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☆ Italy Weighs Ban on Technocrat-Led Government in Proposed Constitution Reform
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe FonteROME (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet was set to propose on Friday a ban on technocrat-led governments, a draft law bill seen by Reuters showed, as part of a constitutional reform to introduce the direct election of the prime minister. Italy has had almost 70 governments since World War Two, more than twice the number in Britain and Germany. The right-wing administration of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who took office last year, made ending the country's chronic political instability strengthening the bond between governments and voters a key policy plank. The main opposition groups, the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and the 5-Star Movement, have already spoken out against the plan. Only the small centrist Italia Viva party of former premier Matteo Renzi said it might back the government.

Persons: Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte, Giorgia Meloni, Mario Draghi, Sergio Mattarella, COVID, Matteo Renzi, Alison Williams Organizations: Reuters, European Central Bank, Democratic Party, Star Movement, Italia Viva Locations: Italy, Britain, Germany, technocrats

☆ Italy drafts plan for direct election of prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Angelo Amante | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Summary Italy suffers from chronic political instabilityCabinet seen discussing proposed reform on FridayBroad majority needed to avoid referendumROME, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and top ministers on Monday backed a constitutional reform proposal introducing the direct election of the prime minister, in an effort to end the country's chronic political instability. Meloni made constitutional reform a key policy plank of her right-wing coalition after winning power in September last year. Italy has had almost 70 governments since World War Two, more than twice the number in Britain and Germany. Matteo Renzi, who stepped down as premier after his failed reform in 2016, said his small centrist Italia Viva party would be ready to back the direct election of the prime minister. The prime minister need not necessarily be an elected politician.

Persons: Giorgia Meloni, Meloni, Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, Benito Mussolini's, Matteo Renzi, Angelo Amante, Gavin Jones, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Italian, Monday, Star Movement, Democratic Party, Italia Viva, Thomson Locations: Italy, ROME, Britain, Germany

☆ Italy narrows asylum rights in new clampdown on immigration
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The bill, which still needs the approval of the lower house to become law, was drawn up after a shipwreck off southern Italy in February that killed more than 90 migrants. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said the legislation, which includes tougher jail terms for human smugglers, is intended to dissuade people from putting their trust in traffickers and trying to reach Italy illegally. Among the most contested measures is a decision to eliminate "special protection" residency permits that authorities can offer migrants who don't qualify for asylum, but who face humanitarian risks back home, or have family ties in Italy. The government said the system was being abused, noting that in 2022 authorities had handed out 10,506 special protection permits against 7,494 permits offering refugee status and 7,039 that granted a separate form of international protection. The bill also halts state-funded Italian language courses and eliminates legal advice services for migrants hosted in official reception centres.

☆ Parents of ex Italy PM Renzi acquitted of false invoice charge
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, Oct 19 (Reuters) - An Italian appeals court has acquitted the parents of former prime minister Matteo Renzi on charges of issuing false invoices. "After years of struggle and pain, my parents were acquitted," Renzi said in a tweet. "I do not wish anyone to live through what my parents had to live through, they did not deserve so much hate. At the last national election on Sept. 25, Renzi teamed up with the Azione party led by Carlo Calenda and got about 8% of the vote. The lower court handed a third defendant, businessman Luigi Dagostino, a two-year term for having accepted bogus invoices.

Leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) Enrico Letta reacts as he speaks to media a day after Italy's election where the rightwing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni triumphed, in Rome, Italy, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Stoyan NenovROME, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The leaders of Italy's opposition parties on Monday blamed their defeat on a lack of unity and on voters choosing a path of populism, after Giorgia Meloni's rightist bloc overwhelmingly won the national election. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterEnrico Letta, the head of the opposition Democratic Party (PD), announced he would stand down. M5S leader Giuseppe Conte said overnight it was the PD's fault if it proved impossible for the centre left to win. "They have undermined a political offer that could have been competitive against this centre right," Conte said.

Lega (League) leader Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi and Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni react during the closing electoral campaign rally of the centre-right's coalition in Piazza del Popolo, ahead of the September 25 general election, in Rome, Italy, September 22, 2022. Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy (Fdi), Matteo Salvini of the League and former premier Silvio Berlusconi of Forza Italia, aged 85, appeared before thousands of supporters in Rome. DAUNTING CHALLENGESIn office, Meloni would face daunting challenges including the threat of recession, inflation and spiking energy costs, on top of Italy's historically high public debt. The League leader has also questioned Meloni's fiscal caution, calling for an extra 30 billion euros ($29.6 billion) in public borrowing to fund measures against the energy crisis. Berlusconi, who rarely appears in public due to frail health, was the first to speak at the rally.

