Milan appeals against ‘grotesque’ move to rename airport after Berlusconi City authorities take case to Lombardy regional court in effort to block initiative by Matteo Salvini The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024
Demonstrations being held in Italy against ‘repressive’ security bill Bill by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government comes down hard on climate activists and migrants The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024
The Guardian view on Starmer, Meloni and migration: Labour must retain its moral clarity Editorial: The ruthless policies of Italy’s radical-right prime minister should not be seen as a role model for Keir Starmer’s government The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024
Italy's deputy PM Matteo Salvini facing six years in prison for rejecting migrant ship Right-wing party leader is charged with kidnapping over refusal to allow migrant rescue boat to dock in 2019 Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2024
Italian Prosecutors Seek Six-year Sentence For Salvini Italian prosecutors Saturday requested a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right deputy prime minister, for blocking migrants from disembarking at one of the country's ports in 2019. International Business Times · Sep 14, 2024
Digested week: Italians escape the heat amid shock of Bayesian disaster Talk of extreme weather is everywhere, while the political right argue over questions of national identity The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024
Milan’s main airport is renamed after Silvio Berlusconi – but his family isn’t happy There was widespread anger when the plan was first announced The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024
Rome's airport is named for da Vinci, Venice's for Marco Polo. Milan's Malpensa? Silvio Berlusconi Milan’s Malpensa Airport, Italy’s second-busiest passenger airport, is being renamed after Silvio Berlusconi The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024
Plan to rename Milan airport after Berlusconi sparks outrage in Italy Mayor describes transport minister’s decision to honour former prime minister, who died last year, as ‘crazy’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024
Le Pen and Orbán join forces in European parliament far-right alliance The group, styled Patriots for Europe, becomes the third-largest force and largest-ever far-right bloc assembly The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
Influencers, activists and an army general: new MEPs heading to European parliament Intake of lawmakers after the election also includes some controversial figures to keep an eye on The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
Eccentric Campaign By Italy's Salvini Falls Flat Italy's rabble-rousing Matteo Salvini has failed to win back mass support from far-right voters in the European Parliament elections after an erratic campaign marked by a reactionary general and poor-quality AI. Deputy Prime Minister Salvini's anti-immigrant League, a junior member in the coalition government, won just nine percent, with over… International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024
Italy's Far-right Giorgia Meloni Emerges Stronger From EU Vote Giorgia Meloni's far-right party won a decisive victory in European elections in Italy, early results showed Monday -- making her one of the few EU leaders to emerge stronger after the vote. International Business Times · Jun 10, 2024
Putin and Orbán voice support for Trump as allies respect US legal process Kremlin spokesman decries ‘elimination … of political rivals’ while Hungarian prime minister calls Trump ‘a man of honour’ The Guardian - US · May 31, 2024
Radio France Internationale · May 23, 2024 France’s Le Pen hints at far-right alliance with Italy’s Meloni Europe's far-right figureheads Marine Le Pen and Giorgia Meloni are hinting they could join forces following this summer's EU elections, after Le Pen's French party announced a break with its radical German ally AfD.
International Business Times · May 22, 2024 Meloni, Le Pen Flirt With Combining EU Far-right Forces Europe's far-right figureheads Marine Le Pen and Giorgia Meloni are hinting they could join forces following this summer's EU elections, after Le Pen's French party announced a break with its radical German ally AfD. The overtures presage a possible reconfiguration of nationalist parties' alliances after voters decide the next European…
The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024 Far-right EU election gains could boost nationalist parties on home turf Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots, but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024 Model seeks legal advice after Salvini’s party uses image for anti-Islam poster Anna Haholkina tells of shock and says no one from deputy Italian PM’s League sought her permission
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024 Giorgia Meloni and Ursula von der Leyen, the double act that is steering the EU ever rightwards As elections loom across the continent, Italy’s prime minister and the commission’s president are in a dubious alliance
Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2024 Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards Undocumented workers, who earn barely more than $50 a day, say they have suffered racism and inhumane conditions.
France 24 · Mar 8, 2024 Europe votes – Italy: pushing Europe to the right? In the spotlight this week in our whistle-stop debate series featuring each of the EU’s 27 member states ahead of June’s European elections: Italy. Europe’s third-biggest economic power has seen a growing rivalry between the right-wing Brothers of Italy party, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and her even further…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024 Prosecutors launch investigation into plans for bridge to Sicily Opposition lawmakers file complaint over planning, execution and transparency of Matteo Salvini project
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024 ‘It is too dangerous’: father of Italian antifascist held in Hungary fears for her safety Roberto Salis speaks out to emphasise the urgency of bringing his daughter Ilaria back to Italy
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024 ‘Will we leave things to the fascists?’: the activist aiming to revive Germany’s far-left party Carola Rackete, who made her name defying Italy’s far right, is set to lead Die Linke party into European elections in June
International Business Times · Jan 12, 2024 Salvini Did 'Useful Service' For Italy, He Tells Court In Migrant Trial A defiant Matteo Salvini, Italy's deputy prime minister, defended his hard line against illegal migration in court on Friday, saying he had done a "useful service" in blocking migrants from disembarking at an Italian port in 2019.