The nomination comes directly from Prime Minister Meloni. This is the first director not from the Carabinieri. Valensise has a long career in the secret services and boasts a very respectable CV
"Lost illusions. Banks, businesses, ruling class in Italy after privatizations" is the book with which the economist Marco Onado and the banker Pietro Modiano point the finger at the negative responsibility of the political and managerial classes, both…
Law for the independence of the European press approved. Stop unauthorized wiretaps and hidden owners
Novak, close to Prime Minister Orban, gives in to pressure from the opposition and the population after pardoning a man convicted of sexual crimes against minors. Former justice minister Judit Varga, the leading candidate in the European elections, is also gone
The signing of the Pacts put an end to the dispute, which began in 1870, between the State and the Church. The agreement, composed of three documents, a treaty, a convention and a concordat (the latter revised in 1984), marked the end of the so-called "Roman Problem"...
The demonstrations across Europe do not stop. The agricultural policy built in recent years is at risk. Italy criticizes Brussels and forgets the Pnrr
The Summit wanted by the government is underway. 25 heads of state and EU leaders were present. The Prime Minister: "Ready to present the objectives of a new era of cooperation"
Prodi did not gain confidence due to the votes against Mastella and Barbato (Udeur), Turigliatto (Sinistra Critica) and a few others. After the defeat, with great institutional correctness, he immediately went up to the Quirinale to resign. "I'm done with politics...
Ninth end-of-year speech for President Sergio Mattarella, the second of his second mandate. "It is essential to make room for the culture of peace" only in this way will the violence end. To young people "love is not selfishness". And then an appeal "vote,…
The Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor pays for the prank call of the two Russian comedians. Meloni: "There was superficiality, but Talò's gesture is one of responsibility"
The 2024 budget maneuver provides for a general tightening of pensions, with the maintenance of Quota 103 but with some changes for public and private workers. The hypothesis of quota 104 disappears. Social Ape and Women's Option extended with some…
The scenarios of the Italian autumn of 2023 in reference to the economy, technology and politics are the theme of the conference promoted for Tuesday 24 October by Castagneto Banca 1910 at the Terme di Pisa. Three papers will be at the center of the conference,…
The November 4 demonstration in defense of the West is neither timely nor credible: it puts public order at risk and contradicts the government's prudent line on Israel and Ukraine. He who declared himself a fan of Putin and anti-European is…
The European Union has issued an ultimatum to Italy for the ratification of the ESM. Only fifteen days left. Giorgetti, with his back against the wall, must find a solution. An agreement on ratification is possible but with a clause stating that Italy will not…
Giorgio Napolitano was the most political of the last Presidents of the Republic but always putting national interest before partisan interest - Two episodes also reveal his great humanity
The visit to the Lampedusa hotspot by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and EU President Ursula von der Leyen has concluded. The Prime Minister: "From the EU a gesture of responsibility towards itself, joint efforts are needed". von der Leyen: "Italy is not alone, fighting against…
While the Lampedusa situation is increasingly critical, the center-right government is divided on how to proceed. Meloni seeks Von der Leyen's support. Salvini in Pontida with Le Pen thundering against Europe. Tajani tries the moderate line…
Interview with Vincenzo Manfredi, head of the Public Policy and Advocacy service of Assohoding. Strategies and legislative interventions to better address the generational change of Italian companies
Poor wages lurk in regular but non-standard contracts that must be countered not by relying on politics but through union bargaining: this is why
Unanimously approved in the House the text that protects the rights of people affected by oncological diseases. No more discrimination in the enjoyment of their rights. It will no longer be possible to request medical history information to access banking, financial and…
In the 152-page document that Minister Fitto will present in the Control Room, a maxi revision of the Pnnr is proposed which will entail cuts of almost 16 billion in various sectors including Municipalities, Railways and Welfare. On the other hand, the integration proposed…
