La Repubblica

Italy to Start Reopening Business on May 4

Italy will reopen its manufacturing industry on May 4 as part of plans to ease the lockdown due to the coronavirus, and schools will reopen in September, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said.

"We are working in these hours to allow the reopening of a good part of businesses from manufacturing to construction for May 4," Conte told Italian daily La Repubblica

Italian police record Eritrean migrant smuggler 'laughing' with overcrowded boats

The headline could have read "Making Money Off Others' Misery", yet Italian daily La Repubblica has a migrant smuggler, arrested on Sicily recently, laughing about migrant-laden boats ferrying their human cargo across the Mediterranean to the "promise land", the European Union in this case.

La Repubblica travel piece on Corfu, tiny isles of Paxos

The mass Italian daily La Repubblica this week featured a travel article on what's increasingly a favorite holiday destination for Italian tourists, namely, the large Ionian island of Corfu (Kerkyra) as well as the two small isles to its south: Paxos and Antipaxos.

The travel writer, Giulia Stok, refers to verdant landscapes, blue waters and good food available on the islands.

Lagarde: The weight of the crisis was borne by the lower and middle classes

IMF Director Christine Lagarde gave an interview to seven European newspapers, one of which was Italian “La Repubblica”.

 

Lagarde stated that she is worried by the medium-term prospects of the Greek economy. She underlined that there is yet a lot of work to be done and a spirit of cooperation will need to be the prevailing force to drive reforms forward.

 

IMF Chief C. Lagarde says Greek poor bore the cost of the crisis

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Christine Lagarde refered to Greece in an interview with seven large European newspapers, including Italy's La Repubblica. Moises Naim writes that she is worried about the short-term prospects of the Greek economy and that a great deal of work still needs to be done for Greece to get back on track.

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