Skiing in the Pandemic: Alpine Rivalries Flare amid Resort Closures
#International #Business #Coronavirus #Sports #Austria #Italy #France #Travel

While Austria and Switzerland want to keep their ski lifts in operation, Germany, France and Italy are worried about superspreader events in winter paradise․ Billions of euros are at stake․

A New Prime Minister in Rome: Can Mario Draghi Turn Italy Around?
#International #Europe #Italy #MarioDraghi #Coronavirus #EuropeanUnion

Italy was facing a huge number of problems – and then was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic․ As Mario Draghi takes over as prime minister, he has set himself the task of reversing his country's economic and political fortunes․ Can he do it?

Libya: How Frontex Helps Haul Migrants Back To Libyan Torture Camps
#International #Europe #Libya #Frontex #Italy #EuropeanUnion #AsylumandMigration

Refugees are being detained, tortured and killed at camps in Libya․ Investigative reporting by DER SPIEGEL and its partners has uncovered how close the European Union’s border agency Frontex works together with the Libyan coast guard․

Redistributing Mafia Assets: The Palaces and Ruins of the Drug Bosses
#International #World #GlobalSocieties #Mafia #Italy #Drugs #LatinAmerica

Mafiosi and drug bosses have changed the face of cities around the world with their massive villas․ Now, these assets are being confiscated in Italy, Berlin and Mexico and given back to the people․

Giorgia Meloni's Election Victory: What the Rightward Shift Means for Italy
#International #Europe #Italy #EuropeanUnion

Right-wing radical politician Giorgia Meloni appears poised to govern Italy with an absolute majority after Sunday's election․ But the amount of leeway she has will depend on two partners who are unlikely to be easy to deal with: Matteo Salvini and Silvio Belusconi․

Interview with Former Italian PM Romano Prodi: “It Would Be Suicide for Meloni to Start a Fight with Brussels"
#International #Europe #Italy #RightWingPopulism #EuropeanUnion

Romano Prodi is worried about the future of Italy and the EU after the election victory of post-fascist Giorgia Meloni․ In an interview, he warns of a Rome-Budapest axis and explains how best to deal with the right wing․

Former Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte: "If Meloni Pursues Reactionary Positions, We Will Have to Mobilize All Our Powers"
#International #Europe #Italy #SilvioBerlusconi #EuropeanUnion #RightWingPopulism

After the election victory of Giorgia Meloni in Italy, the head of the Five Star Movement, Giuseppe Conte, is concerned that she will lead Italy to the right-wing fringe․ In an interview, he talks about what lies ahead for his country․

A Warlord and His Smugglers: Khalifa Haftar and His Role in The Deadly Shipwreck Off Greece
#International #Libya #Italy #Greece #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanUnion #Frontex

Who sent the overcrowded refugee boat to its tragic end in the Mediterranean in early June? Greek authorities have arrested nine Egyptians, but the real culprits appear to be men with apparent links to Khalifa Haftar, a Libyan warlord the EU has been courting for months․

Italy's Largest Waterway in Danger: How Climate Change Threatens the Po River
#International #Europe #Italy #ClimateChange

People whose livelihoods depend on Italy's longest river, the Po, are desperate․ Can the vicious cycles of droughts and floods that cause hundreds of millions of euros in damages be stopped?

One Year of Meloni: Has Italy's Right-Wing Leader Left Fascism Behind?
#International #Europe #Italy #RightWingPopulism #EuropeanUnion

Giorgia Meloni began her career as a fan of Italy's right-wing dictator Benito Mussolini․ Her domestic policies are nationalist and far from inclusive․ But on the international stage, she plays a moderate․ Which is the real Meloni?