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Raw Politics: Italy defends its budget brussing off EU criticism
Italy is risking a clash with the EU over its budget and its threat to veto the renewal of Russian sanctions. On Thursday, Italy’s Prime Minister defended the country’s “beautiful” 2019 budget, as European authorities stepped up pressure...
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Cementing the future: the EU's ECOBINDER project takes a hard look at concrete
Chemical engineers, materials scientists and environmental experts are hard at work attempting to develop cement not only with better insulating properties, but also more cheaply, efficiently, and environmentally friendly. How, and to...
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Italy: internal battle over fiscal policy
Italy's new government struggled to contain a fierce internal battle over fiscal policy on Thursday, hours before it was due to unveil its 2019 budget targets, sparking a sell-off of state bonds. The Treasury department forecasts a 2019...
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Immigration: Italy and Tunisia pledge more cooperation
The Italian Interior Minister met his counterpart in Tunisia to discuss the issue of immigration and security. During the discussions, the Tunisian Interior Minister, stressed that "more than 500 people accused of human smuggling have...
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Italy in clash with European Commission over 2019 budget
Italy's new government proposed a 2019 budget with a deficit three times larger than the previous administration's target, setting up a clash with the European Commission and sparking a sell-off of state bonds. The government offered a...
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The Brief from Brussels: Brexit rhetoric gets harsher
The UK Foreign Secretary Hunt's comparison of the EU with the Soviet Union has sparked consternation in Brussels. Also in this edition: an exhibition featuring the Catalan independence referendum one year on - Belgium expects disruptions...
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Debate over wiggle room of NGOs helping migrants
This video showing an almost sunk dinghy was used in court by Salam Aldeen to prove his innocence when he was arrested by Greek authorities in Lesbos two years ago. The founder of the NGO "Team Humanity" was accused of smuggling people...
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"Humanitarian assistance must not be criminalized"
In this edition of The Brief from Brussels: NGOs providing humanitarian assistance to migrants at sea have to walk a fine line. At what point do they break the law? And in brief: Former Finnish Prime Minister Stubb wants to succeed...
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Genoa: A minutes silence, one month on from bridge tragedy
One month on from the bridge collapse at Genoa in Italy, and a somber mood remains. One minute's silence was held as shops closed. Applause was heard at the end of the silence. The tragedy killed 43 people highlighting the poor state of...
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Italy and Luxembourg: heated clashes over migration
Italy and Luxembourg: heated clashes over migration There have been more clashes over the immigration issue in Italy. In Vienna, Austria and Italy's far-right interior ministers suggested that the European Union hold migrants rescued at...
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Virtual reality brings sunken civilisations to life
The sunken ruins of ancient cities, the monuments of lost civilisations, may reappear before our eyes thanks to new technologies of augmented reality. Euronews' Denis Loctier went to Italy for Futuris to investigate a remarkable new tool...
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Italy: Celebrating the work of artisans
Euronews reporter, Ines Fressynet says, “Craftsmanship or the production of handmade objects employs no less than 50 million Europeans. You probably don’t know all of these skills, and that’s precisely the work of the Michelangelo...
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Brief from Brussels: Brexit and migration to dominate Salzburg summit
EU leaders come together in Salzburg from Wednesday for an informal two-day summit, with some key issues at stake - striking at the core of the bloc. The UK’s Theresa May will be in town for dinner, as the Brexit end game approaches –...
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EU warns Italy to cuts its spending as debt fears increase
EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici has again warned Italy that it must keep its national debt under control. Italy's populist government will have to submit its draft budget for next year by mid-October....
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Watch: Famed architect Renzo Piano presents plan to replace Genoa bridge
The project presented by architect Renzo Piano to replace the collapsed bridge in Genoa is an iron, almost white bridge, that brings to mind a boat. It can store sunlight that can later be illuminated in the night. It has 43 poles in...
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Europe briefing: five stories to know about today
RT ‘to air interview with Novichok suspects’ Two Russians accused of attempting to murder a former Russian spy and his daughter with a military grade nerve agent in England have reportedly given an interview to Russian state television,...
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Pasolini restrospective in cinema screening series
He’s the filmmaker behind classics like "120 days of Sodom", and now Pier Pasolini has a retrospective called " Pier Pasolini -The Great Heretic". It will screen 17 restored versions of his films in Athens, Greece. But how relevant is...
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Starbucks enters Italy, but will Italians drink their coffee?
Starbucks has opened its first ever outlet in Italy, more than three decades after Milan's cafés inspired Howard Schultz to create the American coffee giant. The company calls its Milan's outlet "the most beautiful Starbucks in the...
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Italy renews migrant help plea at Vienna ministers meeting
Italy's taken its demands for EU help with migrants rescued at sea to a meeting foreign ministers in Vienna. It comes after Rome threatened to hold back European Union funds - an ultimatum rejected by Brussels. "Certainly we insist on...
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Raw Politics: Khashoggi investigation, Italian budget and Brazil election
On Raw Politics this Monday: Khashoggi killing: After Saudi Arabia admitted that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, EU countries will be considering how they will react as the investigation...
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Europe briefing: EU-UK draft deal on post-Brexit ties and head of Russian spy agency dies
1) EU and UK negotiators agree on draft deal on post-Brexit ties European Commission and the UK negotiators have agreed on a draft text of a political declaration on post-Brexit ties, European Council President Donald Tusk confirmed on...
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Do numbers lie? Data and statistics in the age of coronavirus | The Listening Post (Full)
How accurate are coronavirus infection and death rates? Plus, Italian journalists on reporting COVID-19.
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Europe briefing: eight stories to know about today
1. Khashoggi ‘was murdered’ at Saudi consulate Saudi Arabia has admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered at its consulate in Istanbul — after weeks of denials. Foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir sought to shield Crown Prince...
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Italy mourns victims of bridge collapse at state funeral
Mourners in Italy gathered at a state funeral on Saturday to commemorate some of the victims killed after a bridge collapsed in Genoa. On Tuesday, a 200-metre section of the Morandi bridge gave way, killing at least 38 people. Italy's...