On November 19th, the European Parliament voted in favour of Erasmus+—the new EU funding programme for education, training, work and sport abroad proposed by the European Commission. From January 2014, more than 4 million peo...
The polls in Italy are closed. As things stand, it looks clear from every angle that the results of the vote are disappointing. Controversial considerations draw in as it unfolds that parliamentary elections will not result in ...
One of the arguments most used by eurosceptics is the fact that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has refused to sign off the European Union’s accounts for the 18th year in a row. That does sound like a pretty devastating ...
The recent referendum in Crimea and the subsequent annexation of the peninsula by Russia has captured much of world’s attention of late. It has also ignited discussions about secessionism in Europe, which is quite relevant ...
As the second anniversary of the tragic event that took place on February 15th 2012 is approaching; the diplomatic crisis between Italy and India still has yet to be resolved. The case of the two marines, Mr Girone and Mr Lato...
Political elites and media around Europe must have lost their sense of humor: they call Beppe Grillo a “comedian” or a “clown”, but no one laughs at his words. The past week After the sweeping electoral result of Beppe ...
Italian politics has always been a puzzle for foreign observers. For that matter, even Italian experts often have a hard time anticipating political developments in the country. The elections that are due for Spring 2013 are no...
[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”intlpolitical” float=”left”][fbshare type=”button” float=”left”] European leaders managed to end the last yet ‘crucial’...
On Saturday November 16th former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi relaunched Forza Italia (Come on Italy), the centre-right party that brought him to power in 1994. The announcement was made during a national convention...