euro|topics - Francesco Merlo

: 1. La Repubblica - Italy | 08/04/2009

A country beyond all norms

The left-liberal daily La Repubblica comments on Italy's image in the international media: "If you read the foreign papers you see immediately that an earthquake ... » more

: 2. La Repubblica - Italy | 05/12/2008

The first TV diva of the post-Berlusconi era

According to the left-liberal daily La Repubblica it is not only commercial competition from Pay TV station Sky that Silvio Berlusconi fears and that has ... » more

: 3. La Repubblica - Italy | 16/09/2008

School begins with black mourning bands

The daily La Repubblica praises the peaceful protest staged by the country's teachers against the school reform, which foresees a return to school uniforms, marking ... » more

: 4. La Repubblica - Italy | 10/09/2008

Appointment with the apocalypse

Some scientists have warned that the LHC experiments could inadvertently create a black hole that could swallow up the Earth. The daily La Repubblica warns ... » more

: 5. La Repubblica - Italy | 06/03/2008

Wilders, a threat to freedom of expression in Europe

In the Netherlands, the populist deputy Geert Wilders is threatening to broadcast his anti-Muslim film soon. Numerous Muslim countries have already warned the Dutch government ... » more

: 6. La Repubblica - Italy | 13/02/2008

Abortion isn't a campaign issue

As the election campaign starts out in Italy, the question of abortion is already emerging as a hot-button issue. On February 11th, the leader of ... » more

: 7. La Repubblica - Italy | 04/01/2008

Italian democracy is buried under rubbish

Several thousands of tons of rubbish are currently piling up on the streets of Naples and its outskirts, notably because of malfunctioning waste disposal centres. ... » more

: 8. La Repubblica - Italy | 28/12/2007

2008, a bad year for Italy

The journalist Francesco Merlo contemplates the prospect of the year about to begin. "What can we wish upon Italy on the verge of 2008? What ... » more

: 9. La Repubblica - Italy | 20/11/2007

Francesco Merlo considers abuse of the term 'the people'

"Nothing but abuse in the name of the people!", notes the Italian editorialist, referring to Silvio Berlusconi's new party, The Italian People's Party for Freedom. ... » more

: 10. La Repubblica - Italy | 15/11/2006

The Vatican does not appreciate satire

Satirists on Italian television are not appreciated by the Vatican. Georg Gänswein, one of Pope Benedict XVI's advisers, expressed this in the Catholic daily 'Avvenire', ... » more

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