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  Encyclopedia: English: Italy (Wikipedia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Italy was divided into many independent states and often experienced foreign domination before the Italian unification, that created Italy as an independent nation-state for the first time in its history, took place.
Italy supported Franco's revolution in Spanish civil war and Hitler's pretensions in central Europe, accepting the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938, although the disappearance of a buffer state between mighty Germany and Italy was unfavourable for the country.
The 1948 Constitution of Italy established a bicameral parliament (Parlamento), consisting of a Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) and a Senate (Senato della Repubblica), a separate judiciary, and an executive branch composed of a Council of Ministers (cabinet) (Consiglio dei ministri), headed by the prime minister (Presidente del consiglio dei ministri).
www.all-dictionaries.com /encyclopedia/EN/Italy   (7071 words)

  
 Italy:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The unification of Italy was obtained on March 17 1861, after a successful war (the Second War of Independence) against Austria with the support of France, and the successive invasion of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Naples and Sicily), led in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Italy supported Franco's revolution in Spanish civil war and Hitler's pretensions in central Europe, accepting the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938, although the disappearance of a buffer state between mighty Germany and Italy was unfavourable for the country.
The 1948 Constitution of Italy established a bicameral parliament (Parlamento), consisting of a Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) and a Senate (Senato della Repubblica), a separate judiciary, and an executive branch composed of a Council of Ministers (cabinet) (Consiglio dei ministri), headed by the prime minister (Presidente del consiglio dei ministri).
jazz.openfun.org /wiki/Italy   (3460 words)

  
 Informat.io on Italy
For more than 3,000 years Italy experienced migrations and invasions from Germanic, Celtic, Frankish, Lombard, Byzantine Greek, Saracen, Norman, and Angevin peoples during the Middle Ages, followed by the Italian Renaissance period, in which the Italian Wars took place and various city-states were noted for their cultural achievements.
The unification of Italy was obtained on March 17 1861, after a successful war (the Second War of Independence) against Austria with the support of France, and after Giuseppe Garibaldi organized an invasion of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Naples and Sicily) in 1860.
Some of the instruments that are often associated with classical music, including the piano and violin, were invented in Italy, and many of the existing classical music forms can trace their roots back to innovations of 16th and 17th century Italian music (such as the symphony, concerto, and sonata).
www.informat.io /?title=italy   (5489 words)

  
 History Of Italy
Italy no longer had any special and individual place in the empire, and the establishment of the new seat of empire at Constantinople in 330 was symptomatic of the decline of Italy and symbolic of the increased importance of the East, even though the new imperial capital was closely modeled after Rome.
The situation in Italy was further complicated by the invasions of the Normans in southern Italy, beginning with the landing at Salerno of a band of Norman knights on their way home from a pilgrimage.
Italy maintained the integrity of its territory, was able to protect its boundary with France, and was assured of the continued possession of Rome.
members.tripod.com /~worldsite/italy/history.html   (18405 words)

  
 Italy Blum Killing Hope
Pressing domestic needs in Italy, such as agricultural and economic reform, the absence of which produced abysmal extremes of wealth and poverty, were not to be the issues of the day.
To counter Communist charges in Italy that negroes in the United States were denied opportunities, the VOA broadcast the story of a negro couple who had made a fortune in the junk business and built a hospital for their people in Oklahoma City.
This message was, presumably, suitably publicized throughout Italy, a task easy in the extreme inasmuch as an estimated 82 percent of Italian newspapers were in the hands of those unsympathetic to the leftist bloc.
www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Blum/Italy_WBlum.html   (4279 words)

  
 Italy at AllExperts
Italy is called "il Belpaese" (Italian for beautiful country) by its inhabitants, due to the beauty and variety of its landscapes and for having the world's largest artistic patrimony; the country is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (41 as of July 13 2006).
Today, Italy is a highly developed country with the 7th highest GDP in 2006, a member of the G8 and a founding member of what is now the European Union, having signed the Treaty of Rome in 1957.
Italy, as a state, did not exist until the unification of its city states, the Risorgimento, came to a conclusion around the year 1861.
en.allexperts.com /e/i/it/italy.htm   (3288 words)

  
 Italy - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Italy is populated by 34% men, 46% women (They all swallow though, the women that is) and 20% pasta.
Italy was fashioned in a secret underground bomb shelter by a dedicated team of cobblers in Avignon, France, in 504 B.C., almost a thousand years before bombs were invented by Chairman Mousey Tongue in China.
While Italy is a country famous for its Food and Music, it has a habit of Gramophones repeating a piece of music over and over and over until a Flashbang deafens the listener or the map is changed.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Italy   (2591 words)

