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  WTI Magazine #25    2014 Apr, 11Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   Three days ago, Matteo Renzi's Government released the DEF (Document for Economy and Finance). The executive branch has to issue this document and propose it to the Parliament by June 30th: it is not a law, but it is a commitment that the government has to keep...

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  WTI Magazine #47    2014 November, 12Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   It seems that the latest elections in the US gave Italians the opportunity to think about their Election Law. After some weeks of relative calm, the "Nazareno Deal" strikes back. Last January, the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the Forza Italia's leader S...

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  WTI Magazine #37    2014 July, 2Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   According to the Union procedure, Italy started guiding the Council of the European Union on july 1st. The presidency of the Council of the EU rotates every six months among member countries: the Council of the EU is the institution representing the member stat...

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  WTI Magazine #21    2014 Mar, 14Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   In the post-World War II scenario, while many countries destroyed by bombs tried to recover, a bunch of day-dreamers had a dream called Europe. Fifty-seven years after the Treaty of Rome signing ceremony, Europeans are experiencing the realization of that dream...

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  WTI Magazine #52    2015 January, 23Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   It's time. Again. After nine years in charge, Mr. Napolitano resigned on January 14th, and Italy must choose its new Presidente della Repubblica. Some time ago, we already analyzed the President's prerogatives: he's the Armed Forces' commander in chief, he...

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  WTI Magazine #19    2014 Feb, 28Author : Umberto Mucci e Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   Last week we left with a big TO BE CONTINUED, which could easily be the motto of the last decades of the Italian politics. Mr. Renzi was trying to get every party's endorsement during the consultations, explaining his ideas and policies' proposa...

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  WTI Magazine #15    2014 Jan, 31Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   Piedmont has always been considered one of the most industrious and well-off regions in Italy. This north-western territory used to be productive and rich in small and medium enterprises, but nowadays it is enduring hard times...

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  WTI Magazine #13    2014 Jan, 17Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   Last Saturday, The New York Times' columnist Frank Bruni started his op-ed with a millennial attitude's perfect sum. "Politics boils down to three pronouns: I, you, we. The politician who has them in balance goes a long way"....

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  WTI Magazine #17    2014 Feb, 14Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   After the appeal virdict for Meredith Kercher murder's trial, in which Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty, Americans may think that the Italian judicial system is pretty complicated and inconclusive. Som...

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  WTI Magazine #35    2014 June, 18Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   The separation of powers stated by Montesquieu in "The Spirit of Laws" is a strengthened reality in many Western countries. As we all know, the governance of the state is organized in three different branches, legislative, executive and judiciary. According to...

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