italy
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CGIL demo 14 November from bellaciao 6 days old
On Saturday 14 November the biggest Italian trade union federation, CGIL, held a national demonstration in Rome. While I guess that's a good thing, the ...
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Italian schools demo, Saturday 3 October from bellaciao 41 days old
Italian teachers gather on Saturday 3 October to protest against job cuts. Fifty-seven thousand teachers employed on fixed-term contracts, many of whom ...
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PACS row from bellaciao 1523 days old
There's a big political row here over plans put forward by L'Unione to introduce PACS i.e. French-style 'civil solidarity pacts' which would give legal ...
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Party party time from bellaciao 1541 days old
It's that time of year when all the political parties have a 'festa' – part festival, part fete, part series of political meetings. These last for several ...
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Meanwhile back in Bologna from bellaciao 1544 days old
Someone has taken down the Alleanza Nazionale sign from the office next door. Perhaps they've moved out. I hope so. You can tell Bologna's a bit left-wing. ...
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And on the right wing… from bellaciao 1544 days old
Silvio Berlusconi is visiting the Russian president Vladimir Putin this week. Berlusconi has told the press that standing for president again will be ...
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Seven weeks to the primaries from bellaciao 1546 days old
There'll be a general election in Italy next year, and on 16 October the left coalition, known as 'L'Unione', the Union, is holding primaries to pick ...
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Neighbours from hell from bellaciao 1550 days old
Arrived in Bologna at the weekend. I'm spending a year in Italy and will be here for the elections next spring, so I thought I'd keep a diary of the ...
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welcome to bella ciao from bellaciao 1582 days old
Hello and welcome to this new blog for comment and news about Italian politics, culture and society in the run-up to Italy's general election in spring ...