  
 Italy
In a sense, Italy is experimenting with a system in which one pole is the pole of ideologies (no matter which ones) and the other one is a pole in which ideologies are banned and pragmatics prevails (to wit, a return to Machiavelli, albeit in a democratic setting).
Italy inherits from Greece the presidency of the European Union, at a time when its prime minister, Berlusconi, happens to be the most controversial leader in EUrope.
Italy is the ideal ground for a rise of a Mussolini-style demagogue.
www.scaruffi.com /politics/italy.html   (8394 words)

  
 Prime Minister of Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Prime minister of Italy - In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's prime minister or head of government, and occupies the fifth-most important state office.
List of prime ministers of Italy - The prime minister of Italy is officially the President of the Council of Ministers ().
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 Italy - Amnesty International
In its Second Report on Italy, issued in April, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) recognized that the country had taken a number of steps towards combating such problems in recent years, but noted that they persisted and were reflected in prejudice, discrimination and acts of violence.
In 2001 Italy had refused to implement an international warrant for his arrest on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity arguing that, under its domestic legislation, there was no legal basis to carry out any such arrest.
AI had called on Italy to fulfil immediately its international obligations and ensure that any perpetrators of serious human rights violations were brought to justice.
web.amnesty.org /report2003/Ita-summary-eng   (1635 words)

  
 FAS Email Archives -- Missile Defense Monitor
The minister noted that the specific character of the present system of international relations had not reduced the volume of external threats, but had only changed their priorities.
Russia's interest was awakened by the decision of the defence ministers of Italy, Spain, Portugal and France on the establishment of a rapid deployment land force designed to fulfil humanitarian and peace- keeping tasks independently and in collaboration with other NATO military groups.
Practical studies are underway of chances for a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and preparations are on for a visit by Prime Minister Rafique Hariri.
www.fas.org /MHonArc/BMDList_archive/msg00003.html   (7929 words)

  
 Italy's president appeals for unity - Europe - International Herald Tribune
Under the Italian Constitution, the president gives the formal mandate to form a new government, but the 85- year-old Ciampi, whose term expires on May 18, has indicated that he wants to leave that task to his successor, who must be elected by lawmakers.
Observers say, however, that Ciampi might change his mind and name Prodi prime minister by the end of the week to avoid a leaving a vacuum after the closely fought parliamentary elections on April 9 and 10, which gave Prodi's center-left coalition a narrow victory.
His opponent, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who earlier contested the election results, is reportedly to resign on Tuesday.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/05/01/news/italy.php   (568 words)

  
 Prime minister of Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Italy's head of government is referred to in Italian as the Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri.
However the Italian for prime minister is primo ministro.
Often the prime minister's activity consists more in mediating between the various parties in the majority coalition, rather than directing the activity of the Council of Ministers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_minister_of_Italy   (447 words)

  
 Famous Italians - Italiansrus.com
It wasn't until Italy became a unified nation in 1861 that a king actually ruled the entire peninsula.
The Prime Minister is officially called the President of the Council of Ministers.
This list shows all of the Prime Ministers since Italy became a republic on June 2, 1946.
italiansrus.com /resources/famousitalians.htm   (539 words)

  
 BikeAbout: Italy Sites on the 'Net
The prime minister is appointed by the president.
The Council of Ministers is nominated by the prime minister and approved by the president.
Italy's previous currency was the the Italian lira (Lit), divided into 100 centesimi.
www.bikeabout.org /resource/italy.htm   (1055 words)

  
 FT.com / Home UK / UK - Italy's chance to to join the globalised world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
There was a time when the Bank of Italy was considered a shining example of competence and integrity and was admired and envied by other central banks.
In Italy, the bank was a reference point for other institutions and an important anchor for Italian economic policies.
Italy now has a chance to make a clear political statement that it intends to join a modern and globalised world and to play by new rules.
www.ft.com /cms/s/7244b778-71c6-11da-836e-0000779e2340.html   (874 words)

