Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Italy Protects Made In Italy Label
The Italian government raided facilities manufacturing purses for Dior and Armani in order to protect the Made In Italy brand.
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Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Ruling Governments Victorious EU Elections Italy and Poland
While the Ruling coalitions in France and Germany saw poor results, voters in Italy and Poland gave a vote of confidence to their governments.
The Outcome of the EU Parliamentary Elections 2024: The Likelihood of a Far-Right Wave
This text explores the recent success of the far-right in different national elections in Europe to try and determine whether this might translate into a far-right “wave” at the next EU parliamentarian elections.
Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Italy Fights EU On Nutri-Score System
Giorgia Meloni opposes the EU’s Nutri-score system that is proposed to score foods in supermarkets due to the system ignoring benefits of caloric dense products such as olive oil.
Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Greece Makes History While Leaving Italy Behind
Greece makes history as the first Orthodox Christian nation to pass legislation allowing same-sex marriage. Italy remains the sole nation in western Europe not allowing same-sex marriages.
Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Chiara Ferragni, PandoroGate and EasterEggGate
Chiara Ferragni has been in the spotlight for years in Italy yet now her reputation has been damaged by numerous scandals that have recently been uncovered.
Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Italian Foreign Minister Proposes EU Army
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani calls for the creation for an EU army. This is not a novel proposal, yet it remains an elusive goal of the EU.
Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Italy Pulls Out Of BRI
Italy has signaled its intent to withdraw from the Belt and Road Initiative, yet this does not mean and end to its relationship with China.
Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Italy To Build Migrant Detention Centers In Albania
Italy may start processing migrants in Albania if a an agreement formed between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is allowed to move forward.
A Changing Political Landscape: The Growth of the Far-Right in Europe
Recurrent crises highlight a consistent failure of current leaders to meet demands of protection; protection against war, economic crashes, and immigration. This failure pushes individuals towards parties that offer different and extreme methods of protection. Such as expanding military power and cracking-down on so-called illegal migration. Here, far-right parties gain the opportunity to position themselves as champions of strength and safeguarding, offering new hard-line politics on immigration, economics, and nationalism.