Sassoli, President of the European Parliament – The international press has devoted numerous articles to the election of the Italian David Sassoli to lead the European Parliament, recounting his political career and the popularity he earned as host of Italy’s leading television news programme (from July 2 to 4 in Reuters – Italy’s Sassoli likely to be next EU parliament speaker after socialists back him; Financial Times – Italian Sassoli elected new president of the European Parliament; Les Echos – Parlement européen : le socialiste italien David Sassoli en route vers la présidence; Le Matin: Un social-démocrate italien prend les rênes du Parlement européen; Sueddeutsche Zeitung – “Buongiorno a tutti”; Der Standard: Italiener David Sassoli neuer EU-Parlamentspräsident; Die Zeit: David Sassoli wird neuer EU-Parlamentspräsident; Handelsblatt: Das Europaparlament begehrt auf – aber nur ein bisschen; Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Ein Brückenbauer aus Italien; Sueddeutsche Zeitung – Italiener Sassoli wird EU-Parlamentspräsident; El Mundo – El socialista italiano David Sassoli, elegido nuevo presidente del Parlamento Europeo; El Pais – Sassoli, el hombre del telediario).
Design and fashion – Design and Italian-made quality take centre stage in the articles the foreign press has dedicated to Italy this week: Le Monde reports on the school for designers that Dolce&Gabbana has created in Legnano, in the Milan area (July 1 – Dolce & Gabbana fait école), while The New York Times reviews the “dreamy” garments that Armani presented on Paris’s high fashion runways (July 2 – Armani Privé Sends Pastel Rainbow Gliding Down Paris Runway*). Coverage is also dedicated to accessories with the El País style supplement, Icon, reporting on Ferragamo’s new eyewear collection containing “the key formula of Italian design” thanks to the contribution of four creative talents from Milan (July 1 – La fórmula maestra del diseño italiano está en estas gafas).
Culture – Cultural reporting casts the spotlight on Italian personalities: El Mundo interviews Renzo Piano, “one of the giants in architecture” (June 27 – Renzo Piano: “No sé hacer otra cosa. Para mí, el trabajo es una fiesta”), while Libération reports on Mario Bava, the “beacon” of Italian cinema and master of horror (July 2 – MARIO BAVA : ET DIEU CRÉA LE FOUET*).
Tourism and food – Tourism is also making news: El Mundo visits Milan, the “Lombard capital full of contrasts,” in search of the secret that makes it the “world’s city of design” (June 27 – Milan: no es marketing todo lo que reluce), while Die Zeit recounts the artistic riches housed in the palaces of Palermo (July 3 – Ciao, Palazzi!*). Le Monde, on the other hand, explains how Matera has reinvented itself as the 2019 European Capital of Culture (July 1 – La revanche de Matera, ancienne « honte » de l’Italie*). Coverage is also dedicated to food, with an “itinerary of flavours” amid the finest pizzerias in Naples (El Pais, July 3 – Las mejores pizzerías de Nápoles). Lastly, the culinary tradition of various Italian regions is collected in the book reviewed by the Austrian daily Der Standard, entitled Brodetto für alle (June 29 – Brodetto für alle: Ausflug in die Marken*).
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