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Libya: Blind alleys of political settlement
An international conference on Libya, mediated by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that was recently held in Palermo, Sicily, was looking for ways to...
The failure of the Palermo Conference on Libya
Why did the Conference on Libya organized by Prime Minister Conte’s government at Villa Igiea in Palermo fail?
Firstly, it was a chaotic and hastily...
The Conference on Libya hosted in Palermo, Sicily
It currently seems that the Conference on Libya scheduled in Palermo, Sicily, will finally be a predictable success for the Italian government.
General Haftar, the...
Italy’s and EU’s natural gas imports from the United States
Currently natural gas is one of the most important US assets in its relations with the European Union.
In fact, President Trump and President Jean...
The meeting between Prime Minister Conte and President Trump
At least apparently, the meeting between US President Trump and Italy’s Prime Minister Conte - already widely planned and publicized - went well.
With some...
Minister Paolo Savona: A fine and enlightened economist
Paolo Savona was and still is an essential figure to understand the recent Italian economic and financial history.
He was Minister of Ciampi’s government in...
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte
Many journalists and political experts describe Giuseppe Conte, the current Italian Prime Minister, as an "invisible or silent Premier", but it is a mistake.
Conte...
Libya is in no state to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean
Italy’s new government—an unholy alliance of the populist M5S and far-right League parties—careened into office on an uncompromising anti-migrant platform, soliciting the warnings of...
Trade in fake Italian goods costs economy billions of euros
Global trade in fake Italian goods such as luxury handbags, watches, foodstuffs and car parts is taking a bite out of Italy’s economy equivalent...
Who are the ‘Willing’ in Central Europe – Axis of the 1930s coming back ?
The idea of an “axis of the willing against illegal migration” between Italy, Germany and Austria has been proposed by Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s right...