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Berlusconi Shocks With Statements About Putin Who Would Have Been Forced to War

23Sep

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Italy, News, Russia

Berlusconi Shocks With Statements About Putin Who Would Have Been Forced to War

Former Prime Minister Berlusconi has caused a stir in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Italy with statements about Vladimir Putin. The 85-year-old politician said in a television interview on Thursday that the Kremlin was being pushed to invade Ukraine. "Putin was pushed by the Russian people, by a party, by his ministers to come up with this special operation," Berlusconi told Rai TV channel. Berlusconi is a friend of the Russian president and was hesitant to condemn the invasion long after the war broke out. But, he said, "Putin has found himself in a complicated and dramatic situation." According to Berlusconi, deputies from the two self-declared "republics" in the Donbas had asked Putin to intervene. The separatist "republics" are said to have convinced the Rus...

Many Flight Cancellations Due to Strike Aviation Personnel in Italy

8Jun

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Business, Italy, News

Many Flight Cancellations Due to Strike Aviation Personnel in Italy

A strike by, among others, pilots and cabin crew of budget airlines Volotea, EasyJet and Ryanair in Italy on Wednesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights. This is reported by Italian and British media. Dozens of flights from the United Kingdom would certainly be cancelled and in Milan, the number of cancellations would be at least 230. Airline personnel have separate grievances with each airline. But the common denominator is that they are fighting for more wages and better arrangements for, for example, applying for leave. Unions had previously sent out a call to employees to stop working for a few hours on Wednesday. In any case, the action would last from mid-morning to late afternoon. EasyJet had already placed a warning about this on its website. People flying ...

Italy Corona Ticket Validity Back to Six Months

23Dec

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Italy, News

Italy Corona Ticket Validity Back to Six Months

Italy will shorten the validity of the corona ticket from nine months to six months after the second vaccination. After that, a booster shot is needed to keep the so-called green pass valid. That is one of the measures taken by the government on Thursday to limit the number of new corona cases. The green pass is required in Italy to access catering establishments, football stadiums and ski slopes. There will also be a mouth cap obligation in the outdoors. A government statement states that it is also considering closing discotheques and nightclubs until New Year's Eve, but that decision has not yet been decided. The government has arrived at these measures after consultation, but they have yet to be formalized.

17Nov

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Italy, News

Tornado Claims Man’s Life in Sicily

On Wednesday morning, a man died in a tornado in Sicily, the emergency services on the Italian island report. The man in his fifties went outside because he feared storm damage to his house in the municipality of Modica and was fatally affected by the squall, according to the ANSA news agency. The island in the Mediterranean Sea has been regularly hit by storms, thunderstorms and heavy rain in recent weeks. Tornadoes have been forming off the coast since Tuesday, scaring residents. In addition, severe hailstorms and flooding were reported. The schools are closed. At the end of October, three people were killed by severe flooding in eastern Sicily near Catania.

8Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Italy, News

Italy is Tightening Corona Measures

Italy has tightened corona restrictions in several regions due to the rising number of infections. Many schools will close again from Monday, and restaurants in the affected areas will no longer receive guests. The southern Italian holiday region of Campania, which includes Naples and the Amalfi coast, is the third region in the country of 60 million inhabitants to be designated a red zone by the Ministry of Health. Previously, Basilicata in the south and the small Adriatic region of Molise have been labelled as such. In these areas, all schools are closed, and people have to stay at home as much as possible. Since the autumn of 2020, the Italian government has divided regions into different coloured risk zones to fight against the pandemic. On Monday, other areas, such as Venet...

The First Trial in Italy Against Captain for Returning Migrants to Libya

20Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Italy, News

The First Trial in Italy Against Captain for Returning Migrants to Libya

A captain of an Italian flagship that has returned rescued migrants to Libya will be brought to trial in an Italian court. This is evident from documents that the French news agency AFP has had access to. It is the first time that such a process takes place in Italy. The ship "Asso 28" rescued a total of 101 migrants near an oil platform in international waters at the end of July 2018. Still, it subsequently returned the migrants to the port of Tripoli where they were handed over to the Coast Guard, according to the Naples Public Prosecutor's Office. The ship's captain and company representative Augusta Offshore is accused of violating international law. It states that people should not be driven back to countries where their rights are threatened. Among the rescued people, the...

Direct Flights From Italy Welcome Back to Spain

19May

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, Italy, News, Spain

Direct Flights From Italy Welcome Back to Spain

Spain allows direct flights from Italy again. Ships from Italy are also welcome again in Spanish ports, according to a government magazine Tuesday. The direct lines were discontinued due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. People arriving in Spain, like other visitors from abroad, must be in isolation for two weeks as long as the state of emergency remains in force. The Spanish Minister of Transport announced on Monday that tourism to Spain will be restarted from the end of June. The tourism sector accounts for 12 percent of the Spanish economy. In Italy, the strict corona measures were relaxed on Monday. Spain and Italy are among the most affected countries by the corona pandemic.

Italy: Dozens Of Arrests In A Major Action Against Cosa Nostra

12May

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

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Italy: Dozens Of Arrests In A Major Action Against Cosa Nostra

The Italian authorities have arrested 91 suspects in a major campaign against Mafia clans by Cosa Nostra. About 500 officials in Sicily and eight other regions were involved in the raids led by the judiciary in Palermo. The financial police report this Tuesday. The Cosa Nostra is mainly active on the island of Sicily. According to media reports, the raids mainly targeted the two known clans Acquasanta and Arenella. Among those arrested were bosses and other figureheads from the criminal environment, Corriere Della Sera newspaper writes. They are suspected of money laundering, drug trafficking, illegal gambling and racketeering. According to the newspaper, the authorities assume that clans originally from Palermo have also moved their businesses to Milan and other northern Itali...

No Breakthrough On US Import Duties At G7

11Jun

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

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No Breakthrough On US Import Duties At G7

No Breakthrough on US Import Duties at G7: The countries of the G7 have not been able to make agreements about the import duties that the United States has recently forced on the other states. However, it has been agreed to stay in conversation with each other. The leaders of Germany, France, Great Britain, Japan, Italy and Canada showed Trump in the common talk in Quebec in Quebec all the figures showing that the US import levies are inadequate for trade. Trump replied to his conversation partners by coming up with their values to prove the contrary, reports FOX News Point. After the big conversation, Trump met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. After the conversation with Macron, both leaders seemed carefully optimistic about pos...