A man of peace and dialogue, Cardinal Zuppi, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Code of Camaldoli and in front of President Mattarella, delivered a scathing opening speech, full of ideal tension, against the misery of current politics. Also for this Zuppi…
Shared with the European Commission 10 changes out of 27 objectives that today obtained the go-ahead from the control room on the Pnrr. Fitto: "keep faith in the established path". But the fourth installment risks being postponed to 2024. And the opposition…
The social card will provide a one-off contribution of 382,50 euros for the purchase of basic foodstuffs. It will be available in post offices. How it works and who can benefit from it. Here is all the information
From the "Pact with the Italians" to Bunga-Bunga, the life of a leader who marked 25 years of Italian history without being able to implement even one of the promised reforms
Allocated only 100 million to manage migrants in the expectation of releasing 900 million euros for cooperation projects. The IMF approval for the 1,9 billion loan remains to be passed. Duro Saied: "No to migrants in exchange for money"
A life lesson, even before that of politics, that of Maestro Piovani in an interview in La Stampa. Is life still good? "It could be more if we focused on what really matters, leaving out a little superfluous". Music for…
INTERVIEW WITH STEFANO CECCANTI, constitutionalist and former parliamentarian of the Democratic Party - "There is a red thread that goes from Thesis 1 of the Olive Tree to the idea of a non-elective premiership" and the Democratic Party cannot be shy about this - The constitutional reforms…
The Public Accounts Observatory of the Catholic University, led by Giampaolo Galli, analyzed the 156 objectives and targets relating to the reforms of the PNRR and their state of implementation as shown by the data published on the "Italia Domani" website of the Presidency of the…
Now the text will go to the House to be approved and converted by April 25th. The decree also includes recruitment for the public administration and renewables
Health secretary beats Finance Minister Kate Forbes and former minister Ash Regan to replace Nicola Sturgeon
During her first question time, the premier answered questions from the majority and the opposition. First confrontation with the new PD secretary Schlein who asked him about minimum wage and parental leave
The tragedy of the migrants who drowned a few meters from the Calabrian coasts was the occasion for a very sad festival of paradoxical jokes by members of the majority but even from the opposition, no feasible proposals have so far arrived to deal with an immense drama
The tax reform will arrive in the CDM next week: the enabling law is divided into 4 parts and 21 articles. Three Irpef and two Ires rates. A cut in tax deductions is ready. Via Irap and remodulation of VAT
The Milleproroghe decree also passes to Montecitorio with 198 votes in favour, 128 against and three abstentions. Having overcome the barrier of bathing concessions. Here are the main changes
Bonaccini does not close the doors to Renzi while Schlein dreams of an embrace with the Five Stars but, beyond the political orientations, which people are the two main competitors at the helm of the Democratic Party? Here's what we discovered
INTERVIEW WITH RICCARDO PERISSICH, former senior executive of the European Commission - "The response of Europe and NATO to the Russian aggression has been fantastic" and now a "consensus on the new challenges based on national aid to companies managed by the Commission…
Keynes' lesson, recalls La Malfa in his beautiful book, teaches that "economics cannot be separated from history and politics" and is essentially "a moral science and not a natural science" …
Both the presidentialism that aims at a greater strengthening of the Head of State and that which would like to strengthen the President of the Council upset the Constitution - Differentiated autonomy risks instead of jamming in the distribution of resources
Courtesy of the author, we are publishing an excerpt from the introduction to the Feltrinelli Foundation's Notebook on work and insecurity in the "furious XNUMXs"
The Senate Finance Commission has unanimously given the green light to the launch of a fact-finding investigation on the instruments of tax credit incentives
According to the Italian Confederation of Shipowners there is little political attention to the requests reported by the shipowning sector
Justice Minister Carlo Nordio announced the Ministry's guidelines to the Senate Justice Commission. Among the key points the separation of careers and the review of interceptions. Revolt of the ANM: "Interceptions are a very important tool".
