the interview“Rai is wrong about Ranucci. He should stay where he is on Report.” Says Giovanni Minoli"So Rai is creating a new martyr. In Italy, playing the victim sells very well. There are people who have built careers, fortune and wealth on it." Interview with the founder of Mixer, a former executive at Viale MazzinibyRiccardo Carlino26 AUG 26
the postA mayor in Abruzzo ‘nationalises’ a petrol station and inspires Fratoianni: ‘Energy and water must return to public control’According to the leader of Avs, “it is time to reconsider a return to public control of all the country’s infrastructure networks and strategic services”. But the case of Villa Castellana is a purely local modelbyRiccardo Carlino25 AUG 26
the interview“Those who criticise Falcone today are the heirs of those who persecuted him whilst he was alive,” says former Minister of Justice Martelli"Travaglio is a professional slanderer, Ranucci a wind-up. To speak so ill of him in 2026, one must have nothing left to say." Interview with the former minister who wanted the public prosecutor in Via ArenulabyRiccardo Carlino21 AUG 26
the interviewCattaneo (FI) speaks: “On end-of-life issues, Meloni should not be influenced by Vannacci. Berlusconi? He’d approve.”“We must pass our end-of-life bill by the end of the parliamentary term. We must not allow ourselves to be influenced by extremism,” says the centre-right MPbyRiccardo Carlino20 AUG 26
within the partyWithin Forza Italia, some are putting the brakes on end-of-life issues: “It is not a right”The appeal from Massimiliano Salini, a MEP from the centre-right party: “Common sense is needed. Craxi’s words are an excellent way to tackle the issue. Provided, that is, that we do not then declare ourselves to be the ‘end-of-life’ party”byRiccardo Carlino19 AUG 26
but what an ordeal“The Ranucci case? A screenwriter’s nightmare. This summer of 2026 feels like a grotesque film,” says Pietro ValsecchiLa bomba d'amore? “It’s an extraordinary and unsettling thriller,” says the film and television producer. To bring this summer’s B-movie (from Ceuta to Antonello da Messina’s stolen paintings) to the screen, he offers us a short screenplay: “A film in three acts and three deceptions: ‘La grande calda estate’”byRiccardo Carlino17 AUG 26
The interviewMancini (PD): “Forget the primaries. The broad coalition must stand united in the streets against the Stabilicum”“As the opposition, we should be thinking about organising a large public demonstration outside the Senate in the week the electoral law comes before the chamber,” says the Democratic Party MP. “Coalition leader? I think Italians are more interested in our counter-budget manoeuvre.”byRiccardo Carlino13 AUG 26
"Save the frog"“Let’s save the spiny-chested frog”: following Di Caprio’s appeal, the power line between Chile and Argentina has been haltedThe environmental impact assessment for the project aimed at transferring energy between the Chilean and Argentine electricity grids has been suspended. “It threatens the rare Pehuenche Alsodes,” says the campaigner. But the two countries are pushing for greater energy integrationbyRiccardo Carlino11 AUG 26
the interviewVannacci appoints a national director for spas and aims to win over the sector’s votes"They are a tremendous economic driver. We need to revitalise spa areas and reduce costs through greater competition. They can help the Italian healthcare system," says Umberto Fusco, a former member of the Lega and, as of today, head of spa tourism for Futuro Nazionale. Between a fascination with ancient Rome and strategybyRiccardo Carlino10 AUG 26
between NIMBY and proPalTuscany is considering blocking an agrivoltaic plant linked to IsraelNIMBY and pro-Palestinian committees are contesting a 20-megawatt project because its developer is allegedly linked to an Israeli company involved in the expansion of settlements in Gaza. The regional government is considering an ad hoc regulation to put a stop to the whole thing. Giani: “I will look into this further”byRiccardo Carlino7 AUG 26