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Da Rold, Vittorio
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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Poland too strong for euro club
In the third quarter of 2010 the Polish economy grew 4.2 percent in comparison with the same period last year, making Poland the most healthy economy in Eastern Europe. The flexible exchange rate of the Polish currency has contributed to this growth, which is why Warsaw is rejecting the idea of converting to the euro at present, the business paper Il Sole 24 Ore writes: "Poland is in no hurry. With undisguised satisfaction Warsaw points out that only two years ago the Western Europeans were telling Poland, which they saw as a needy relative, to be patient. … The devaluation of the zloty helped to boost growth. … The stability of the economy is underpinned by strict norms, while the high efficiency of the work force and low production costs have enabled the country to weather the crisis better than other countries. … Yet on 26 May 2005 the French rejected the European constitution for fear of an invasion by the dreaded 'Polish plumbers', with the Dutch following suit a week later. Who would have thought that only five years later Eastern Europe would be giving the euro club the cold shoulder?"
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More from the press review on the subject » Fiscal Policy, » Economy, » Poland
Attacks aimed at destabilising Greece
In the aftermath of a series of mail bomb attacks the Greek police have detained two youths believed to belong to the left-wing extremist underground organisation Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire. The police are trying to play down the implications of the conflict however, writes the business paper Il Sole 24 Ore: "The events could have been much more serious than the Greek authorities would have us believe. The offensive of the rebel anarchists could have begun back in June with the parcel bomb sent to the Greek Minister for Civilian Protection at the time, Michalis Chrysochoidis, which killed an employee of the ministry. ... If we follow this trail we discover that after the demolition of the November 17 terrorist organisation new groups like the Revolutionary Fight or the Sect of Revolutionaries emerged. So perhaps this offensive is not just a schoolboy prank but a spectacular escalation ... aiming for political destabilisation with an eye to the local elections due to take place on November 7."
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More from the press review on the subject » Domestic Policy, » Unrest / Riots, » Greece
Western conspiracies as an alibi
During his inauguration ceremony Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once again gave the West a verbal lambasting. Writing in the business daily Il Sole 24 Ore Vittorio Da Rold asks: "Why does the regime talk of [Western] conspiracies? Perhaps because this gives it an alibi for oppressing and torturing defenceless Iranian citizens. Another theory circulating among dissidents is that the tale of foreign complots paves the way for a second wave of arrests of reformist leaders who will be made an example of. … Many ultra-conservative voices in parliament have demanded in recent days that [Mohammad] Khatami, [Akbar Hashemi] Rafsanjani and [Mir-Hussein] Mousavi be put on trial. If this happens it would mean that the Islamic Republic abandons its current pluralist … form and drifts into a monopolar system to become an authoritarian military regime under the leadership of [the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] the Pasdaran."
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More from the press review on the subject » Security Policy / Crises / War, » Domestic Policy, » Elections, » Iran
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