  
 Italy - Amnesty International
In February the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, after examining measures taken to reduce the excessive length of judicial proceedings, noted “significant progress was yet to be achieved in order for Italian justice fully to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms”.
She stated that he had driven over the body unwittingly and that forensic evidence indicated that the resulting injuries were superficial and played no role in the death.
Although the President and Prime Minister indicated their support for a pardon, the Minister of Justice blocked it, as well as a pardon application submitted by Ovidio Bompressi, previously released from prison on health grounds.
web.amnesty.org /report2004/ita-summary-eng   (1661 words)

  
 Belgian Ministers threaten to close border to stop destabilisation from French nuclear power | Greenpeace International
Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister today called for an end to subsidies for nuclear power and a boost for development of renewable energy.
During a visit to the Rainbow Warrior, Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister, van de Lanotte, backed Greenpeace's campaign against nuclear subsidies recognising that they threaten the development of renewable energy.
Greenpeace welcomed the support of the government ministers and repeated its call for a full investigation into the subsidies to nuclear power and a plan for their elimination.
www.greenpeace.org /international/press/releases/belgian-ministers-threaten-to   (538 words)

  
 Italy – government and politics - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Italy – government and politics - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Lothair I received Italy under Treaty of Verdun
At the end of 1953 the leaders of Soviet (or Marxist-Leninist-Stalinist) Communism directly controlled ten countries: the Soviet Union, seven 'satellites' in eastern Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania), and two in the Far East (Mongolia and North...
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- Italy
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II.
Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC).
Italy has moved slowly, however, on implementing needed structural reforms, such as lightening the high tax burden and overhauling Italy's rigid labor market and over-generous pension system, because of the current economic slowdown and opposition from labor unions.
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/wofact2005/geos/it.html   (1399 words)

  
 Berlusconi resigns as Italy's prime minister   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Prodi, an economics professor and former European Union Commission president, was prime minister from 1996 to 1998.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Saturday an election call could be imminent, and the Conservative party should see itself as representing the interests of everyday Canadians.
When Finance Minister Jim Flaherty stands to deliver his second budget Monday afternoon, it's likely one eye will be on his speech and the other on the next election.
www.cbc.ca /world/story/2006/05/02/italy-pm.html?email   (1230 words)

  
 Italy
From 1849 onwards the Italian patriots were more or less openly supported by Vittorio Emanuele II, the king of Sardinia, who put his arms in the Itali an tricolour dedicating the House of Savoy to the Italian unity.
The 1948 Constitution of Italy established a bicameral parliament (Parlamento), consisting of a Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) and a Senate (Senato della Repubblica), a separate judiciary, and an executive branch composed of a Council of Ministers (cabinet) (Consiglio dei ministri), headed by the prime minis ter (Presidente del consiglio dei ministri).
For a complete list of the islands of Italy, see this c omprehensive list.
en.filepoint.de /info/Italy   (7007 words)

  
 Fascism and the Establishment in Italy : Gladio and the stratergy of tension
Fascism and the Establishment in Italy : Gladio and the stratergy of tension
As we have seen these were by no means the only incidents of far-right terror and state collusion with it in Italy at that time, for example repeatedly the secret services created false trails of evidence leading away from the perpetrators of rightist violence.
Berlusconi was head of Group 17 &endash; P2's media section tasked with influencing public opinion and with P-2's help moved into the television business, his companies now dominate the Italian media and have been instrumental in his election success in a coalition with the 'National Alliance' a split from the old Fascist part.
struggle.ws /freeearth/fe3_italy.html   (1818 words)

  
 Italian Government Takes Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
He said the Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema and the Minister for Cultural Affairs, Francesco Rutelli, would also be his deputy prime ministers.
He also said the first commitment will be to rebuild a spirit of solidarity and a consensus on the goals needed for the country to move forward, and that, he added, means lowering the level of tension.
Prodi's cabinet list was presented 10 years to the day after he presented his first government on May 17, 1996.
voanews.com /english/2006-05-17-voa31.cfm   (446 words)

  
 Fascism and the Establishment in Italy : Gladio and the stratergy of tension
Fascism and the Establishment in Italy : Gladio and the stratergy of tension
As we have seen these were by no means the only incidents of far-right terror and state collusion with it in Italy at that time, for example repeatedly the secret services created false trails of evidence leading away from the perpetrators of rightist violence.
Berlusconi was head of Group 17 &endash; P2's media section tasked with influencing public opinion and with P-2's help moved into the television business, his companies now dominate the Italian media and have been instrumental in his election success in a coalition with the 'National Alliance' a split from the old Fascist part.
flag.blackened.net /revolt/freeearth/fe3_italy.html   (1818 words)

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