Luigi Di Maio stepped down as leader of Italy’s co-governing 5-Star movement, as it seeks to stem a wave of defections that threatens the government’s parliamentary majority. Foreign Minister #DiMaio expected to quit as the leader of #Italy's 5-Star Movement #M5S.https://t.co/XYutm4J3nc — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) January 22, 2020 Luigi Di Maio stepped down on…
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Salvini predicts “long agony” of new government
Italy‘s Democratic Party (PD) and Five Star Movement announced that they have agreed to form a coalition government. “We consider it worthwhile to try this experience,” the PD’s Nicola Zingaretti said after meeting the Italian President Sergio Mattarella. (While everyone focused on UK 🇬🇧) Here is none other than #Berlusconi , Forza Italia President + recently elected…
Salvini calls for snap elections
The League presented a motion of no confidence in Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the Senate on August 9 after the party’s leader the Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, said that the ruling majority no longer exists and called for early elections. Italy government in crisis as Salvini calls for early elections https://t.co/w6m7Hpl7ui pic.twitter.com/qRTZHky03Y —…
Liguria stops hotel funding for migrants
The Italian region Liguria decision, backed by the centre right and opposed by the centre left, the 5-Star Movement and left-wing parties, excludes hotels and hostels that hosted migrants under the SPRAR system from getting funding for tourist revamps. LIGURIA, STOP CONTRIBUTI AGLI HOTEL CHE OSPITANO MIGRANTI https://t.co/lZEHIzbdKu — Lega – Salvini Premier (@LegaSalvini) May…
Eurparl vice-president considers extension of Brexit talks
Vice-president of the European Parliament Fabio Castaldo (Italy, 5SM) reminded that ‘no-deal‘ Brexit will affect the UK more than the EU, although the bloc is preparing itself for this scenario as well. Castaldo warned that ‘no-deal’ will lead to uncertainty and even “chaos” for trade and political relationship on both sides of the Channel. “I still hope…
Castaldo calls for Dublin Regulation reform
Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, the vice-president of the European Parliament, Italy, M5S Movement, calls for the urgent reform of the EU Dublin Regulation, which unequally shares burden of illegal migration flows. Unlike the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, the Italian politician is convinced that the migrant crisis is far from being solved, reflecting profound structural problems…
Merkel excluded debt releif for Italy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has excluded debt relief for Italy, explaining in a newspaper interview published on Sunday (3/06/2017) that the principle of solidarity among eurozone member states should not turn the single currency bloc into a debt-sharing union. German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed the Italian government's calls to the European Central Bank for debt…
Italy: 5SM leads in exit polls
The Five-Star Movement (5SM) is a leading force as an individual party in Italy’s election, while the anti-immigration Lega Nord is also higher in the ranks than expected, suggest the first exit polls. Image: Luigi Di Maio, Five Star Movement. The RAI exit poll predicted 30.5 percent for the Eurosceptic, anti-corruption Five Star Movement, and pegged Lega…
Liberals rejected Alliance with Five Star Movement
DEPECHE from Serge Turbin, European Parliament, follow-up of OPINION on M5S joining ALDE party: The shocking prospect of Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement (M5S) joining the ALDE group in the European Parliament did not materialise as the ALDE group’s executive committee bureau rejected the deal. The national delegations of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden) as well as…
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