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Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future

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Annalisa: The “banning” was just one strange decision by the venue of our planned Italian premiere, the Maxxi art museum [in Rome], but we had many, many enthusiastic venues. Italian audiences have often been very emotionally engaged with the film, desperate to discuss its themes afterwards. There have been deeply felt debates about particular aspects of the film, but for the most part the response has been very positive, especially from younger people, who have responded eagerly to our call to action in our social media campaign. The Italian media and cultural establishment has in part been a different story: somewhat misogynistic towards a female Italian director, sometimes inclined to brush the film’s themes under the carpet. In 2020 the city’s then mayor proposed erecting a barrier around the baroque landmark to protect it. At the time, the plan was met with resistance from Romans who argued that altering the historic masterpiece would tarnish its authenticity. Yet calls are being made to reconsider the proposal in the aftermath of last week’s antisocial activity. Q. The film starts by looking at the ‘bad’ side of Italy. How did you decide how much ‘bad’ and how much ‘good’ to include?

But across Europe, as atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide increase, so too does extreme weather – consecutive years of drought have afflicted farmers in Spain and southern France, while last year there were unprecedented heatwaves across the continent.Starting from July 2020, many countries in Europe, including Italy, witnessed a new rise in detected COVID-19 cases. [178] [179] On 7 October, the Parliament postponed the end of the state of emergency to 31 January 2021, and Prime Minister Conte imposed the use of protection mask outdoors. [180] The frontlines of the climate crisis have hitherto been in the global south, leading to the oft-repeated refrain that those least responsible for the climate crisis are facing the worst effects. But for Italy now, and probably soon the rest of Europe, the enemy is at the gates. In a surprise storm, hailstones of up to 10 cm in diameter pelted the streets of Veneto, according to regional president Luca Zaia. Now what on earth, you may ask, is such a genial chap doing here? How could this well-intentioned professor, who governed his country from 1996 to 1998 and 2006 to 2008, possibly have contributed to its ruination? To which many an Italian would answer: “Because he took us into the bloody euro.” When Prodi first came into office, it was widely assumed that Italy, whose public debts already exceeded 120 percent of GDP, could not possibly meet the criteria for inclusion in the single currency. But, after a visit to his Spanish counterpart, Prodi decided it had to. Spain was determined to get in, and Italy could not be seen to fail where its Mediterranean neighbor (and rival) succeeded.

Heavy rain began to lash the region on Thursday afternoon, with streets turning into rivers and 420mm of rain falling in the worst-hit town, Cantiano, within a few hours, half the amount that fell on the town throughout the whole of 2021, Corriere della Sera reported. Bill Emmott sidesteps the clichés of Italian life to assess both Italy’s political problems, and how the country can move forward to a better future. Marco Valbruzzi finds the book a compelling analysis of the many nuances which comprise Italian society, but disagrees with the notion that a new Italian renaissance is achievable in the short-term. An added element, she says, is the “risky shift” – the concept in which groups egg each other on to behave in more extreme ways, ultimately taking actions they’d never dream of doing alone.

Swim in the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri. You can visit by boat, but swimming in the grotto is strictly forbidden. Just ask supermodel Heidi Klum, who was fined €6000 in 2019 for taking a dip in the waters. Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer its Demons to Face the Future. Bill Emmott. Yale University Press. June 2012. Bill: Annalisa spotted the Smiths’ great 80s song and we both felt the title and the lyrics fitted perfectly. On 24 February 500 additional police officers were assigned to patrol the quarantined areas in Lodi and Veneto. [76] Additional toll-free numbers were added for other regions — Aosta Valley 800122121, Trentino Alto Adige 800751751, Friuli Venezia Giulia 800500300, Toscana 800556060, Umbria 800636363, Marche 800936677 and Lazio 800118800. [68] So many tourists have said to me over the years, ‘In Italy there are no rules.’ But they are mistaken. Of course there are rules, but as someone who lives here and who experiences the daily struggle of bureaucratic, economic and institutional instability can tell you: sadly there often aren’t consequences for those who don’t follow the rules.”

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