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	Germans begin to evacuate Sicily by The Ovi Team August 11th 1943, German forces begin a six-day evacuation of the Italian island of Sicily, having been beaten back by the Allies, who invaded the island in July. The Germans had maintained a presence in Sicily since the earliest days of the wa
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	The Five Stars'Party: Italy's Unique Populist Movement by Dr. Emanuel Paparella

	The Momentum of Populism: The Fall of Italy's Demolition Man by Dr. Binoy Kampmark
	Italy and the EU at the Crossroads? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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	Why support EU, Silvio? by Thanos Kalamidas And now what? It seems that we are going to see in Italy the same play we saw a few months ago in Greece. A re-election or a huge compromise in the name of European unity. And in the middle of all that we also got an amateur clown and a profess
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Cross border action to tackle the mafiaTwo years ago, one of Italy’s most powerful crime groups, the ‘Ndrangheta, found some 40 of its associates put behind bars in the capital of the southern province Reggio Ca
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Centre-left chooses candidate to succeed MontiItaly's centre-left votes on Sunday for a candidate who will become front runner to succeed Mario Monti as prime minister after a general election n
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Students across Italy protest austerity measuresTens of thousands of school children and students took to the streets of 90 cities across Italy on Friday to protest tax hikes on university fees and
	Italian report by Euro Reporter CEO to meet PM Monti about Fiat plans on Sept. 22Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne said he will not close car factories in Italy despite a plunging domestic market, responding to calls from unions and pol
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Italy makes financial progress compared to last yearItaly’s financial situation has made progress compared with last year; the premier said Sunday, believing the country will eventually emerge
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Italy shakes off downgrade, but fears mountItaly dodged a potentially unlucky Friday the 13th, easily selling a batch of new three-year bonds in a closely-watched auction that came just hours after
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Red Brigades calls for renewed violenceA letter purporting to be from Italy's radical left-wing Red Brigades called on Friday for new attacks against politicians, bankers and reporters, just day
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Deficit goals in line with EU rules-documentItaly's revised growth and budget targets are consistent with a balanced budget in the medium term and creating a "sizable" primary surplus to cut the country's mas
	The Immigrant Saga of an Italian-American Family: a Vichian Recapitulation by Dr. Emanuel Paparella Jessi costress ta la lenghedi to pari a dsi-si:mi son quel che son![To be compelled in the languageof one’s father to tell oneself:I am who I am!]
	Italian Unification and Bongo Bongo Celebrations by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Berlusconi: the man of scandals by Kourosh Ziabari Silvio Berlusconi is an internationally renowned figure, but not for his good reputation as an upright and respectable statesman, rather as a notorious man who can be called one of the most corrupt politicians of the world in all terms.
	Italy as a Museum: New Impressions of Italy by Dr. Emanuel Paparella Once again this year (2010) I have taken 18 students from Broward College for a five week study trip to Italy. We have been back for three days now and are barely over the jet lag. Once again the students studied at the University of Urbino and tr
	Truth, Freedom of the Press. and the EU Parliament by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	A Trip into Berlusconi's Ego-land, or the Right to be Oneself by Dr. Emanuel Paparella “Nothing would count as a fulfillment in a world in which literally nothing is important but self-fulfillment.”
	Impressions of Italy and the EU: Now and Then by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Silvio's legacy and American ethics by Thanos Kalamidas Imagine waking up one morning and seeing the L.A. Times and the New Yorker filled with photos of the American president walking around Camp David …naked, followed by a transcript of his talks with a call girl about her …sex life! Just
	Berlusconi, Just Resign! by Alexandra Pereira It has become more and more obvious for me that most of my Italian friends are extremely and increasingly concerned with the state of their country and the quality of their democracy. Berlusconi is not just a joker, he is a very dangerous kind of
	La Galleria Devanna a Bitonto: Un Nuovo Gioiello del Patrimonio Artistico d'Italia by Dr. Emanuel Paparella Quest’annuncio sull’apertura del Museo Devanna a Bitonto è stato già publicato sulla rivista internazionale Ovi in inglese. Vorrei ripublicarla in italiano in omaggio a quegli amici e parenti italiani che non leggono l’
	The Museum Devanna in Bitonto, Puglia: A New Jewel in Italy's Artistic Patrimony by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Musings on Three Eminent Italian Women: Gentileschi, Agnesi, and Montessori by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Berlusconi as the Fellinesque Clown of Europe? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella “We are a regressing country, Italian political parties, all of them, are responsible for that situation, instead of giving more rights in our country full citizenship spaces get everyday smaller, this is really dangerous, and society is regress
	Summer Studies in Urbino, Italy by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Ovi Cookbook: Spaghetti with hot peppers by Thanos Kalamidas The Christmas period is behind us and after all these gastronomic marathons we all did, it is time for something easy and definitely lighter!