☆ Explainer: Rightist alliance set for Italian election victory
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Yara NardiROME, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Italy votes in a national election on Sunday that could herald its most right-wing government since World War Two, led by its first woman prime minister. read moreThe vote was called after infighting brought down Prime Minister Mario Draghi's national unity government in July. Before then they had consistently shown that a rightist coalition led by the nationalist Brothers of Italy party and also involving the League party and Forza Italia was on course for a clear victory. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBrothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni would be the likely choice for prime minister as head of the main coalition party. Prime minister from 2018-21, he provoked anger when his party withdrew support for Draghi's government in July, sparking divisions that led to the early election.

☆ Scandal în Italia din cauza planului care permite medicilor să decidă pe cine salvează și pe cine nu
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Ministrul italian al sănătății este criticat din cauza schimbării planului de pandemie din această țară, vechi din 2006. Proiectul include și o prevedere potrivit căreia medicii pot alege pe cine salvează și pe cine nu, în cazul în care nu vor fi resurse suficiente pentru toți pacienții, relatează The Guardian. Ce e atât de greu de înțeles?”De luni întregi, MES a fost subiect de dispută în guvernul italian. La pagina 19 a proiectului, ministerul recunoaște că „planul existent a fost modificat în 2006 și a fost valabil până acum”. Procurorii l-au interogat deja pe ministrul sănătății, Roberto Speranza, și încearcă să-i interogheze pe Giuseppe Ruocco, directorul general pentru prevenție din Ministerul Sănătății, și pe predecesorul său, Claudio D'Amario.

Persons: Guardian, Matteo Renzi, Ettore Rosato, Procurorii, Roberto Speranza, Giuseppe Ruocco, Claudio D'Amario Organizations: Italia, Italia Viva, italian, Sănătății, Ministerul Sănătății Locations: Italia, Italiei, Bergamo, provincia, Lombardia

☆ Conflict în Italia din cauza planului de pandemie care permite medicilor să aleagă pe cine salvează și pe cine nu
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Ministrul italian al sănătății este criticat din cauza schimbării planului de pandemie din această țară, vechi din 2006. Proiectul include și o prevedere potrivit căreia medicii pot alege pe cine salvează și pe cine nu, în cazul în care nu vor fi resurse suficiente pentru toți pacienții, relatează The Guardian. La pagina 19 a proiectului, ministerul recunoaște că „planul existent a fost modificat în 2006 și a fost valabil până acum”. Procurorii l-au interogat deja pe ministrul sănătății, Roberto Speranza, și încearcă să-i interogheze pe Giuseppe Ruocco, directorul general pentru prevenție din Ministerul Sănătății, și pe predecesorul său, Claudio D’Amario. A fost publicat pe site-ul OMS pe 13 mai, dar a fost eliminat în ziua următoare.

Persons: Guardian, Matteo Renzi, Ettore Rosato, Procurorii, Roberto Speranza, Giuseppe Ruocco, Claudio D’Amario, Francesco Zambon, Guerra Organizations: Italia, Italia Viva, italian, Sănătății, Ministerul Sănătății, Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății ( OMS, OMS Locations: Italia, Italiei, Bergamo, Lombardia

☆ Scandal în Italia din cauza planului de pandemie care permite medicilor să aleagă pe cine salvează și pe cine nu
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Ce e atât de greu de înțeles?”De luni întregi, MES a fost subiect de dispută în guvernul italian. Ettore Rosato, deputat în Italia Viva, a scris pe Facebook că posibila politică de triaj este „o imensă rușine pentru țară”. O sursă din Ministerul italian al Sănătății a declarat ziarului italian Corriere della Sera că „proiectul informal” a fost distribuit părților interesate pentru a „colectea informații și a fi supus modificărilor”. La pagina 19 a proiectului, ministerul recunoaște că „planul existent a fost modificat în 2006 și a fost valabil până acum”. Procurorii l-au interogat deja pe ministrul sănătății, Roberto Speranza, și încearcă să-i interogheze pe Giuseppe Ruocco, directorul general pentru prevenție din Ministerul Sănătății, și pe predecesorul său, Claudio D'Amario.

Persons: Guardian, Matteo Renzi, Ettore Rosato, Procurorii, Roberto Speranza, Giuseppe Ruocco, Claudio D'Amario Organizations: Italia Viva, italian, Sănătății, Ministerul Sănătății Locations: Italia, Italiei, Bergamo, provincia, Lombardia

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