In an interview he gave to Italian newspaper, Il Corriere Della Sera, Reuters reports that the US Ambassador to Italy, David Thorne, intimated that if Mario Monti is allowed to reform Italy's labor market, it is highly likely American companies will invest in Italy.The key word is very much … [Read more...]
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No More Jobs for Life in Italy, Maybe
February 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
Italy's technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti stirred up a huge fuss in Italy last week when he stated on television that having a job for life was a bit boring. Italians hurled insults towards Monti via Facebook and Twitter. Italy's political parties were unhappy with Monti's quip … [Read more...]
How Ministers Were Selected In Italy
February 1, 2012 By 4 Comments
I think I have finally worked out the method used by Italy's political parties to choose government ministers. It is not exactly a scientific system, but it appears to have been widely employed, by both Italy's left and right, until Monti was brought in.Monti's selection method was a more down … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Scandals
February 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
Yesterday in Italy two scandals involving dodgy Italian politicians erupted. Scandals regarding politicians in Italy are remarkably commonplace. You may well remember a certain Silvio Berlusconi around whom new scandals surfaced virtually daily.It makes no difference which way Italy's … [Read more...]
Tax Police in Milan Blitz
January 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There's something of an anti tax evasion blitz going on in Italy at present. First over the Christmas vacation, tax cops descended upon the up market Dolomite ski resort of Cortina and, curiously, boosted the income of most of the businesses in the area - the same happened in Milan.Next, it … [Read more...]
