Italy’s economic development minister Federica Guidi resigned Thursday after being accused of pressuring for the approval of an amendment. She is the 14th minister to resign since 2008. But does the prime minister have the power to remove his cabinet members? Has it ever happened? Continua a leggere
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State of receivership, when administrating Italian cities becomes impossible
Currently there are over 200 Italian cities placed under receivership. From financial emergencies, to the influence of organized crime, many can be the reasons that bring a municipality to have its mayor removed. Continua a leggere
Referendums in Italy, 70 years of direct democracy
On April 17th Italian citizens will vote, it will be the country’s 67° popular referendum. The constitution allows for two types of biding referendums: abrogative and constitutional. How do they work, and how common are they? Continua a leggere
Women in decision making roles in the European Union
Gender equality in european political institutions. What are women in charge of? How many are in key positions? How many are in decision making roles? Out of the 28 Eu members states, only two are lead by women: Germany and Poland. Continua a leggere
Openpolis launches Patrimoni trasparenti
The italian political watchdog openpolis launched Patrimoni trasparenti, an initiative providing public access to information regarding earnings, properties, activity in private companies and campaign budgets of italian members of parliament and government. Continua a leggere
Il contributo di Openpolis su OpeningParliament.org
Dopo aver aderito alla Declaration on Parliamentary Openness ed essere stata referente per l’Italia della Global Legislative Openness Week, openpolis partecipa al dibattito internazionale sull’apertura delle istituzioni parlamentari pubblicando analisi e studi su openingparliament.org Continua a leggere