This afternoon at the Calidario di Venturina, in the province of Livorno, the conference "The Italian economy between inflation and recession" opens, promoted by Castagneto Banca 1910 - Speeches by Mannari (Castagneto Banca 1910), Locatelli (FIRSTonline), Macchiati (Luiss) and D'Alimonte (Luiss)
DBRS Morningstar confirmed Italy rating, keeping it at BBB - Manufacturing, private debt, savings and households save us, but beware of policy weakness
Politics affects our lives so much and voting is a way to make our point of view weigh, hoping that the Draghi model Italy was not just a happy parenthesis
The danger of electoral upheaval hits Piazza Affari: Tenaris loses more than 8%, Leonardo, Eni and Stellantis between 4 and 5% -Spread at 230 - The London Stock Exchange reacts very badly to the tax reform and the pound goes to…
Speculative electoral maneuvers on the Italian stock exchange on Tim and Banco Bpm: Meloni does not want the single network and the rise of the French in the Milanese bank - Surprisingly, China cuts rates
According to Janan Ganesh, political commentator for FT, the English and Italian crisis once again reveal the poverty of political talent: higher salaries and greater privacy push talent towards private professions rather than towards…
How does a foreigner obtain Italian citizenship? How does it work in other European countries? Here are all the answers, including a map on ius soli and ius scholae
INTERVIEW WITH MASSIMO BORDIGNON, economist at the Catholic University and author - together with Gilberto Turati - of the book "Public debt. How we got there and how to survive it"
Ciriaco De Mita, one of the protagonists of Italian politics after the Second World War, has died at the age of 94: he was several times minister, secretary of the DC and head of government - Gianni Agnelli, while esteeming him, defined him "a typical intellectual of the Magna…
On 18 April 1948, the first political elections in free Italy were held. A date that should be remembered as a second Liberation because it marked the future of Italy and its western position
In this intervention on the NYT, Maureen Dowd connects the linguistic chaos of Joyce's Ulysses with the bizarre speech that dominates the highest instances of American politics
THE FULL TEXT OF THE INTERVENTION BY GIORGIO LA MALFA on the occasion of the Portal dedicated to his father Ugo and presented to the Chamber of Deputies in the presence of President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Mario Draghi
The former President of Anac, Raffaele Cantone, and the former councilor Nicoletta Parisi sum up the first years of the activity of the National Anti-Corruption Authority on a domestic and international level
Romano Prodi's autobiography, in collaboration with Marco Ascione, is full of personal memories but above all it implies a political message: to unite the reformists and, on an international level, return to multilateralism to take away space from the struggle for supremacy between the USA…
The Canadian liberal premier, who leads a minority government, has called early voting for Monday 20 September. Good management of the pandemic may not be enough: the cost of living is skyrocketing and conservative rival O'Toole climbs…
Major German Publisher Axel Springer Gains Strength in Online Publishing by Buying Successful US Site Politico.com - The Deal is Worth Approximately One Billion Dollars
Fires cannot be predicted, but the territory must be protected and politics must strike a blow - Draghi's signal
From 18 to 20 June, the Lucanian locality hosts a discussion workshop on the southern question. Paolo Gentiloni, Daniele Franco, Giuliano Amato and Mara Carfagna participate
"The desired hour flies" is a guide to the world of rebuses and is the title of the new book by Pietro Ichino - The rebus game, which puzzle enthusiasts know well, is a bit the metaphor of life in…
FIRSTonline turns 10: from 23 May 2011 it talks about the economy and finance in a free and unconventional way, demonstrating that fake news and lazy populist conformism can also be erased on the web with information with an identity…
The Dem leader takes time on his candidacy for the Capital. The pressure on Nicola Zingaretti grows while Raggi seeks support from the M5S in complete confusion. Calenda also considers what to do
Very harsh speech by the President of the Vicenza industrialists, Luciano Vescovi, addressed to the political class: "Time is over. No more improvisation, no more incompetence. National institutions should finally have the humility to team up with the rest of the country"
We present a reflection by the American political scientist of Japanese origin, Francis Fukuyama, on the role of politics in the crises of the last century of history and on the impact that the latest emergency may have on our society
To avoid the explosion of social anger in the face of the obvious weakness of the Conte government, the role of the social partners is essential - The union has a great opportunity ahead of it, provided it knows how to leave behind the clichés of…
Carlo Bonomi was elected, with 99,9% of the votes of the assembly of industrialists, the new president of Confindustria: "We will have to say no and repeat it energetically to 10, 100, 1000 Alitalia" - His will be a different Confindustria: Nordic, industrialist and very independent…
A year ago, the former socialist minister Gianni De Michelis, a controversial but brilliant politician, died
The new president of Confindustria presented his new team with many new vice presidents, above all an expression of the new industrial triangle of Lombardy, the Northeast and Emilia - Confirmed Maurizio Stripe - Among the vice presidents Gubitosi (Tim) and the iron and steel…
The first meeting of the Grand Old Party, as it is also called, was held on February 28, 1954: the party was born as a liberal-progressive and anti-slavery formation, while at the time the conservatives were Democrats. Today it is the opposite.
Claudio Martelli's book on Craxi is not a hagiography at all but a careful reflection on craxism and the great opportunities lost by the Italian left - But the criticisms of the Treasury-Bank of Italy divorce and privatizations are not convincing
The new book by Salvatore Rossi and Ferruccio de Bortoli analyzes the reasons and errors that have led to sovereignty and populism but also the country's recent signs of resistance. Businesses, banks, media, companies have their own responsibilities…
The main stock exchanges are still in the red: Piazza Affari loses 0,58% - The banks are suffering while the increase in political uncertainty, mainly due to the outcome of the elections in Emilia, causes the spread to rise - Amplifon, Diasorin, Azimut go against the trend and Moncler.
