Italy, a European problem
It's not just rubbish in Naples
Campania drowns in tonnes of refuse. The EU threatens the intervention of the Court of Justice. How did we get this far, asks a young Neapolitan reporter
stavros dimas, naples, european court of justice, city planning, photogallery, politics
Italy: Fuck You Day
On 14 October the entirely new centre-left Italian Democrat Party (PD) chooses its new leader. An action far from a disappointment for voters
elections, rome, beppe grillo, strasbourg, walter veltroni, politics
Mohnhaupt and Battisti: Europe's leftist killers
Former German terrorist leader Brigitte Mohnhaupt is released from prison a week after Italian militant Cesare Battisti's arrest. Europe's extreme left is back to haunt us
Europe will be our salvation, says Oliviero Toscani.
Photographer by trade, desecrator by hobby, Oliviero Toscani comments on the electoral campaign currently being waged in Italy, openly criticizing politics in his native country and invoking salvation from Europe.
Illegal immigration has Italy in its sights
Italy's 7,600 kilometres of coastline have become the gateway to the Schengen zone for illegal immigrants, who now prefer the dolce vita to Ceuta and Melilla in Spain.
Europe and the five Italians
Italy has always caused a stir in Europe and there is no short supply of individuals who acted knowingly. In this country, you either support Europe or you die.
Why Italians will keep voting for Berlusconi
When it comes to controversy, Silvio Berlusconi has nary a peer among European heads of state. Although widely attacked by opponents as a danger to democracy, the 2006 election is still to be won.
Only in Italy
The beauty of Europe lies in its rich socio-cultural diversity. Here are ten situations that are exclusively made in Italy – Italy, that bizarre boot-shaped peninsula, as much loved as it is frowned upon by fellow Europeans. Italy’s countdown…
Protecting the Italian Economy
The banking scandal that erupted in Italy at the end of 2005 was not merely an Italian tragedy, the credibility of the European Union’s free market was also put at stake. Other controversies are now also emerging from Europe’s economic closet.
Italy: a weak economy in the euro zone
An interview with Dr Marco Incerti, researcher and Head of Communication for the Centre for European Policy Study (CEPS), Brussels.
