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Aug 23

They see a light

The most influential members of the Italian government have been the leading actors of the annual convention of Comunione e Liberazione, the powerful catholic sect with a strong bias for business and many leaders convicted or prosecuted for bribing. Probably due to the mystic atmosphere in the “Meeting” and against any evidence and data (see …

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Aug 20

Employment and growth in Italy

Federico Fubini illustrates on Corriere della Sera recent data from Eurostat, and shows two of major gaps of the Italian economy: the share of working people out of population (36,8%), which is very far from the EU average (and the worst after the Greek 33,4%) and is much higher than the official unemployment rate (10,8%); …

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Aug 19

Italy’s world records – #3

Every day the ‘government of professors’ adds miles to its distance from reality. While the burden for new taxes and inflation weights for over 2.300 euro per family in 2012, recession is stronger than ever and taxes fly at the top of EU taxation systems, the professor chats with Tempi (magazine of Comunione e Liberazione, …

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Aug 18

Italy’s world records -#2

Italy won the European record of illegal overbulding in 2012, with 161 hectares of land currently converted to new buildings every day (with average of 33 per day in the last 50 years; see other interesting data here). It is a devastating business and a source of major income for mafia. WWF Italia forecast a …

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Aug 15

Italy for sale -#2

Debt, crisis and tax evasion keep their pressure on Italian Government and stress political relationships. In this scenario, tens of theories about sales of public assets crowd the summer debate on media, pushed by Ministers and politicians. Monti Government is now engaged in the new challenge of selling the (residual) family silver, after its recent …

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Aug 15

Petizione sulle inchieste Stato-mafia

Il Fatto Quotidiano, su sollecitazione di una lettrice di Collegno, ha promosso una raccolta di firme in favore dei giudici di Palermo e Caltanissetta. L’iniziativa, senza valore giuridico ma di impatto poilitico, ha registrato oltre 100.000 adesioni nei primi cinque giorni.

Aug 06

Concern on “fracking” in Europe

Concern arises, as Halliburton, Chevron and Exxon declare they are starting the ‘fracking’ process in Europe, The Ecologist reported. Hydraulic fracturing is the propagation of fractures in rock layers, as a result of the action of a pressurized fluid (Wikipedia) used to extract liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. In the US, gas-extraction in the Marcellus Shale …

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