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Justice minister orders probe into serial killer’s release
IMG class=hide alt=”Justice minister orders probe into serial killer’s release” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-2502337c5f3e41395ce303a59757d1ac.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 20 – Justice Minister Annamaria Cancellieri told the House Friday that she has ordered a full investigation into the release of a serial killer from … Continue reading
Interior minister vows accountability for immigrant abusers
IMG class=hide alt=”Interior minister vows accountability for immigrant abusers” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-ec5ec76541c3b994ee52e42f13d48657.jpg” (see related) (ANSA) – Rome, December 17 – Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday said those behind the degrading treatment of immigrants at the Lampedusa island … Continue reading
Italy’s foreign minister to visit Teheran
(ANSA) – Rome, December 12 – Italy’s Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said Thursday that she will visit Teheran for talks with the Iranian government “in the next few days”. The United States and other world powers last month reached a … Continue reading
People who buy books to get a tax write-off, minister says
(ANSA) – Rome, December 12 – People who buy books will get a tax write-off, Italian Industry Minister Flavio Zanonato said Thursday. The measure “will support reading and bookstores, especially the ones that do not belong to retail chains and … Continue reading
Interior minister condemns violence at ‘pitchfork’ protests
(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, December 10 – Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday condemned violence and vandalism surrounding the so-called Pitchfork (Forconi) Movement, now in its second day of blocking or slowing transportation in a number … Continue reading
Pressure for justice minister to quit intensifies
(By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) – Rome, November 19 – Pressure grew on Tuesday for Italy’s embattled justice minister to resign as prominent figures spanning the political spectrum panned the government for standing beside her, a day before parliament votes on … Continue reading
Govt backs embattled justice minister
(ANSA) – Milan, November 18 – Deputy Premier Angelino Alfano repeated Monday that the government was standing behind embattled Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri, under fire for calling judicial authorities and allegedly influencing them to go easy on the relative … Continue reading
Call for justice minister to quit over fraud-case ‘meddling’
(ANSA) – Rome, November 1 – The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) said Friday that it was presenting a no-confidence motion in parliament against Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri for allegedly interfering in a fraud case. The case regards Giulia Ligresti, … Continue reading
Transport minister says Italy will answer EU on Alitalia
(ANSA) – Rome, October 18 – Italy’s Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said Rome was working on preparing an answer to the European Commission’s request for more information on a recently-approved Alitalia salvage package, specifically in relation to a controversial injection … Continue reading
MPs call on interior minister to explain Mafia comments
(ANSA) – Rome, December 4 – Democratic Party (PD) MPs on Wednesday called on Interior Minister Angelino Alfano to explain his statements yesterday that the Mafia could be embarking on a new campaign of violence targeting State officials and the … Continue reading →