Sandro Gozi, an MEP, and ardent European federalist, remains convinced that international coordination, within the EU, remains the best response to this current dilemma.
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Matteo Salvini’s hold over Italy is more fragile than it seems
The far-right may be gaining ground, but they do not yet represent public opinion, neither is their ascendancy inevitable.
How Italy’s ‘digital populists’ used the anti-vaccine agenda to propel themselves into power
From a network of fake news sites, with nebulous links to the party, to direct ministerial endorsement, the pseudo-scientific fight against the ‘dangerous’ measles vaccine has been adopted as a vital linchpin in the rise of the Trumpian Five Star Movement.
Bloody Foreigners. Meet the migrants tackling xenophobia in Ireland
Earlier this week the Immigrant Council of Ireland announced the launch of the Bloody Foreigners campaign, a migrant driven blood …
The Italian elections were a victory for Trumpism
As Steve Bannon paraded around Rome last week ahead of the Italian elections, he looked noticeably calmer than usual. Posing …
Italy’s bigoted election, and the banality of race war
On Saturday morning a far-right activist took to the streets in a provincial town, and starting shooting ‘Africans’ at random. His actions were fuelled by the rhetoric of establishment politicians.