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Discord at the Venice opera house

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

Discord at the Venice opera house on.ft.com/47exnI9 | opinion

La Fenice’s orchestra has objected loudly to the appointment of a conductor aligned with Giorgia Meloni’s party

EU backs Italy in Trump’s pasta tariff war

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 3d

EU backs Italy in Trump’s pasta tariff war—The measures would kick in as of January and be applied on top of the 15 per cent tariff that US President Donald Trump has imposed on all imports from Europe, thus raising… www.ft.com/content/8281... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

US threatens to apply tariffs of up to 107% on Barilla and other makes of Italian staple over alleged dumping

Italian vote in former leftist bastion tests Meloni’s grip on power

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Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · 12d

Italians are watching the industrialised Marche region, where voters are electing a new government. The former leftist bastion swung right in 2020, hinting at the political wind that propelled Meloni into the premiership. Can her Brothers of Italy keep hold of this "swing" region?
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[FREE TO READ] Prime Minister’s Brothers of Italy party battles to retain hold of government in the swing Marche region

Italy weighs freezing its retirement age at 67

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 15d

Italy weighs freezing its retirement age at 67-Italy weighs freezing its retirement age at 67-Despite the relatively high retirement age, just 46 per cent of Italians aged between 50 and 74…
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Unions call for end to automatic increases linked to life expectancy under crisis-era pension law

Italian Parmigiano bets on US football to sell ‘all’Americana’

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 17d

Italian Parmigiano bets on US football to sell ‘all’Americana’-can pungent Parmigiano Reggiano become a new stadium staple — or a popular game-time snack for spectators at home? It’s all to play for. www.ft.com/content/9765... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

The consortium that safeguards Italy’s prized cheese has signed an unlikely partnership with the New York Jets

Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Elon Musk and other corporate chiefs

Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · 25d

"CEOs that sixty years ago might have been making four to six times what the average worker is receiving, the last figure I saw, its 600 times what average workers are receiving," Pope Leo, the Chicago-born Catholic spiritual leader, said in his first interview since his election to the papacy.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 26d

Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Musk and other corporate chiefs on.ft.com/46BkXd0

Pontiff expresses concern about the widening gap between corporate bosses and workers

Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Elon Musk and other corporate chiefs

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 26d

Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Musk and other corporate chiefs on.ft.com/46BkXd0

Pontiff expresses concern about the widening gap between corporate bosses and workers

Italy’s leaking pipes leave Sicilians hoarding water

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Sep 8

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Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · Sep 8

"We have been living on investments made by our grandfathers, who paid for the pipes we are using. We need to pay for our new pipes," Fabrizio Palermo, CEO of Italy's largest water utility, Acea.

Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · Sep 7

"It's brutal, very brutal. You arrive home, open the taps to shower, and there's no water. You never get used to it," Peppe Manno, a driver in Racalmuto, told me. on.ft.com/3JJueXP

[FREE TO READ] Italy loses the most water in Europe, a problem magnified by droughts

Italy’s leaking pipes leave Sicilians hoarding water

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Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · Sep 7

"It's brutal, very brutal. You arrive home, open the taps to shower, and there's no water. You never get used to it," Peppe Manno, a driver in Racalmuto, told me. on.ft.com/3JJueXP

[FREE TO READ] Italy loses the most water in Europe, a problem magnified by droughts

Why Sicilians hate Meloni’s bridge

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Sep 5

European football has descended into its fiercest battle for years, as fans, clubs and politicians rail against Spanish and Italian plans to hold league games in the US and Australia this season. on.ft.com/3JP9f5K

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · Aug 23

Why Sicilians hate Meloni’s bridge-the decades-old plan to build a 3.7km bridge in an earthquake-prone area has long faced resistance from locals wary of mafia involvement and determined… www.ft.com/content/ce25... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Locals are wary of organised crime hijacking works in earthquake-prone area and are preparing for legal battles