Gianni Amelio's film is a masterpiece of makeup, with a masterful Pierfrancesco Favino. The plot is more disappointing, which retraces only the last months of the socialist leader's life but reopens the debate on the political role of…
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
All of Italy would need except a government that is limited to getting by, but economic stagnation, political uncertainty and the simmering of international tensions seem to have to accompany us even in the year that is about to begin - But…
According to the latest Censis Report on the country's social situation, half of Italians would like a guide who doesn't have to worry too much about Parliament. Growing distrust and racism. Three out of four in favor of the minimum wage.
Precisely on the eve of the new budget manoeuvre, a book by Lorenzo Forni di Prometeia, published by Il Mulino, makes us understand why the reasoning of politicians and economists never seem to meet - The Italian reality and the constraints…
Despite the ungenerous attacks on Teresa Bellanova, a minister who grew up in the school of the union, Matteo Salvini's incredible own goals have already changed Italy which from sovereignty has finally returned to being a pro-European.
The puzzle of the role in the government of Di Maio, who does not want to give up the seat of deputy prime minister, continues to hover over the negotiations but on the Pd and Cinque Stelle program they make "steps forward"
As amorphous notary of Salvini and Di Maio, in one year Conte was able to completely change his role and position himself as a credible interlocutor of Europe and the Quirinale - The theory of sovereign opposition on the conspiracy of powers is purely propaganda...
A decisive week for the political crisis opens - So far Salvini's objectives - first the distrust of Conte and the request for elections and then the attempts at reconciliation - seem vague and instead the signs are growing...
Salvini opens to the cut of parliamentarians wanted by the Five Stars but in this way the elections would be postponed to spring and the current legislature would also have to take charge of the new economic maneuver - Conte's communications to the Senate on the 20th.
Salvini's blitz fades away: the motions on the crisis will be discussed and voted in the Senate only after August XNUMXth.
In the midst of the government crisis and in view of August XNUMX, let's try to draw up a small dictionary of politically correct. Of course with the irony that the case requires.
In politics, selfies and online forums have replaced books and leading articles, but the emotionality described in his new book by the English sociologist William Davies threatens to backfire on those who have exploited it to climb the sky
Pressured by the Five Stars, the premier fires the undersecretary accused of having collected a bribe with a mafia scent, but the leader of the Lega Salvini is not there
The government's deficit-financed and no-growth redistributive policy resembles a cake without yeast that does not increase confidence and exacerbates Italy's economic problems
Luca Del Pozzo's book "Christian and political philosophy in Augusto Del Noce", published by Pagine, re-proposes the current thinking of the philosopher who died 30 years ago
Political fiction returns with many actions, few dialogues and few special effects, the reading is "political" - The film holds up very well: who will win in the challenge for dominion over the earth? Surprise ending - TRAILER.
The deficit that should rob us of sleep is not only that of the public accounts but the metacognitive one, which makes incompetence and ignorance triumph - even in the government - and which, as Tom Nichols explains in his recent book, constitutes…
Irene Tinagli's new book "The Great Ignorance - The Rise of Incompetence and the Decline of Italy" raises very delicate and current issues which have led to the triumph of amateurism in politics and which are creating major problems for our country…
Confirming that Sanremo is not just songs, in 1999 the Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev took the stage of the Ariston theater and held a press conference the following day: here's how things went in the story of…
How was it possible that politicians who make incompetence and ignorance their favorite weapons and who snub study and professionalism have come to power in Italy? These are the questions answered by the new book "The Great Ignorance",…
Brexit and Trump's rise to the White House have upended the paradigms of political science - Now the Israeli scholar Yuval Noah Harari, who leads the bookshop, suggests in a new book published by goWare a new post-liberal order…
“The future ahead. Uncertainty, fear and the populist drug” is the title of the latest book by Ferruccio Cappelli, director of the Casa della Cultura in Milan: the author tries to classify a heterogeneous concept such as that of populism, which has become the political form…
In his book "Wild Horizons", the former minister Carlo Calenda comes to terms with the fears of our times linked to globalization and the Great Crisis, imagining solutions that repudiate sovereignty and which focus instead on a reformist policy that…
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…
Presented yesterday in the Senate of the Republic, in the presence of President Casellati, the collection of electoral commercials from the US presidential elections from 1952 to today, an initiative part of the Videocittà project, promoted by Francesco Rutelli
