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Calabresi, Mario
3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Egocentric politicians unleash violence
The riots on the streets after Silvio Berlusconi's successful confidence vote in the chamber of deputies, the lower house of the Italian parliament, is the consequence of an egocentric political class that has lost contact with the people, the liberal daily La Stampa writes: "The politicians, barricaded inside the government palace, are settling accounts among themselves. Outside, the city is burning and the doors of the palace have been bolted shut. It's about dividing two worlds that seem to live light years apart. ... [and] scenes of violence that hark back to the 1970s. But we should be looking to London ... and Athens, and all those places where youths are using violence because they have lost touch with the parties, because they are convinced they have the right to give free reign to their anger about a life without a future or security. ... The youths who are playing war with helmets, petrol and truncheons may not represent the rest of the population, but politicians would do well to look behind the fiery scenes and discover the silent and resigned majority that no longer has the strength even to have illusions."
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More from the press review on the subject » Domestic Policy, » Unrest / Riots, » Italy
Obama looks elsewhere for success
The left-liberal daily La Repubblica writes that the summit in London only occupies an important place on Barack Obama's agenda in Europe because it offers an opportunity to establish fresh contacts with Russia and China: "People in Washington have realised that there will be no European economic stimulus plan, that Germany and France will continue to cling to their positions, and that if Barack Obama insists that Europe modify its economic policy he will only chalk up a defeat. ... Consequently he will be looking elsewhere for success. Above all he will focus on his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, to bring about a new thaw in relations. ... And in his talks with China the American president wants to broaden dialogue beyond purely economic issues and discuss topics such as climate protection and North Korea."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Economic Policy, » Europe, » U.S., » Global
Revolution on the art market
La Repubblica comments on the changes which are shaking up the international art market and causing US collectors and gallerists to fall behind. The developments are also being felt by European art, the paper writes: "To understand the concern felt by Americans over the weak dollar and the new rich from Russia, China and Saudi-Arabia, one need only take a stroll through the Rockefeller Center, a deeply symbolic building and home to Christie's auction house. .. The auction market is flourishing, however no longer in New York but in Dubai and Hong Kong. The buyers are the same ones buying up British football clubs, Manhattan skyscrapers and villas on the Italian Costa Smeralda. ... The king is Russian magnate Roman Abramovich. ... [And yet] the revolution in the art market which is so worrying America can also be an opportunity for European art."
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More from the press review on the subject » Fine Arts, » Trade, » Russia, » Asia, » Europe, » U.S.
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