The Italian parliament has approved a government plan for a possible €20bn (£16.8bn) bailout of the country’s banks. The Italian Treasury will probably have to rescue Italy’s third largest lender, Monte dei Paschi, by the end of next week. The rescue fund will be used to prop up other banks as well. Earlier, Monte dei … Read more
The last, recent joint note of Italian and Egyptian attorneys on Giulio Regeni’s murder shows that a good degree of cooperation in the investigation has been finally reached. Unfortunately that has required various months during which Egyptian transparency wasn’t so high. Moreover, as the Italian attorney Pignatone has reminded, that underway is not a joint … Read more
Masturbating in public is not a criminal offence, Italy’s highest court has ruled — even if it is done with the intention of being seen in public. According to The Independent, the Italian supreme court La Corte di Cassazione was asked to rule on the case of a 69-year-old man who had been caught masturbating … Read more