How Italian MEPs voted on the European Union’s rearmament plan
Here's how Italian MEPs voted on the EU Parliament's resolution on rearmament: all the votes, party by party, on Ursula von der Leyen's initiative to mobilize up to €800 billion in defense investments.
Influencers vs Institutions: Who do young Europeans trust more?
As trust in traditional institutions declines, many young Europeans turn to influencers for information they find more relatable and personal. While EU bodies often communicate through formal reports, influencers use storytelling and direct engagement to build emotional trust.
Moscow signals retaliation should the US restart nuclear tests
The Kremlin has responded to Donald Trump’s decision to restart American nuclear tests — and is threatening to do the same. Is the world on the brink of a new nuclear arms race?
The decline of history among Italian students
In Italia la storia a scuola è spesso ridotta a date e nomi da memorizzare, senza connessioni con il presente o narrazione. Molti giovani la percepiscono come un elenco di fatti morti, non come una storia che parla a loro. Il risultato? Generazioni sempre più ignare del passato e distanti dalle proprie radici culturali. In questo vuoto si inserisce la figura ormai celebre di Alessandro Barbero.
When will the referendum on justice reform be held and which parties are for Yes and No?
The justice reform was definitively approved by the Senate, but without a two-thirds majority. So now the countdown begins to the constitutional referendum, which will not require a quorum. The date set for March or April 2026 is expected, but it could be postponed. The entire center-right, along with Azione, is in favor; the others are against, but with some distinctions.
De-labeling the “Gen Z” protests
The label ‘Gen Z protests’ may be an attractive brand, but it reduces diverse, politically charged mobilizations into a pseudo-demographic narrative. By framing youth uprisings as generational outbursts, media and elites depoliticize them, sidelining the structural inequalities and institutional failures that actually fuel the anger.
Have the intellectuals left the building?
Across Europe, the cult of simplicity is winning over the discipline of thought. Experts are mocked as elitists, while ignorance is rebranded as authenticity. In this new political grammar, thinking itself has become an act of defiance.
The social elevator is stuck
Europe’s social elevator has stalled. The continent that once promised equal opportunity now recycles privilege, locking new generations on the same floors where their parents stood. What was once mobility has become inheritance—an inequality passed down like family silver.
