#FactOfTheDay 22/06/2018 – Vexed, Salvini threatens to take out the police protection of Roberto Saviano
Things are getting worse in Italy. After the Aquarius scandal, Matteo Salvini did not wait for another occasion to gain some international attention, by proposing a national census for the…
#FactOfTheDay 20/06/2018 –The ironic US withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council on World Refugee Day
Yesterday, the United States of America (US) retired from the Human Rights Council. The announcement was made by US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley, alongside US Secretary…
#FactOfTheDay 18/06/2018 – Aquarius rescue ship finally docked in Spain
3 vessels, the Aquarius (a rescue ship), and two Italian Navy vessels, entered the port of Valencia in Spain on Sunday at 6.20 am (4.20 GTM). Together they were carrying…
#FactOfTheDay 14/06/18 – The bear and the starry night – Political turmoil in Caucasia
Yesterday, news of Georgia’s Prime minister’s resignation seems to have caught most of the country’s observers by surprise. Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who was the head of the government for the last…
#FactOfTheDay 13/06/2018 – US/North-Korea historic meeting
June 12, 2018 will be the day the first meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader happened. Following a landmark Summit held in Singapore, Donald Trump…
#FactOfTheDay 12/06/2018 – NATO Secretary General meets the new Italian Prime Minister
The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, and the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, in Rome. During…
#FactOfTheDay 11/06/2018 – No place to fall for Humanitarian NGO
Today, the Aquarius, boat of the French NGO “SOS Mediterranean”, cannot find refuge for the 629 migrants it has saved in the Mediterranean Sea during six separate operations. Italian Prime…
#FactOfTheDay 07/06/2018 – EU to hit US imports with retaliatory tariffs from July 2018
Yesterday, the Vice-President of the Commission Maros Sefcovic declared that the European Commission had defined a plan to set a duty on American exports coming to force next July: “The Commission…
#Factoftheday 06/06/2018 – Italy finally has a government!
Yesterday, Tuesday 5th June, the Italian Government led by Professor Giuseppe Conte obtained the trust of the upper house Senate 171 – 117 with 25 abstentions. A coalition government formed…
#FactOfTheDay 05/06/2018 – The European Parliament celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Sakharov Prize
Today, the European Parliament looks back on 30 years of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. This honor is awarded by the European Parliament to individuals and groups of…