	"Dilettanti". Bush's press office and its unprofessional behaviour by Newropeans-Magazine If an Italian writes about Berlusconi, he has to be in favour or against. You cannot say "this is good, this is bad...", you cannot argue normally. There are several reasons for that (the main one being th
	Le mille vite del 'Vecchio Bazar' by Newropeans-Magazine Il Vecchio Bazar è il cuore antico di Skopje. Oggi non è che un pallido residuo di ciò che era una volta, un po' sporco e polveroso, ma sempre effervescente e dinamico. E, come altre volte nella storia, aspe
	Italy: the North rules again by Newropeans-Magazine Berlusconi is back at Government, as all foreign media already noticed and underlined, with some not-really-hidden sarcasm about that political figure and the country's destiny: but that's not the point.
	The X euros generation by Thanos Kalamidas What happens when a known politician jokes about something really serious and when the bitter truth is behind the joke? But let me start with the facts; Berlusconi, my favourite European clown …sorry politician I wanted to say, while on a
	I Parlamentari europei: un po' svogliati, a volte. E non tutti onesti by Newropeans-Magazine Ogni tanto - un po' per curiosità, un po' per divertimento, un po' anche per senso del dovere - visito i siti delle istituzioni europee: è la parte più democratica e trasparente dell'UE, ed è a
	Nella politica italiana, tutto sembra cambiare senza che nulla cambi by Newropeans-Magazine È incredibile come il quadro politico, in Italia, sembri evolvere di giorno in giorno: una serie vorticosa di annunci, contro-annunci, mosse e contromosse.
	Europa ed energia: un altro fallimento alle porte? by Newropeans-Magazine La condivisione delle risorse energetiche è una delle pietre angolari sulle quali l’edificio europeo fu eretto, nella consapevolezza che proprio la contesa di quelle risorse era stata tra le cause principali dei devastanti conflitti
	Empire of the clowns returns by Thanos Kalamidas Frankly I find it difficult following Italian politics most of the time, there is somehow always something that confuses me and the consociations between parties and politicians seem so fragile and changing all the time that totally confuses me. A
	Schengen: entrano altri nove Paesi, tra qualche "evviva", "se", "ma" e molto, molto... "sssht" by Newropeans-Magazine Da ragazzino, amavo le frontiere: passare la dogana mostrando la mia bella carta d'identità, avere in tasca monete straniere (che collezionavo)... Oggi, che ho un passaporto e viaggio più spesso e pi
	Diego Fabbri's Trial of Western Civilization by Dr. Emanuel Paparella Abstract: Diego Fabbri's existential theater, passionately committed to the exploration of the human condition and the spirit of the age, is all but forgotten nowadays. That is unfortunate, for the theatrical produc
	Solo giornalisti precari nelle televisioni pubbliche by Newropeans-Magazine Della morte di Enzo Biagi - uno dei grandi nomi del giornalismo italiano - si è parlato e stra-parlato, e quindi non è il caso che mi impegni anch'io nell'ennesimo peana o a tesserne le lodi. A
	Alitalia: come salvarsi.... suicidandosi by Newropeans-Magazine Il « piano di salvataggio/transizione », come lo definisce Alitalia, è la novità più forte dello scorso fine settimana: vale la pena di parlarne, nel nostro spazio di «
	It was better in Brussels by Thanos Kalamidas Romano Prodi should know that when he left his seat in the EU commission for Italian politics that the game has totally different rules and the often sensitive balance he had to keep with the EU members is not the same fragile balance he has to ke