Mario Monti and Italy's Generational Crisis
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti returned home from a successful visit to the United States over the weekend, having won the praise of U.S. President Barack Obama for the rapid economic reforms he has implemented since replacing Silvio Berlusconi in November.
February 15, 2012
IAWA Presents Long Island poet, Robert Savino and Colleen Michaels, host of the Improbable Places Poetry Tour Sat., March 10
"Good writing is a type of skating," Ralph Waldo Emerson
New York, NY- On Saturday, March 10, 2012, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents Long Island poet Robert Savino and Colleen Michaels, a poet, performer, and host of the Improbable Places Poetry Tour, which sets literary readings in laundromats, roller rinks, swimming pools and other unexpected venues.
Calabria Revisited: Savoring the Food & Culture of the Region
The American Institute of Wine and Food and Alloro Restaurant invite you to share in the presence and simplicity of Calabrian cuisine to benefit the national food educational program, Days of Taste®.
A Map of Your Taste Buds Shaped Like Italy
Is it crazy to fall for a restaurant because of a handful of chickpeas? Tumbling around with pickled currants under crunchy stalks of grilled octopus leg, these chickpeas were smaller and sweeter than usual, less starchy and grainy. Tasting one was like encountering a goldfinch if the only birds you’d ever seen were pigeons.
Italy to Cut F-35 Fighter Jet Orders as Part of Defense Revamp
Italy will reduce its planned order of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets and trim the size of the military as part of defense-spending cuts, Defense Minister Giampaolo Di Paola said.
Italy Debt Rises to 1.897 Trillion Euros on Bailout Costs
Italian government debt rose 4 percent in 2011 to 1.897 trillion euros ($2.5 trillion) on funding for European bailouts and a weaker euro that increased the cost of servicing foreign-denominated debt, the Bank of Italy said in a report today.
Amerigo's America: The New World Honors Vespucci's Ingenuity
St. John's University hosts a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition on Amerigo Vespucci and the merchants of Florence, shedding a light on the contribution of the Florentines to the world we live in, and especially the "New" one we call America.
February 15, 2012
The Sorminis: Who We Are
I’m from Italy, Paul is from Australia (but born from Italian parents) and we live in China. My daughters are growing up in China but are never going to be Chinese, no matter how many years we’ll be here, or how well they can speak, read and write the language, we live in Shanghai as “Expats”: like oil and water …we don’t really mix . So, what does all this make of us? Who are we?
The Biggest Italian Private Television Group Launches in the U.S.
Mediaset Italia is here. Interview with Patricio Teubal, the dynamic manager who made it happen.
Italian Notes Rise After Sale; Spanish Debt Slides on Downgrade
Italian bonds advanced for a second day as the nation’s borrowing costs fell at a sale of 6 billion euros ($7.9 billion) of debt.
President Obama: Boosting European Growth Is Important 'To Our Economy Back Here'
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Thursday that the United States will do whatever it can to help stabilize the situation in the euro zone, which he said demanded a more muscular approach to fighting its debt crisis.
Italy's prime minister pulls the plug on Rome's 2020 Olympic bid
Premier Mario Monti scrapped Rome's bid for the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, saying the Italian government can't supply the required financial backing at a time of economic crisis.
Monti announced after a Cabinet meeting that it would be an irresponsible use of taxpayer money to fund the Olympic project with a guarantee that the government would cover any deficit.
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