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Corruption Situation in Italy Worsens

December 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
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Italy has slipped three places in the Transparency International 2012 Global Corruption Perception index and is now in 72nd place. Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.  Italy, it … [Read more...]

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ILVA or How Corruption Kills Italians and Italy’s Economy

November 27, 2012 by 5 Comments

The huge ILVA steelworks in Taranto is in the midst of a huge storm and risks closure. If the ILVA steel plant shuts down, Italy's GDP could fall by 0.5%. An estimated 80,000 jobs in the area may go if the plant closes. The ILVA tempest came about after 30 years of cover-ups tried to hide the … [Read more...]

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The IdV – Italy’s Honest Political Party which isn’t, Maybe

November 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Founded by ex-Italian magistrate Antonio Di Pietro, the Italian Values - Italia dei Valori (IdV) party stands for honesty and integrity.  The IdV party is also staunchly anti-corruption. Now, Di Pietro is facing allegations that he embezzled money from his party to construct a property empire - … [Read more...]

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Tangentopoli Two Hits Italy

October 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Justice Minister Paola Severino is convinced that Tangentopoli Two is in progress in Italy now. The corruption situation today is worse than at the time the original Tangentopoli scandal which rocked Italy's political foundations back in the early to mid 1990s, or so Justice … [Read more...]

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How Democracy Does not Work in Italy

August 24, 2012 by 1 Comment

Italy is, on paper at least, a constitutional democracy. Expensive general elections are regular events in Italy mainly because governments don't last too long.  While lots of votes may be cast, not all of them reflect the true desires of voters as many of them have been told who to vote … [Read more...]

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The ILVA Scandal – An Economic Catastrophe Waiting to Happen

August 16, 2012 by 1 Comment

The saga of the polluting ILVA steelworks in Taranto in Italy's south is smouldering on.  While magistrates have seized a major chunk of the huge steelworks considered to be a danger to public health, the owners have been doing their level best to attempt to keep the plant from being shut … [Read more...]

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The Catastrophic of Cost Corruption: The Taranto Scandal

July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Corruption Can Kill

The social cost of corruption can be enormous, as the Italian region of Puglia may be about to discover.  The possible closure of a steelworks in Taranto which I wrote about recently may prove to be a catastrophe for the area's local economy and put tens of thousands out of work, all because … [Read more...]

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Anti-Corruption Laws Move A Step Closer

June 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Yesterday, after no less than three confidence votes, Italy's Mario Monti led government managed to push a raft of anti-corruption laws through Italy's lower house of parliament. The reforms are designed to reduce levels of corruption in Italy which have continued to spiral despite a form of … [Read more...]

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How to Save Italy

June 5, 2012 by 8 Comments

Things are looking grim for Italy.  Mario Monti is facing increasing opposition and obstruction from Italy's mainstream political parties on all sides - left, right, and center, literally. The fact is Mario Monti's technocrat government has lost momentum.  At the time Silvio Berlusconi was … [Read more...]

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Public Pocket Money for Progeny

May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Italy's Northern League political party, already rocked to its roots by revelations regarding suspected misuse of party funds - which were 'donated' by Italy tax payers - is sinking further into the mire. The recently deposed leader of the Northern League, Italian Senator Umberto Bossi is now … [Read more...]

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