Italy’s Conflict with Brussels & EU

by Martin Armstrong   The collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Italy has prompted a serious dispute between Brussels and Italy. Italy is taking the position that the demand of Brussels to comply with austerity denies Italy the ability to even repair its infrastructure …

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Italy Has Their Trump

by Jim Quinn Matteo Salvini: "I want to know who’s financing it—where is this money coming from? Who is going to lead the prayer? I want names—I will not give even half a square meter of space [until these rules …

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Italy & Refugee Crisis

by Martin Armstrong The Refugee Crisis in Europe is tearing it apart and all of this began with a unilateral decision by Merkel when her polls declined because of her tough policy on Greece. The refusal to compensate Italy and to …

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Italy’s New Government Goes Full Trump

via thedailybeast: ROME—“Immigrants are criminals!”—“Our interests first”—“What’s wrong with being friends with Russia?” If the rhetoric coming out of Italy’s newly minted government sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Just a day after being sworn in as Interior Minister and Deputy …

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This is Italy. This is not Sparta.

by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Nikolay Dubovsky Became Silent 1890  “European Stocks Surge Celebrating New Spanish, Italian Governments”, says a Zero Hedge headline. “Markets Breathe Easier As Italy Government Sworn In”, proclaims Reuters. And I’m thinking: these markets are crazy, and none of …

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