Tag: Italy
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Italians reject Premier Meloni’s Constitutional reforms
Italians have rejected by a wide margin a constitutional reform proposed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a national referendum, delivering a significant political setback to her government. The constitutional reform would have seen the government taking more control over the judiciary by introducing changes to the structure and appointment mechanisms of judicial bodies.…
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Italian Coast Guard secures area for salvage operation of the Arctic Metagaz by Libyan authorities
The Italian Coast Guard had at least three vessels outside Maltese waters yesterday securing the maritime areas as the Arctic Metagaz floated closer to Libya and around 50 nautical miles north of Tripoli. The Libyan and the Italian authorities are also cooperating to bring the wreckage to a safe port in Libya. Italian airborne authorities…
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French soldier killed by Iranian attack on Iraqi base: Italy to pull its troops out of Iraq
One French military officer was killed by an Iranian drone and missile attack on a joint French and Peshmerga base in Erbil in the Makhmour area , Iraq. Footage of the attack below. Italy is also in the process of pulling out its troops from Iraq after Iran targeted the NATO-compound Camp Singara in a…
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Premier Meloni opens Vertice Italia-Africa in Addis Ababa and hails progress in Mattei Plan
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni opened the Italy–Africa Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, alongside Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali aimed at redefining relations between Italy, Europe and Africa. This is the first time that the summit took place in Africa. The Italian leader hailed the progress of Italy’s Mattei Plan, describing it not merely…
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The new wave of comedy about Mediterraneans elders by the diaspora
Among the new wave of young comedians becoming famous thanks to social media there is a very particular sub-set which focuses on Mediterraneans, but mainly on the old habits and customs of elder Mediterranean people. This new comedy niche, which has grown very popular thanks to Sooshi Mango, who seem to be leading the trend,…
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says US military intervention in Venezuela was legitimate: EU calls for de-escalation and respect to international law
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has so far been the only outspoken European leader who said that the US military intervention in Venezuela was legitimate. In a public statement, the Italian Prime Minister said that she does not believe that this was the way to oust totalitarian dictators, but the US military intervention was legitimate…
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Malta joins Belgium, Italy and Bulgaria in opposing the use of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Malta is a signatory to a statement released by Belgium, Italy and Bulgaria declaring opposition to the European Commission’s proposal to fast-track a law to issue a reparations-loan to Ukraine backed with Russian assets as collateral. Belgium has been opposing this proposal fearing Russian repercussions. Malta did not oppose the latest action of indefinitely freezing…
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European leaders to present counter-plan to the US-Kremlin Pact
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leone XIV and the Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni yesterday during his European tour. Previously he was in London meeting with leaders of the UK, France and Germany before he traveled to Brussels to meet with EU and NATO leaders. European leaders are set to propose a counter-plan to…
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Europe continues its capitulation on Ukraine
The latest European trend of capitulating to the US-Kremlin Pact over Ukraine is ongoing with Italy now declaring it is set to leave the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme. The Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stated that Italy does not intend to participate in the programme while the US conducts “peace talks” with Russia.…
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Sexist comments rule the day for the Italian Premier as her Conservative ally calls her “beautiful”
The Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni was mostly received with sexist comments at the Sharm El-Sheikh peace signing conference between the US and Egypt. The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan commented on her appearance telling her “she looks good”, but added that she “needs to stop smoking”. Later on, the Italian Premier looked bemused as her Conservative…
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Watch: Italy launches historic flight allowing larger dogs in cabin – Could Malta follow suit?
A milestone in pet-friendly travel was marked today in Italy, as ITA Airways operated its first demonstration flight from Milan Linate to Rome Fiumicino with two medium-to-large dogs travelling inside the cabin alongside their owners. The initiative, overseen by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, was hailed by…
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The list of countries that didn’t recognise the State of Palestine
Yesterday, Malta was one of the up to 156 members that announced its recognition of the State of Palestine. You can view Prime Minister Robert Abela’s speech yesterday at the United Nations, below. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to prevent the formation of a Palestinian state and to ethnically cleanse the remaining Palestinians…