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Berlusconi on the G8,
Italy's prime minister praised the
positive results of the Group of Eight (G8) summit held in Japan in early July. Bidding a warm
farewell to U.S. president, George W. Bush, who
presided over his final summit, Berlusconi gave a positive rating to all of …
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Brunello Ban Lifted
On July 3, American and Italian officials
jubilantly toasted when the sale of Brunello, the prestigious Tuscan wine currently
at the centre of a scandal over authenticity, was formally restored. Inspectors
from the Italian agriculture ministry will now certify that wines imported to America …
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Plans at Palazzo Chigi
Trial freeze and census of Roma spark more criticism of law and order bill
Italy has increasingly
been censured for its attitude toward ethnic minorities, and, more
specifically, the nomadic Roma people, who have settled in the Mediterranean
peninsula since the 1400s. From the Milan fashion runways
to the European Union, the latest wave of criticism of Italy's treatment …
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Modern-Day Robin Hood
Levy to aid low-income households
Italy will tax the rich and give to the poor. To
offset the ever-increasing burden of fuel and food costs, Economy minister
Giulio Tremonti recently announced plans to impose an additional levy on those
who benefit the most from oil profits: the country's energy …
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A prostitute protests
Foreign-born sex worker refuses to pay tax
Because prostitution is not a crime in Italy, earnings are considered taxable income.
However, when a 32-year-old high-class call girl recently received a tax bill
of 90,000 euro, she refused to pay it. The bill was based on the tax
authority's estimate of her …
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Fond farewell
US president visits Rome on EU tour
‘Bush is a personal friend of mine and a great friend
of Italy, giving Rome the privilege of being the European capital that has
hosted him on the most visits: he has honored us with his presence six times,'
said Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi …
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Ear on Italy
Magistrates, journalists contest wiretap reform
Among Western Europe's democracies, Italy makes
the most use of wiretaps-more than 100,000 times a year. As the use of wiretaps
has quadrupled since 2001, the cost of listening and documenting the
conversations has grown exponentially. At 220 million euro annually, it now amounts
to …
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Calling in the troops
Proposed measure would put soldiers on the streets
Over 3000 soldiers from the
Italian army may soon join city police forces in patrolling Italian cities.
‘Mixed patrols will enhance security at night when there is the greatest need',
said Defense minister Ignazio La Russa, who authored the initiative with
Interior minister Roberto Maroni. …
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Greed exposed
Clinic of horrors' investigated
Thirteen medical practitioners
have been arrested for allegedly carrying out unnecessary medical operations
for financial gain in a private medical clinic in Milan. The accused doctors are under
investigation for 25 deaths in Milan's Santa Rita medical clinic,
now referred to by the Italian media …
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Dissenting vote,
The Irish have turned their backs on reforms to
the Lisbon Treaty. In a national referendum held on June 14, 53.4 percent of
Irish nationals voted against the proposed reforms principally aimed at
facilitating EU governance. Italy gave the green light to the
proposed treaty …
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Another penny less,
Italy's inflation rate has hit
another record high, but consumer groups claim that the official numbers do not
fully represent the squeeze people are feeling. National statistics bureau
Istat recently announced that in May inflation hit a 12-year high at 3.6 percent.
Claiming that inflation …
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Thwarted angels,
After American film director Ron Howard was
refused permission to film in Rome's churches for his upcoming
movie, Angels and Demons, he set up shop at the famed Bourbon palace, the
Reggia, in Caserta, located in central Italy. Howard, who is currently in Italy …
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Italy goes nuclear
New plants within five years
Italians pay the highest energy prices in Europe, and with escalating oil and gas costs, the country is changing its stance on nuclear power. More than 20 years after a public referendum banned nuclear power and deactivated all of Italy's reactors, …
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Polls probe fear Italians more anxious' about crime
Even though the numbers of serious crimes in Italy have decreased in past years, Italians feel more and more insecure. According to a new report on crime released by the national statistics agency, Istat, the number of Italians who feel at …
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A sad day
Family incomes below the European average
Making their euro stretch until the end of the month has become much more difficult for Italians. Skyrocketing prices for foodstuffs, petrol, home expenses, mortgage and rental payments have crippled the Italian family, making it one of the poorest in Europe.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013