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League against voting rights for immigrants

italymag.co.uk     05-Sep-2008          

The Northern League is strongly against giving immigrants the right to vote despite House Speaker Gianfranco Fini's cautious backing to the opposition's proposal, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said on Thursday. ''I...                    

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EU gives blessing for Italy's Roma fingerprint scheme

euobserver.com     05-Sep-2008   1 related          

LUCIA KUBOSOVA Today @ 09:28 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Italy's plan to fingerprint Roma people has received a green light from the European Commission, with Brussels' experts suggesting that the controversial measures...                    

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Westerners Slam Their Nations’ Economies

angus-reid.com     05-Sep-2008          

An overwhelming proportion of people in five European countries and the United States agree that their countries’ economies are in bad shape, according to a poll by Harris Interactive published in the Financial Times. More...                    

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What is the point of the european union (part 2834)

openeuropeblog.blogspot.com     05-Sep-2008          

From the Economist:WHAT price patriotism? In the case of Alitalia, Italy’s long-crippled flag-carrier, the answer is about €5 billion ($7.3 billion)—or some €125 for every one of Italy’s 40m taxpayers. Even before the...                    

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Berlusconi promises zero tolerance after Napoli trouble

reuters.com     04-Sep-2008   2 related          

ROME, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The Italian government will have zero tolerance of hooliganism after violence marred Napoli's 1-1 Serie A draw at AS Roma, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday. Napoli fans were banned...                    

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Axum obelisk unfurled

ansa.it     04-Sep-2008   18 related          

Stone looted in Fascist era unveiled at Ethiopian holy city (ANSA) - A holy monument returned to Ethiopia by Italy after years of foot-dragging was unveiled on the reputed site of the Queen of Sheba's fabled palace amid...                    

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The left in France: Bon appétit, comrades!

economist.com     04-Sep-2008          

The mainstream left seems to be in trouble all over Europe. We look at the French Socialists and Germany’s Social Democrats (see article)EVERY August, French Socialists take their light cotton shirts and endless squabbles...                    

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The Line Forms Here: Italy To Pay Libya 'Reparations' For Colonialism

sigcarlfred.blogspot.com     04-Sep-2008   9 related          

The fine print: Perhaps more crucially for voters at home, Berlusconi received a written assurance from Gaddafi that his country will do more to stem the tide of illegal immigrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libyan...                    

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South Africa: Italy to Advance North-South Relations

allafrica.com     04-Sep-2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 4 September 2008 Luyanda Makapela Pretoria South Africa and Italy are to advance North-South relations on Saturday when Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma meets her Italian counterpart at...                    

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Cheney Meets With Georgian President; Completes Second Leg Of European Trip (AHN)

allheadlinenews.com     04-Sep-2008   227 related          

In Georgia to show support for the former Soviet Republic, Vice President Dick Cheney offered sharp words against Russia's "illegitimate, unilateral" invasion and reiterated America's commitment to its European allies. -...                    

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