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Parma mayor confirms ‘unauthorized’ meeting, rankling Grillo

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-d5ec78181acafee6ec15bfee8e2b367d.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Parma mayor confirms ‘unauthorized’ meeting, rankling Grillo” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-d5ec78181acafee6ec15bfee8e2b367d.jpg” (ANSA) – Parma, March 4 – The mayor of Parma on Tuesday confirmed a meeting he organized would take place between him and other mayors from … Continue reading

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Deputy mayor and councillor near Milan arrested for bribes

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-8a8453f4b16f395bda45304c3df2bb7b.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Deputy mayor and councillor near Milan arrested for bribes” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-8a8453f4b16f395bda45304c3df2bb7b.jpg” (ANSA) – Cologno Monzese, February 18 – The deputy mayor and city councilor of a small town near Milan were arrested on Tuesday for … Continue reading

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Deputy mayor and councillor allegedly took bribes near Milan

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-2ac90dca5bbf02e73191bc9ebdade933.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Deputy mayor and councillor allegedly took bribes near Milan” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-2ac90dca5bbf02e73191bc9ebdade933.jpg” (ANSA) – Cologno Monzese, February 18 – The deputy mayor and a city council member in a town near Milan were arrested on Tuesday … Continue reading

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Pavia mayor most beloved in Italy, survey says

IMG class=hide alt=”Pavia mayor most beloved in Italy, survey says” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wpid-a428a5d87f383cbe0b0f5fa646774491.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, January 13 – Italy’s most beloved city mayor is Alessandro Cattaneo, the 34-year-old centre-right mayor of the northern Italian city Pavia, a survey revealed on Monday. … Continue reading

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Sassari mayor says UN honour ‘an extraordinary’ event

(ANSA) – Viterbo, December 4 – A decision by the UN cultural agency to honour four religious processions in Italy which include volunteers bearing heavy objects was greeted with joy Wednesday by local mayors. Gianfranco Ganau, mayor of Sassari, called … Continue reading

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‘Anti-mafia mayor’ arrested in mob warrant

(ANSA) – Isola Caporizzuto, December 3 – A former Italian mayor known for her stance against organized crime was among several people arrested Tuesday for alleged ties to the mafia. Carolina Girasole, under house arrest, was mayor of Isola Caporizzuto … Continue reading

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Mayor reported for ‘usurious’ traffic ticket

(ANSA) – Turin, November 22 – A lawyer in the Northern Italian region of Piedmont on Friday reported a local mayor to police for for alleged usury after an unpaid traffic fine nearly doubled to 323 euros. The man was … Continue reading

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Italian mayor ‘gives up salary for defibrillators’

(ANSA) – Verona, November 12 – A mayor in northern Italy on Tuesday said she was donating her salary towards buying defibrillators for the town. “I truly believe in this initiative,” said Mayor Maria Paola Boscaini. “It’s worth foregoing my … Continue reading

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Lampedusa mayor asks EU heads for migrant law reforms

(ANSA) – Brussels, October 24 – The mayor of Lampedusa, the small Italian island that is first point of contact for tens of thousands of migrants sailing from Africa, urged European leaders meeting Thursday in Brussels to reform immigration law. … Continue reading

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Roman mayor hails city’s two living Holocaust survivors

(ANSA) – Rome, October 16 – The mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, on Tuesday paid homage to the last two Roman survivors of World War II Nazi concentration camps in a synagogue memorial for the 70th anniversary of the Nazi … Continue reading

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