looking economic policy,…
The President of the Republic spoke this morning at the European Parliament in Strasbourg: "We need a change capable of leading to an effective relaunch of growth and employment. The European elections in May will be the moment of truth to fight…
The Italy-Turkey matching ended during the week - Despite the country's current difficulties, our exporters and investors must continue to follow their operations in Turkey, with optimism but also with caution, using secure payment instruments…
In an interview with Corriere della Sera, the secretariat of the Democratic Party argues that the Government must go ahead "but not like this" and that is, avoiding the mess and quickly taking the path of reforms - "The ballet of taxes on the house is…
END OF YEAR MESSAGE - The social emergency, the urgency of reforms and the (limited) duration of his mandate underlie the message of the Head of State to the nation - Napolitano calls for an end to the senseless struggle of "all against all" and That…
The best wish that can be made to the Italians is that 2014 frees us from the selfish worstism of Grillo, Berlusconi and the League: today against Napolitano and tomorrow against the euro under the banner of a populism that only serves to cover…
YEAR-END MESSAGE - In his first but innovative message to the nation as re-elected president, Napolitano encouraged the country to have the courage to stand up again and the political forces to make reforms" and guarantee "strong changes…
The President of the Republic, re-elected last spring, is making his eighth New Year's Eve speech as Head of State: Napolitano will spur the political forces on the electoral law and the reforms - Berlusconi and Grillo also speak at the same time.
The recall comes a few days after the withdrawal of the Rome-saving decree, which will expire on December 30 - "I renew the invitation to abide by the admissibility of the amendments of close relevance - wrote Napolitano - and the related purposes also by adopting appropriate modifications ...
INTERVIEW WITH ELISABETTA GUALMINI, president of the Istituto Cattaneo, who grades political leaders - "Renzi was the best but for him the exams start now" - Full marks also for Napolitano and Letta - 7,5% for Grillo…
Sparkling weekend for Italian politics after the rejection of the Porcellum: the primaries of the Democratic Party with the return to the vote of Prodi and the super-favourite Renzi, Berlusconi's attempt to relaunch Forza Italia and the debut of the New centre-right…
The prime minister announces from Vilnius, where he attended the European summit, his intention to ask for a vote of confidence after December 8, the date of the Pd primaries: "After the exit of Forza Italia, this vote will strengthen us and we will attack" - On the…
The Head of State, after having received the blue delegation at the Colle, underlined the need to mark the "discontinuity" between "the government of broad agreements and the one that received trust in the Stability Law".
The Head of State in a message for World Savings Day: "The contribution of the banking and financial system cannot be missing, starting with an adequate expansion of loans to businesses, especially small and medium-sized ones, in a more…
According to the Head of State, “the question is not so much how much has been allocated or whether more should be allocated to reduce the tax levy on businesses or on labour. The problem is to see overall on which…
The meeting between Napolitano and Letta concluded - "Full consent of Giorgio Napolitano on the path that the Prime Minister has represented for him, intending to follow him in the CDM this evening and, subsequently, shortly, in Parliament" -…
Spaventa, one of the most well-known Italian economists of the second half of the last century together with Nobel prize winner Franco Modigliani, Paolo Sylos Labini and Federico Caffè, was commemorated today at the Bocconi University in Milan in the presence of President Mario…
According to the Head of State, the "early dissolution of the Chambers" is a "very Italian practice": in our Parliament "every notion of civil confrontation and every habit of institutional and personal respect" has been lost - In the afternoon the meeting with Letta .
The macabre scene of the multiple and chain resignations of the PDL's elected officials will have disruptive political and institutional effects, but not necessarily at the end of the Legislature.
The Premier has decided to verify as soon as possible the holding of the majority in the Chamber and considers the showdown of the pidiellini on the Berlusconi case "a humiliation for Italy".
The Head of State underlines "the gravity and absurdity of calling up a 'coup d'état' or a 'subversive operation' underway against the leader of the PDL".
The Head of State wrote a letter to justify his absence from a conference, explaining that yesterday "a politically sudden and institutionally disturbing fact" occurred: the threat of resignation en bloc of the Pdl in the event…
The President of the Republic, in a speech at Luiss, launched an appeal on the clash between politics and justice: "A harmful conflict, which must be ended for the good of the country" - "These two worlds must no longer look at each other with…
According to an indiscretion reported today by Corriere della Sera, yesterday Napolitano would have signed the decree - The appointment comes at a time of great work for the Consulta, which by the end of the year will have to express itself on the legitimacy of the current electoral law and perhaps…
