Centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein said in Paris Tuesday that it was “unacceptable” that Italy ranked only 16th in the 27-nation European Union for healthcare spending and provision.
PD leader Elly Schlein. (Photo: ANSA)
She said during a visit to the French capital that the Italian government was cutting more health services and this was “not acceptable”.
“And this must be seen in light of the GIMBE (health foundation) figures from today that put our country in 16th place in Europe and last in the G7 for per capita investments in the public health service.
“We, on the other hand, think that Italian women and Italian men deserve to see realised the right to health envisaged by the Constitution”.
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday said the Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan proved to be a “terrible trial” for Italians.
Pope Francis on Thursday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican.
King Felipe VI of Spain stressed the need for pro-EU, democratic countries to join forces in a lecture at the San Carlo theatre in Naples during the Spanish royals’ two-day State visit to Italy.
Roma picked up a much-needed win in the Europa League as they defeated Braga 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Lazio head into the final two games of the Europa League top of the table after a 3-1 over Ajax in Amsterdam.
A young girl who was rescued off Lampedusa by the Trotamar migrant-rescue sailboat and taken to the Sicilian island early on Wednesday is believed to be the only survivor of a migrant shipwreck.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been ranked as the most powerful person in Europe for 2025.
Preliminary technical inspections ordered by the State attorney’s office in Prato at the Eni oil depot at Calenzano did not find traces of explosives, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Juventus have added to Manchester City’s bad run of form by beating the English side 2-0 in Turin.
