Tag: Mario Draghi
Italy: Parliament re-elects Sergio Mattarella as President – Politics
from Oliver Meiler, Rome And suddenly everything happened very quickly. Italy’s parliament on Saturday, after a week of capers by self-proclaimed kingmakers, surrendered to its own inability to elect a…
Presidential election in Italy: six ballots, zero result – Politics
This Saturday at 9.30 a.m. things will continue, Italy will elect a new president, which means better: the politicians who are entitled to vote try to elect a president. For…
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella resigns in triumph
from Oliver Meiler, Rome The standing ovation lasted six minutes. That’s a lot even at La Scala, Milan’s thrilling opera house. This time, however, the triumph was not for a…
Berlusconi’s farewell opens race for Italy’s presidency – Politics
The last coup has burst, and this time it was really the last. Silvio Berlusconi will not run for the presidential elections, which begin this Monday at 3 p.m. in…
The right sends Berlusconi into the race for Italy’s presidency – politics
And again everyone is talking about Silvio Berlusconi. Whatever you think of the 85-year-old Milanese media entrepreneur and four-time Italian prime minister, he has the gift of always putting himself…
Corona in Italy: compulsory vaccination for over 50-year-olds works – politics
In Italy, all key figures for the pandemic are rising, including one that inspires a bit of confidence. The first vaccinations have increased significantly for a few days, more than…
Comment: Rome got a lot right – economy
When politics is thrashed in the Italian media, the Italians usually don’t care. They often think the same way: railing against politics and its institutions is part of the ritual…
Italy’s comeback – economy
The old year said goodbye in a fitting way: with oomph. After ten months in which the country ruled by Mario Draghi surprised itself and the world, Italy’s economy stunned…
Italy: Berlusconi wants to become president – politics
from Oliver Meiler, Rome When Silvio Berlusconi was young, he is said to have said to his beloved mother Rosa: “One day I’ll be President.” He is now 85 years…
Italy: Grandfather of the Republic – Politics
The elephant in the room was so big that it was spoken to right away. At his press conference at the end of the year, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi…