Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called EU sanctions against Hungary “madness”, ANSA News agency reports. “I am convinced that in a few months’ time we’ll find ourselves governing Europe together with Viktor Orban”, Salvini said, while addressing a press conference with Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz Christian Strache. “…The sanctions against the Hungarian government and people…
Tag: Lega Nord
Seniors welcome to Italian ‘fiscal paradise’
The project of attracting EU senior citizens to Italian southern regions has been proposed by Lega, the Right wing party ascending power, led by Matteo Salvini, who intends to reverse population decline, offering tax free decade to Europeans, settling in economically fragile areas. Lega party proposes effective measures to reverse the chronic population decline in…
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: Mattarella risks impeachment
League leader Matteo Salvini said that Italy will have to have a new general election after premier designate Giuseppe Conte handed back a mandate to form a government. “The Italians come first, their right to work, to security and happiness,” Salvini quoted by ANSA news agency. New elections now – Salvini (2). Never again slaves,…
Berlusconi backs Salvini in bid for leadership
Silvio Berlusconi supports his ally, the leader of the Lega Nord party, Matteo Salvini in his bid for the negotiations in forming of the Italian government. #ANSA | Govt mandate for centre right-Berlusconi – We'll support Salvini says Forza Italia leader https://t.co/jDeaW51auy — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) March 7, 2018 The leader of Forza Italia,…
Italian elections dotted by showbiz
Italians demonstrate high level of participation at polling stations on Sunday to vote in an election after a campaign marked by a profound discontent over the economy, unemployment and mass immigration from Africa. Pollsters forecast indicates that former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right party Forza Italia and his far-right allies Lega Nord will become the…
Italians’ raising concern with mass-migration
Raise of crime, violence, and especially rape are fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment in Italy ahead of elections due early next year, when problems caused by illegal mass migration are firmly on the top the political agenda. Invasion of Italy: African Invaders Have Seized 100 Buildings in Rome https://t.co/8C1hhxbjhN via @EUTimesNET — European Union Times (@EUTimesNET) September…
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