Italy
Has Donald Trump finally met a European leader he can work with?
Donald Trump has finally met a European leader he can stand for more than a moment: Italy’s bookish new premier,…
Matteo Salvini’s tough immigration stance is paying off
Well, stone me. A new “populist” government in Italy actually does something to stop the NGO taxi service which ferries migrants…
Matteo Salvini’s decision to turn away a migrant rescue ship is an historic moment
The refusal by Italy’s new ‘populist’ coalition government of the alt-left Five Star Movement and the hard right Lega to…
Italy’s populists have won – but they’re still not in charge
Recently, the ‘populist’ (i.e. electorally victorious) new government of Italy wanted to appoint an anti-euro finance minister and was told…
Italy isn’t the next Greece. Here’s why
Everyone thinks they know the script of how Italy’s saga will play out. As the populists take power in Rome,…
Will Italy’s first fight with Brussels be over immigration?
Italy has a new Prime Minister: Giuseppe Conte, who heads up a Five Star / Lega coalition. He presented his…
The Spectator Podcast: the people vs the EU
This week, the new Italian coalition’s proposed government was blocked by the Italian President, giving EU grandees in Brussels a…
Don’t blame the populists for Italy’s chaos
Bond yields are soaring. Stock markets are tanking. The banks are looking wobbly, and money is starting to drain out…
Will the next Italian elections be a referendum on democracy?
Is Italy descending into political chaos? Some may shrug their shoulders and say well, it is Italy. Yes, Italy has…
Why Italy’s new populist government collapsed before it even began
Italy’s new populist government – the first in western Europe – collapsed last night before it even had the chance…
Italy’s new prime minister is a Latin version of Jacob Rees-Mogg
The people of the Eurozone’s third largest economy – Italy – yesterday evening became the first in western Europe to…
Italy’s next PM will be chosen by Brussels, not voters
Paolo Gentiloni, who may now have to step down since his Democratic party got only 18.7 per cent of the…
Italy’s political torture continues
It’s nice to get an election prediction right. Well, more or less right anyway. The Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) –…
Italy’s Five Star Movement and the triumph of digital populism
A couple of years back, while writing my book Radicals, I secured an interview with Beppe Grillo, leader of the…
Expect the Eurozone to go bananas over Italy’s election
I’ve been hearing disturbing but well-informed voices about the result of the election in Italy, the Eurozone’s third biggest economy,…
Italy’s patience with the migrant charities is wearing thin
What to do about the charities who send boats to bring asylum seekers to the Italian coast? Save the Children…
The Spectator Podcast: Madness in the Med
On this week’s episode, Isabel Hardman is joined by guests to look at the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean and…
From Italy to Sweden, Europe is dying
In what I promise won’t become a regular feature, I thought it worth issuing an update under the heading ‘I…
Berlusconi is back – and his eurozone idea isn’t completely barmy
A potentially significant moment in the travails of the EU was lost in the drama of John Major’s (re-)intervention into…
Anis Amri’s unchecked passage across Europe is nothing short of a scandal
That the Tunisian terrorist who slaughtered 12 people in Berlin on Monday was even in Europe, let alone able to…
Italy’s own banking crisis may be about to begin
Theresa May was not the only elephant in the room at Thursday’s European Union summit in Brussels, and EU leaders…
What the papers say: Is time up for the EU?
Something is happening across Europe, says the Sun – but EU leaders are still intent on burying their heads in…
A Eurosceptic union is forming across Europe
Of all the barbs fired at us Brexiteers, the one that’s irritated me most is ‘Little Englander’. The suggestion is…
Italy will soon be haunted by its inability to reform
Matteo Renzi has resigned from being Prime Minister of Italy but he has not resigned from the Democratic Party. He…
Italy is in desperate need of a saviour
Matteo Renzi lost his constitutional reform referendum – and his job – for a simple reason: too many Italians from…
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