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President urges parliament to address euthanasia
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-93645921c98deb8938cbf30a07d341bf.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”President urges parliament to address euthanasia” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-93645921c98deb8938cbf30a07d341bf.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 18 – President Giorgio Napolitano urged parliament on Tuesday “not to ignore” the issue of physician-assisted suicide and to produce “ideas on the … Continue reading
Renzi calls on parliament to help speed things up
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-e0edf2d59a3daa1886e5e6c9acf95b742.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Renzi calls on parliament to help speed things up” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-e0edf2d59a3daa1886e5e6c9acf95b742.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, February 24 – Newly appointed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi asked the Italian parliament on Monday to share the burden of speeding … Continue reading
Bonino asks European Parliament to help with marines case
IMG class=hide alt=”Bonino asks European Parliament to help with marines case” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-88a98c9c323ec709a1dd911b348498bf.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, February 19 – Foreign Minister Emma Bonino on Wednesday told the partners of two Italian marines held in India that she is urging the president … Continue reading
‘Governments must be born in parliament’ says Letta
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-811d3613dbf5f1b36d91b7c8e7e1a185.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”‘Governments must be born in parliament’ says Letta” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-811d3613dbf5f1b36d91b7c8e7e1a185.jpg” (see previous) (ANSA) – Rome, February 12 – Premier Enrico Letta on Wednesday said “governments can only be born in parliament. My government was born … Continue reading
Parliament rejects M5S bid to impeach Napolitano
IMG class=hide alt=”Parliament rejects M5S bid to impeach Napolitano” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-0155763c871c7bce862034016fa52d7f.jpg” (By Paul Virgo) (ANSA) – Rome, February 11 – A parliamentary committee on Tuesday rejected a petition from the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) for President Giorgio Napolitano to be impeached. … Continue reading
PD keeps confidence in justice min after parliament grilling
(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, November 5 – The center-left Democratic Party (PD) said it retained its confidence in Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri amid her grilling in both houses of parliament over allegations she meddled in a high-profile fraud … Continue reading
EU parliament calls for suspension of US info-sharing
(ANSA) – Brussels, October 23 – The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a non-binding resolution calling for the suspension of an anti-terrorism financial information-sharing agreement with the United States, in response to alleged wiretapping of EU citizens made with the … Continue reading
EU parliament passes resolution on migrants
(ANSA) – Strasbourg, October 23 – The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a bipartisan resolution on migrant flows in the Mediterranean after the October 3 boat disaster off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa that killed 366 Syrians, Eritreans and … Continue reading
Parliament to open new probe into Moro killing
(ANSA) – Rome, October 17 – An Italian parliamentary committee has been tasked with opening up a new investigation to determine the truth behind the kidnapping and killing of former Premier Aldo Moro in 1978. Moro, a leading member of … Continue reading
Delay in process to eject Berlusconi from parliament
(ANSA) – Rome, October 15 – The process to eject ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi from parliament after a tax-fraud conviction is set to be delayed after a Senate panel failed Tuesday to agree on whether the vote on the floor of … Continue reading