Cigarette price: increases in sight due to butts

Responding to a parliamentary question, Minister Cingolani recalls a European Directive which obliges tobacco manufacturers to collect the butts guilty of being left on the street by smokers - The operation makes it probable that cigarette prices will rise
Draghi, last round for a very different government

The second round of consultations for the formation of a government that is inevitably different, but which, in order to correspond to the mandate of the Head of State, must have a "high profile" and not identify with "any political formula" - Surprising…
Referendum, the reasons for the NO

For the former Republican senator, cutting the number of parliamentarians is a "wrong and dangerous" rule because, in the absence of a comprehensive reform, it risks distancing Parliament even further from the country and making the political system even more oligarchic
The cut of the parliamentarians and Schubert's Unfinished

The supporters of the YES in the referendum argue that this reform would only be the first step in a more comprehensive change to the Constitution: if this were the case, the operation would certainly be destined to remain incomplete, like the most tragic of Schubert's symphonies
The Relaunch Decree rediscovers the inglorious Gepi

Article 26 of the tormented Relaunch Decree seems to re-propose through Invitalia the unhappy experience of Gepi, a public finance company fortunately closed in 1991 which was supposed to save private companies in difficulty but which in reality squandered an infinite number of public money - There is room for hope…
Class action, the reform raises at least three doubts: here's why

The race by the Italian Parliament for the radical reform of the class action raises many perplexities because it does not take into account the Directive in progress in the EU and seems to reflect more an anti-company ideological approach than the real protection of citizens damaged by crimes…
Public appointments, surprise: now we start from Rai

The Lega-M5S majority cannot find an agreement on the CDP appointments which are postponed to 13 July. And the agenda of priorities changes: Rai's first test in Parliament. Thus the state TV confirms itself, as per tradition, the pivot of the political balance…
Elections 2018: 40-year-olds to conquer the Parliament

According to an analysis carried out by the Istituto Cattaneo of Bologna, the new political formations (from Casapound to the Movimento 5 stelle) have younger candidates, with an average age of 35-36 years - The centre-left instead focuses on more rooted political exponents and social…

The confirmation or otherwise of the Governor of the Bank of Italy, expiring at the end of October, falls at a very delicate political and institutional moment due to the approaching elections and the many questions concerning the future of the entire system remain on the table...
Tehran: two attacks, 12 dead

Armed men entered Parliament, allegedly took 4 people hostage. Simultaneously gunfire was reported where the Khomeini monument stands. The news is still confused and speaks of a terrorist barricaded in the Parliament building. Claim…
Iran: reformists win in 2nd round

After winning 68 seats in the first round, the reformists, allied with Rouhani, won 29 seats in the runoff. The fundamentalists follow with 21 - Four women elected, the number of female members of Parliament therefore rises to…
Venezuela, Maduro closes Parliament?

The president of the South American country is considering getting rid of the parliament, just elected in December and in the hands of the opposition - The closure for Maduro would have the aim of "blocking the way to putsch and the manipulation of the National Assembly".

With the last go-ahead from the Senate, the maneuver becomes law - News arriving on many fronts: Imu, Tasi, tax relief for new hires, super-subscription, cash ceiling, Rai license fee, plan for the South, culture, safety, pensions, healthcare, electronic payments, games, consultancy…