Italy struggles with Plan B if Russian gas supplies cut
(Repeats Tuesday story, adds link to map, no change to text) * Russia meets almost half of Italy's gas demand * Italy boosted dependency on Russia, snubbed Algeria * Escalating violence in Libya also threatens supplies * LNG import options few and costly ...
Italy's consumer confidence drops for third month
ROME--Italian consumer confidence dropped in August for the third month in a row, reaching its lowest level since April, the statistics institute said Wednesday, as the country slipped into its third recession since 2008. Italy's consumer confidence index ...
Italy must cut growth forecast, economy minister tells Corriere
ROME (Reuters) - Italy must cut its output growth forecast, its economy minister told a newspaper, adding that economic weakness was a European problem that the region's governments needed to tackle together. The government in Rome predicted in April that ...
Day 251 - August 22
I'm off on a European tour in October and December. I'm visiting France, Netherland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Belgium. I can't wait.
New Intelligence on Italian Jihadists
August 25, 2014 Compared to France, Germany, or Britain, Italy’s problem with domestic jihadism is relatively modest, yet it is growing fast, thanks to the wars in Syria and Iraq. A new report in Corriere della Sera, Italy’s paper of record, based on current intelligence from Italian secret services ...
A Holiday A to Z.
A – is for sitting on your arse. Do this as much as possible. There are families who do a lot on holiday: tennis, surfing, diving, walking, that sort of thing. We are not one of these. We are brilliant at not doing very much and in this we are united. Our kids do not wake up, as I hear others do, de ...
