Italy To Crash the EU
Migrants Discover New Route into Italy, 2,000 Arrive in 48 Hours
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/05/29/migrants-new-route-italy-2000-arrive-48-hours/
Italy investigating some migrant aid workers for people smuggling
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-italy-ngos/italy-investigating-some-migrant-aid-workers-for-people-smuggling-idUSKBN1862BI
Italy prosecutor claims NGOs working with human smugglers
The chief prosecutor of Catania has repeated his claims that NGOs were working with smugglers to help migrants from Libya into Europe. His statements are in line with Italian populist leaders.
http://www.dw.com/en/italy-prosecutor-claims-ngos-working-with-human-smugglers/a-38554753
Italian minister defends methods that led to 87% drop in migrants from Libya
Interior minister Marco Minniti went to Libya in an attempt to reduce migrant flows, earning praise and condemnation in equal measure for his approach
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/07/italian-minister-migrants-libya-marco-minniti
Italy’s political chaos is more dangerous than Brexit
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/29/opinions/italy-political-chaos-more-damaging-than-brexit-opinion-intl/index.html
Death threats made against Italy’s president after he blocks populist government
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/29/death-threats-made-against-italys-president-blocks-populist/
The EU elite wants to keep Italian Euroscepticism at bay, but will only make it stronger
ASA BENNETT
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/05/29/italys-imbroglio-shows-deaf-eu-elite-remains-voters-concerns/?li_source=LI&li_medium=li-recommendation-widget
Italy’s woes expose the flaws at the EU’s heart and show people have had enough of Brussels’ stifling rules
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/tim-stanley/
Italian general election, 2018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_general_election,_2018
Italy’s immigrants fear tough times as populist coalition heads for power
Far-right Lega and radical Five Star parties plot array of sweeping curbs on asylum and immigration
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/19/italy-far-right-lega-five-star-immigrants
Italian president hints new election could turn into EU referendum
‘Membership of the euro is a fundamental choice,’ says Sergio Mattarella ‘If we want to discuss it, then we should do so in a serious fashion’
https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/sergio-mattarella
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Italy’s president facing impeachment calls after rejecting Eurosceptic finance minister
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-president-impeachment-reject-finance-minister-5-star-league-government-sergio-mattarella-luigi-a8372436.html
In Italy, Populists’ Bid To Form Government Fails After Presidential Veto
https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/05/28/614910568/in-italy-populists-bid-to-form-government-fails-after-president-veto
Italian president hints that new snap election could turn into a referendum on EU and euro
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-snap-elections-carlo-cottarelli-eu-referendum-euro-five-star-league-immigration-a8373921.html
EU official blasts Italian voters for choosing populist parties in MAJOR economic warning
ITALY’S parties are coming together to protest against an EU official, who warned the markets will teach Italians “to vote for the right thing” in the next elections, sparking accusations Brussels meddled in the political events of the weekend.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/966559/italy-election-crisis-five-star-lega-M5S-euro-eurozone-EU-oettinger-juncker-attack
Berlusconi toppled, Brussels man installed to run Italy
https://euobserver.com/economic/114264
ECB letter shows pressure on Berlusconi – Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/3576e9c2-eaad-11e0-aeca-00144feab49a
Europe’s soft coup d’etat in Italy is a watershed moment
http://subscriber.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/05/28/europes-soft-coup-detat-italy-watershed-moment/
The way things are going, Italy could be out of the European Union before Britain
JEREMY WARNER
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/05/29/way-things-going-italy-could-european-union-britain/?li_source=LI&li_medium=li-recommendation-widget