Questions tagged [italy]
Questions relating to the government or politics of the Republic of Italy
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Why is it a violation of ECHR to have someone shackled in court?
In a recent case of outrage in Italy against Hungary:
Andras Kadar of the Helsinki Committee told the BBC that although Hungarian prison authorities "routinely use physical restraints when ...
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Is the new right wing government in Italy going to impose a blanket ban on public gatherings?
On the Italian press agency there is an article reporting a draft of a decree of the new government which includes different measures. Among them there is a purported ban on rave parties. The article ...
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What distinguishes the Brothers of Italy from other (populist or far) right-wing parties in Italy?
Apparently the Brothers of Italy are favorites in the upcoming election, although they are part of a coalition with Lega etc.
What sets the Brothers apart from other Italian parties in the same zone ...
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What happened to most of Five Star Movement (M5S) deputies since the 2018 election?
If I'm not mistaken, the Five Star Movement (M5S) won 227 seats in lower house in the 2018 election. But they only have 100 now. I see that 53 deputies split to De Maio's new party/group (Together for ...
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Where can I find the full text of the interview of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with Oriana Fallaci?
Several years ago I read an interview in a newspaper of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with Oriana Fallaci.
Where can I find the full text of this interview?
I thought it was included in the book called ...
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How could the past NATO expansions in Eastern Europe be seen as justification of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022?
Rumors are that in Italy parts of the public opinion are accepting the view that the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was justified by a previous NATO expansion.
What are the (given) arguments (...
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Is Berlusconi being used as a scarecrow to make other presidential candidates more acceptable in Italy?
If you type in a search engine "Berlusconi presidential candidate" or "Draghi presidential candidate" you will find a lot of references to the upcoming presidential elections in ...
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Did the 'make Europe great again' alliance turn into an official EP party or group?
On April 1st (but seemingly not a joke) from Euronews...
Hungary's Viktor Orbán has joined forces with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Italy's Matteo Salvini to form a new right-wing ...
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Do the Italians usually choose external PMs?
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte resigned on Jan. 26 (but is still in office until a successor is chosen). I was surprised to see on his Wikipedia page (emphasis mine):
Following the 2018 general election, ...
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Significance of "meaningful steps towards fiscal union", in the context of Italy's rejection of part of covid aid/loan package? [duplicate]
If you read some of the news about Italy's turning down of some of the parts of the covid loan/rescue package, a number of sites have the same exact quote.
Analysts said the measures had helped ...
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What conditions has Germany (or the EU as a whole) attached to the ESM loan offer that Italy is refusing?
It's been asserted in a couple of answers to another question that Germany (or the EU) has attached serious reform conditions to the ESM loans that Italy is refusing.
What conditions were these? (...
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Why is Italy rejecting 39 billion euros of EU coronavirus aid?
According to tagesschau.de (original article in German, translation here), in response to the European Union's coronavirus aid package, Italy's government has made it clear that "[they] don't want ...
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What exactly is a Covid-19 "red zone" in Italy, and how many people are in those?
According a BBC video of today,
Last week, the village of Nerola, was suddenly declared a red zone, after a dozens of coronavirus cases were discovered.
It’s been sealed off by the army, and everyone ...
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How does Italy compare to NY in terms of COVID-19 testing, per capita?
It's been reported today (April 4) that
New York state has recorded 630 more coronavirus deaths, another daily record that takes its [death] toll to 3,565.
Most deaths have been in New York City. The ...
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Are there any EU/NATO/Atlantic help programs for Italy?
Italy now has the most deaths from COVID. It's even above China in that list.
Italian government asked for international help, some countries responded:
At first, China provided huge help
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