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Di Maio’s visit to Yellow Vest protestors angers France

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio on February 5 travelled to France to meet “Yellow Vest” anti-government protesters. The French government was not...

Italy’s populist battle it out

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
An Alpine rail link and a legal case involving Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini are stirring controversy. And tension is mounting between Italy’s...

War of words between France, Italy

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, may have brushed off the recent spate of verbal attacks by Italy’s two deputy prime ministers, the populist Luigi...

Hungary has no craving for Italian-led eurosceptic alliance

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party will not join a eurosceptic alliance spearheaded by Italy. In the run-up to European Parliament elections in...

Poor Italians to get ‘citizens’ income’

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
Italy’s Five Star Movement is rolling out plans to issue a “citizens’ income”. Its aim is to reduce inequality and simplify social security. But there’s...
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