The country would be better off if it accepted, rather than resisted, Dutch demands for reform.
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The League is down in the polls, but it aren’t the mainstream parties who are benefiting.
The former prime minister is a showboat with little support from voters.
The roots of Italy’s dysfunction go deeper.
Italy’s most popular politician was counting on early elections. Now his rivals might team up.
Italians need to stop blaming outsiders and start owning up to their country’s shortcomings.
The ruling Five Star Movement and League agree to rein in spending.
The commission can’t force Italy to change its spending plan, but its objections do matter.
The government’s spending plan would see Italy’s debt and deficit rise rather than fall.
The Five Star Movement and League shelve proposals for a universal basic income and flat tax.