#GiorgiaMeloni's party became the largest in the #Italian Parliament with 26% of the vote; as per the pre-election agreement among the #CentreRight coalition parties, she became the prime ministerial candidate supported by the winning coalition. To say Giorgia Meloni won with an absolute majority is to admit you don't understand #Italy's political system
Major Update: How the 2025 Emergency Decree Impacts Italian Dual Citizenship by Descent Applicants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWY3nrycpkA #Immigration #Italy
Legend says that Maria de' Medici, born OTD in 1540, was stabbed in the heart when he caught her meeting her lover in secret, but she probably died of malaria https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/tuscany/?s=mb #travel #Italy #history
Duomo di Cefalù, Cefalù, Sicily, Italy
http://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/03/duomo-di-cefalu-cefalu-sicily-italy-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/813485923833206652
#blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #cefalu #alley #street #cortile #town #city #street #architecture #sicily #italy #photography #travel
Via #TheLocal @ 5:55am ET on Apr 03, 2025
Producers of #Italy's famed #ParmigianoReggiano said on Thursday that punishing US #tariffs imposed on their product made "no sense", noting that it wasn't in competition with American hard cheeses.
https://www.thelocal.it/20250403/italian-parmesan-cheese-producers-slam-us-tariffs-as-absurd
Via #TheGuardian @ 10:16am ET on Apr 03, 2025
There have been calls in #Italy for a “cultural rebellion” amid outrage and protests over the #murders of two female students found within 48 hours of each other, bringing the number of #femicides in the country since the start of the year to 11.
Heartwarming story from The Moth about an Italian nonna and rekindling relationships with family.
‘Fundamentally wrong’: European leaders condemn Trump’s tariffs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/fundamentally-wrong-european-leaders-condemn-trump-tariffs #Internationaltrade #UrsulavonderLeyen #EuropeanUnion #Globaleconomy #GiorgiaMeloni #Trumptariffs #PedroSánchez #DonaldTrump #OlafScholz #DonaldTusk #Business #Tariffs #Germany #USnews #Europe #France #Poland #Spain #Italy