Italian Government

How the West Fueled Putin's Sense of Impunity

wsj.com     15-Aug-2008   365 related          

Russia's invasion of Georgia reminded me of a conversation I had three years ago in Moscow with a high-ranking European Union official. Russia was much freer then, but President Vladimir Putin's onslaught against democratic...                    

Miracle Postponed

cfo.com     15-Aug-2008   7 related          

Silvio Berlusconi is struggling to put together an Italian solution for Alitalia. That was the promise from Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, this week as his government postponed the announcement of a long-awaited...                    

Italy angered by 'fascist' label

bbc.co.uk     14-Aug-2008   8 related          

The Italian government has lashed out at an influential Catholic magazine which suggested fascism might be resurfacing within the government. An editorial in the Famiglia Cristiana weekly is critical of government policy...                    

Ian Buruma: The Death of a Nation

project-syndicate.org     15-Aug-2008          

Belgium is in danger of falling apart. For more than six months, the country has been unable to form a government that is able to unite the French-speaking Walloons (32%) and Dutch-speaking Flemish (58%). The Belgian monarch,...                    

Contraction

opinionjournal.com     14-Aug-2008          

FROM TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE Euro-zone hopes about decoupling from the U.S. economy seem to have come true -- albeit not quite as planned. Growth in Spain, the euro zone's fourth-largest economy, was flat at 0.1%. In...                    

Gethsemane: David Hare's satire crucifies New Labour

guardian.co.uk     13-Aug-2008   7 related          

David Hare. Photograph: C Contino/BEI/Rex Features David Hare anatomised the failure of privatisation in The Permanent Way; in Stuff Happens, he turned a ruthless eye on the double-think and culpable naivety that led to the...                    

Pirate Bay Eludes Ban From 'Fascist' Italian Government

gigwise.com     12-Aug-2008   26 related          

They claim to have overturned ISPs... Owners of the bit-torrent The Pirate Bay claim they have eluded an attempt by the Italian government to block its citizens from accessing the website. Italy's deputy prosecutor ordered the...                    

I just don't get modern art, says Italy's culture minister

guardian.co.uk     13-Aug-2008          

Italy's culture minister has enraged members of the country's arts community with an attack on modern architecture and an admission that he is completely mystified by contemporary art. Sandro Bondi told the magazine Grazia: "I...                    

Georgian crisis: Enter Sarkozy the peacemaker

guardian.co.uk     12-Aug-2008   74 related          

Russia holds the cards in the Georgian crisis - but it is the French president who is carrying all the olive branches Nicolas Sarkozy addressing MPs and peers at Westminster earlier this year. Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters...                    

               

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