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…
Italy PM Conte announces resignation
The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (pictured) announced his resignation to the Senate on August 20. In his speech in presence of both political leaders Luigi Di Mayo (M5S) and Matteo Salvini (Lega) he has vigorously criticized the latter for creating the governmental crisis, blaming him for being “irresponsible and opportunist”, pointing at a “grave lack of constitutional culture” in triggering a…
‘Gregoretti’ migrants distributed between EU states
Italy Interior Minister Matteo Salvini would soon be giving the go-ahead to disembarking over 100 rescued migrants still on board the Gregoretti coast guard vessel, according to his Facebook page announcement. The boat has been in the Augusta port since July 27. Salvini made it clear that he would not let them disembark until an agreement…
Italy keeps ‘jus soli’ for migrants children
Italian citizenship for immigrant children, known as ‘jus soli‘ (‘law of the soil’), “isn’t in the government’s contract” Premier Giuseppe Conte said, but added that he hoped for a “calm reflection” of the issue in “the appropriate fora“. https://twitter.com/ansa_english/status/1111703696398794752 Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio rejected the idea that the government would discuss jus soli. “It won’t be…
France-Italy diplomatic clash over Yellow Vests
President Emmanuel Macron’s government recalled France ambassador to Rome Christian Masset on February 7 in an unprecedented act since World War II , saying it had enough with “repeated, baseless” attacks by Italian political leaders against France. DIRECT. La France dénonce des "attaques" sans "précédent" de l'Italie et rappelle son ambassadeur à Romehttps://t.co/vlXsFZStW7 pic.twitter.com/ySb2Loxs7K —…
Sea-Watch3 migrants awaiting for solution
The NGO rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3, a German NGO under Dutch flag, remains stranded some 1.4 miles from the port of Syracuse as Italian authorities continue to refuse to allow disembarkation of the ship’s passengers. In a statement, Sea Watch said that without a safe port for the “exhausted shipwrecked” migrants, the Sea-Watch 3 on 24th…
Di Maio for Europarliament Single Seat
Deputy Prime minister of Italy Luigi di Maio criticises the EU for squandering public money, while using two seats for the European Parliament in Brussels for groups and committees meetings, and in Strasbourg exclusively for the Plenary one week a month, while three weeks the building stays empty. 🇮🇹 Italian Vice-President @luigidimaio calls for the…
Tajani calls Commission to avoid offensive language
There are no “dictators” in Italy, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani pointed out, reacting upon European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici offensive comments, naming politicians in Italian government “little Mussolinis“. No dictators in Italy says Tajani. EC shdn't use offensive language towards member States https://t.co/sGJ7nSiQMG — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) September 14, 2018 “I don’t…
EU-Italy relations on the rocks over illegal migrants flows
The European Commission has not responded to Italy’s threat to withhold funding to the bloc next year unless other member states accept migrants currently held on a ship moored in Sicily. Italy's Di Maio vows 'hard line' with European Commission over migrants on ship https://t.co/8MVXRck83N pic.twitter.com/1nLu8uSjCa — Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2018 Alexander Winterstein, a…
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