European Affairs Minister: Italy Must ‘Be Prepared’ to Exit Euro
Italy’s minister for European affairs, Eurosceptic Paolo Savona, warned senators Tuesday that Italy must be prepared to leave the euro, and that it may not even be Italy’s choice.
President Sergio Mattarella
EU President Scorns Italians: ‘Work Harder, Be Less Corrupt’
ROME— The President of the European Commission defended the European Union Thursday, saying that Italians need to work harder, be less corrupt, and stop blaming the EU for their problems.
Fake News: Media Try to Reframe Italy Political Crisis as ‘Referendum on the Euro’
Mainstream media outlets have scrambled to recast Italy’s crisis in national sovereignty as a debate over participation in the European Union (EU) and its currency (euro) to draw attention away from President Sergio Mattarella’s unprecedented veto of democratic elections.
#Impeachment Trends on Italian Twitter over Anti-Populist ‘Coup’
ROME— Italians were in uproar Monday over the decision by President Sergio Mattarella to reject the newly elected populist government in deference to European Union concerns, calling for his resignation or impeachment.