How dogs replaced children in Italy

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · Aug 15

How dogs replaced children in Italy-With fewer children and grandchildren to fawn over, Italians are channelling more of their emotional energy — and cash — towards a growing cadre of pampered pets, with dogs the favourite. www.ft.com/content/1309... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

As birth rates plummet, the country is fawning over — and spending on — pets

‘Not a sin to swim’: Pope Leo reclaims papal summer holidays

Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · Jul 5

"It's not a sin to swim"

[FREE TO READ] New pontiff embraces traditional retreats, papal attire and lodgings in break with Francis

Mira Nair: ‘We never saw people like us on screen’

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Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · Jun 25

That time that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's proud filmmaker mom Mira Nair had lunch w/ @financialtimes.com back in 2020, just hours after her son beat a long-time incumbent to win a seat in the NY state assembly - his first election victory! She was wearing his election merch! on.ft.com/4ni6MQz

[FREE TO READ] The Indian film-maker on hit-and-run cinema, Hindu nationalism and why ‘A Suitable Boy’ is a story for today

Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US

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Ian Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · Jun 23

Sign of the times: great story from @olafstorbeck.ft.com @amykazmin.bsky.social
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Trump’s attacks on the Fed and growing geopolitical risks reignite public debate about repatriating bullion

Italy pioneers subsidised egg-freezing to tackle demographic crisis

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Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · Jun 21

Italy's faces a deepening crisis, as its population ages + shrinks.. more than 25% of population over 65 years old - just 12% are 14 or below. How to encourage child-bearing? Enter subsidised egg-freezing + fertility testing! on.ft.com/4k6tpon

[FREE TO READ] Southern region of Puglia and central government offer differing initiatives to reverse country’s falling birth rate

Italy’s vote on who gets to be Italian

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Amy Kazmin @amykazmin.bsky.social · Jun 21

Very canny - while the Indian government - and its supporters - will continue to fume....

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · Jun 6

Italy’s vote on who gets to be Italian—It is a question with profound implications for a rapidly ageing society, where nearly a quarter of the population is over 65 and just 12 per cent below the age of 14. www.ft.com/content/401e... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Voters will decide whether or not to slash residency requirements for citizenship, against the government’s wishes

Italy’s vote on who gets to be Italian

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Elisabetta Cornago @elisabettaco.bsky.social · Jun 6

"After sending millions of its impoverished citizens to the US and Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries, Italy has struggled to reconcile with its current status as a magnet for foreign migrants, lured by its widening labour shortages."

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Voters will decide whether or not to slash residency requirements for citizenship, against the government’s wishes

Italy’s exodus of young talent worsens population squeeze

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · May 31

Italy’s exodus of young talent worsens population squeeze—The Bank of Italy has estimated that the projected drop in Italy’s working age population could lead to an 11 per cent drop in GDP, although… www.ft.com/content/7544... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Central bank governor Fabio Panetta warns the brain drain is adding to pressure on the economy

Chicago in the Vatican: what the first American pope means for the Catholic Church

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · May 11

Chicago in the Vatican: what the first American pope means for the Catholic Church—“Once, we needed to have a pope who would speak in favour of human rights in Russia and China,” said Massimo Faggioli, a professor of theology… www.ft.com/content/a2ec... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Pope Leo XIV will need to tread a fine line in an era of geopolitical turmoil

Vatican pact with Beijing weighs on papal frontrunner

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · May 7

Vatican pact with Beijing weighs on papal frontrunner-Parolin’s signature achievement while running the Vatican — a 2018 deal between the Holy See and the Chinese Communist party — now looms large over his prospects… www.ft.com/content/b5d1... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Cardinal Pietro Parolin was the architect of a deal with China that could scupper his chances to succeed Pope Francis

Kevin Farrell, the cardinal running the papal conclave

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · May 5

Kevin Farrell, the cardinal running the papal conclave-with his administrative experience, Farrell could well prove a valuable asset as the next pope struggles with severely strained Vatican finances. “Every papal election… www.ft.com/content/e675... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

The Irish-American camerlengo is responsible for overseeing the Vatican’s secretive election to choose the next pope