Italian Corriere Della Sera newspaper mistakenly pointed at a Russian diplomat among persons involved in the case of alleged Russian financing of the Lega party, the Russian embassy in Rome said. (Image: illustration St.Petersburg, Russia). Replica dell'Ambasciata della Federazione Russa in Italia alla redazione del quotidiano "Corriere della sera" del 6 settembre 2019 in relazione all'articolo…
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Salvini blames Brussels influences
Italian League party leader Matteo Salvini said the emerging new government of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) had been “born in Brussels to get rid of that pain in the neck Salvini“. (Image: archive). “Today, “coincidentally”, the German ex-commissioner Oettinger speaks and says that Brussels is ready to do…
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 —…
Salvini concerned by vd Leyen election
Italy Deputy Prime minister Matteo Salvini has expressed his concern about the election by the European Parliament of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president. “We saw a president of the European Commission indicated by Merkel and backed by Macron, Renzi and Berlusconi and the 5-Stars, leaning very far to the left on some issues…
Fidesz reluctant to join ENF
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party Fidesz is reluctant to join far-right Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF) group in the European Parliament. Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini’ and France big winner of the elections Marine Le Pen have launched the group in the European Parliament as the smallest in June 2015, however it has been gradually grown…
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…
Lega challenges EU
Nationalist, Eurosceptic parties plan to join forces following next month’s European Union parliamentary elections (#EUElections2019), attempting to create a new alliance to challenge the EU traditional politicize mindset. Orgoglioso della prima conferenza internazionale organizzata oggi a Milano, per un’alleanza che parla di futuro, per riportare al centro il lavoro, la famiglia, la sicurezza, la tutela dell’ambiente.Con l’obiettivo…
Brexit extension not guaranteed
Although there is an understanding that Brexit without a legal framework would be a catastrophe, the ‘open end‘ extension of Article 50 is not considered as an option for Members of European Parliament (MEP), who consider it would import British political crisis from the Westminster, and block the development of the European Union. There is…
MP laments EU “toxic for Italy”
Lega economy wizard Claudio Borghi said that Italy should consider leaving the European Union if the bloc does not change radically following European elections. in May. Quit EU if toxic after elections-Borghi. European elections 'last chance to change bloc' says League MP https://t.co/oykEkTMGTw — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) February 15, 2019 “I think that this is…
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