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Paolo Gentiloni
“The Government is preparing changes to the law that go precisely in that direction”, promptly underlined Minister Gentiloni, after the European Union started up violation procedures* against Italy for the “Gasparri” Law on telecommunications.
It would seem like advice and admonitions coming from Brussels are taken very seriously in this country. And thanks to the media hammering on the case, Italians know perfectly well today what a “Procedura di Infrazione” (Violation Procedure) is.
Yet, on April 10th of this year, another Violation Procedure was started against Italy for the so-called Minimum Cigarette Price**. But this one was received in absolute, total silence; it was not even mentioned by the government, the opposition or by any organs of information. Read more »
