“Research and science are saving more and more lives, yet irrational and destructive beliefs are spreading. These are the incomprehensible contradictions of our time,” says the Head of State. Yesterday, the government narrowly avoided defeat over the reinstatement of anti-vaccine doctors: the measure was passed with the votes of Vannaccia’s supporters.

A country that thrives on globalisation must know how to defend it. A lesson from Mattarella

The ear, on the other hand, is the quietest of the senses, the only one that functions whilst remaining motionless, and which receives everything without having to do anything. For a nation that has always viewed decisions with the same suspicion one reserves for relatives who ask for loans, it is the ideal part of the body  

Following the violence in Milan, the security decree strikes a balance between the hardline stance of Salvini and Crosetto and the Quirinale’s restrictions: new criminal offences and pre-trial detention, but no police powers for the army. The right wanted more uniformed officers; the left looks to Jericho. And the Colle draws the line

According to the President of the Republic, defence spending to strengthen NATO on the European front is needed “to restore the balance in relation to Russia’s stance”. He adds: “No country can envisage a future separate from that of the others; it would be self-defeating.”

Following on from the feature on wonder, today it is the turn of recycled paper. But the Head of State warns: “We must keep the trend towards increasing the number of days dedicated to this within reasonable limits.” This is also because such initiatives should be promoted in schools, but with these figures “it is becoming increasingly difficult, even implausible”.

The Prime Minister and the President of the Republic reiterate their condemnation of terrorism and anti-Semitism and their commitment to protecting civilian populations, with a view to a peace based on the two-state solution

Remarks from the Colle, calls for the amendment of certain measures. Then the Roggero and Minetti cases. Security and justice. A lively debate has developed between the two branches of government. An overview