The "Good to Know" advertising campaign, between July and October 2018, to sell savings bonds and savings accounts, had a huge black hole. And already in 2015, the company, effectively controlled by the state, had been fined for a scam against savers.
A writer and thinker, eighty-one-year-old Rahbi defines himself first and foremost as a farmer who cares about nature. His ideas have found their way into school curricula and UN resolutions. His most extreme appeal: let's return to the land.
News stories, events that have gone down in history, tragedies, but also natural beauties and moments of leisure portrayed from a different angle, from the top of a helicopter and an airplane: significant photos that allow us to discover our country in all its grandeur but also in its fragility and complexity.
Thanks to the "ForestaMi" project, trees will be planted in streets, parks, squares, and even public housing throughout the 133 municipalities of the metropolitan city. This will continue year after year, until the 2030 milestone. The project's costs and where to find the funding.
The Anti-Corruption Authority reports: in Lombardy, the tender for the centralized purchasing of diabetic products has been undermined for five years. The result: €200 million wasted, and a whiff of corruption. In Lazio, the prosecutor uncovers a scheme to obtain exemption from co-payments.
The UN issued a harsh assessment of the provision, first introduced into Italian law in 2017, stating that the text "creates real or potential spaces for impunity." Therefore, it must be "amended" because it does not comply with the provisions of the UN Convention against Torture.
He's the League's education minister, working on the reform that should end the "Good School" movement. Meanwhile, in the commission, he's also tasked with combating school dropouts, a phenomenon that remains widespread in Italy, with 151 students dropping out early last year.
Kudos to the Americans for creating a global coffee giant. And in Milan alone, they've provided 300 jobs to Italians. But this temple of espresso kitsch is sobering. It's about the shortsightedness of our industrialists, who are often clever but dwarfed.
Macron had appointed him as the government's "number two," tasked with leading France's transition to renewable energy. Yet, in these 14 months, only "small steps" have been made. Now Nicolas Hulot hopes his resignation won't be exploited and that it will at least serve to provide a jolt, "because there's no more time."
Grandparents have decided to break the locks to regain possession of the only meeting place in the area. The building was closed by the City Council due to its uninhabitability, despite some renovations undertaken by its members. Now, the occupants are asking to be allowed to stay at least until a new location is ready.
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A smart initiative at a technical school: those with a good average, at least 7,5 with a 9 in conduct, can earn a bonus of €100 to €300. Meanwhile, teachers are still waiting for the money to be given to those who deserve it.
In Arezzo, they give money to the best students. But teachers don't get a cent. Read more >>
2017 saw an exceptional 45 percent increase in sales in Italy compared to the previous year. Sales of organic sparkling wine also exploded. Sicily, Puglia, and Tuscany are the regions with the largest areas dedicated to organic vineyards.
Organic wine exports are booming. Organic sparkling wine is now also on sale. Read more >>
Mineral water kegs are plastic-free, saving energy, resources, and money for consumers. This saves approximately 32 tons of plastic annually.
Freeing mineral water from plastic packaging is possible. The green way. Read more >>
Good news for working parents in Collecchio, a small town in the province of Parma, who will no longer need to entrust their children to anyone. The FP CGIL union has many concerns.
Collecchio: The Municipality approves the opening of nursery schools 365 days a year. Read more >>
Over thirty judicial investigations. For just two years of work, the Court of Auditors has already sought €450 in compensation from 16 dishonest officials. Bribes ranged between 2 and 4 percent.
Pharmacists' arguments following our complaint about the increased "knock-on-the-door" tax for those on duty. And a warning to consumers: the tax is only payable for the purchase of medicines.
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Minister Lorenzin's latest gift to Italy's 18 pharmacists. So if you buy paracetamol in the evening or on a Sunday, you'll pay less than €5 per bottle and €10 for the nightly tax.
Cutting them would result in negligible savings: false. It's about €150 million a year. Politicians would lose welfare protection: false. Almost all of them also have an INPS pension. The mystery of contributions paid, which no one mentions.
Life annuities: all the lies politicians told so no one would have to touch them. Read more >>
Piedmont, Lombardy, and Sicily: 166 elementary and middle school classes have zero homework. The experiment, titled "A Possible School," is being conducted at the Turin Institute of Applied Arts and Design, directed by Laura Milani.
Consulting firm AlixPartners is convinced of this, predicting that within 14 years, battery-powered cars will account for two-thirds of sales, while diesel vehicles will decline to just nine percent. Among the reasons are the rising production costs of combustion-engine vehicles and the development of new technologies.
