{"id":71727,"date":"2012-12-17T14:11:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T13:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-december-1-14\/"},"modified":"2012-12-17T14:11:47","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T13:11:47","slug":"week-december-1-14","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-december-1-14\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of December 1 &#8211; 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Italy\u2019s Future<\/strong> \u2013 The beginning of the election campaign, not without its surprises, attracted the interest of the foreign press, which dedicated a great deal of space to Italy\u2019s political and economic future (December 4, <em>Financial Times<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/104ff44c-3e10-11e2-93cb-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2EAIVBPiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy after Monti<\/a>).&nbsp; The main international papers concentrated first of all on the resignation of Prime Minister <strong>Mario Monti<\/strong> (between December 8 and 12 in the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324024004578170814165896962.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ciao, Monti; <\/a>&nbsp;<em>La Vanguardia<\/em> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/opinion\/editorial\/20121211\/54356256596\/la-espiral-italiana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La espiral italiana<\/a>; &nbsp;<em>Publico<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publico.pt\/opiniao\/jornal\/saga-italiana-camara-obscura-25731348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saga italiana. C\u00e2mara obscura<\/a> ;* <em>Le Figaro<\/em> &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/mon-figaro\/2012\/12\/11\/10001-20121211ARTFIG00627-monti-berlusconi-l-expert-et-le-politique.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Monti- Berlusconi, l&#8217;expert et le politique<\/a>; *<em> Le Monde <\/em>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/a-la-une\/article\/2012\/12\/10\/la-lecon-de-tactique-de-mario-monti-le-professore_1803139_3208.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La le\u00e7on de tactique du \u00ab Professore \u00bb<\/a>;&nbsp; <em>Time<\/em> &#8211; What Mario Monti\u2019s Exit Tells Us About Europe\u2019s Debt Crisis;&nbsp; <em>Handelsblatt <\/em>&#8211; &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/finanzen\/boerse-maerkte\/anleihen\/ruecktritt-von-mario-monti-moodys-sieht-kaum-auswirkungen\/7517764.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moody\u2019s sieht kaum Auswirkungen<\/a>). They also turned their attention on the possible candidacy of the former European Commissioner after the endorsement of the European People\u2019s Party (December 13 and 14 in the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/brussels\/2012\/12\/13\/brussels-hearts-monti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brussels (Hearts) Monti<\/a>; <em>The Economist<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/charlemagne\/2012\/12\/italian-politics-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian politics and Europe: The Silvio and Mario show<\/a>;<em> La Nacion<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanacion.com.ar\/1536696-los-lideres-europeos-le-dan-su-respaldo-a-monti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los l\u00edderes europeos le dan su respaldo a Monti<\/a>; <em>Les Echos <\/em>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesechos.fr\/economie-politique\/monde\/actu\/0202448996407-la-pression-monte-pour-une-candidature-monti-520667.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La pression monte pour une candidature Monti<\/a>; <em>El Pais<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/internacional.elpais.com\/internacional\/2012\/12\/13\/actualidad\/1355415424_488588.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La derecha europea apadrina a Monti<\/a>; <em>Sueddeutsche Zeitung<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sueddeutsche.de\/politik\/berlusconi-begegnet-monti-in-bruessel-huldigung-fuer-den-ueberraschungsgast-1.1550236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huldigung f\u00fcr den \u00dcberraschungsgast<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Draghi, Person of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Brtain\u2019s economic daily, the <em>Financial Times, <\/em>has named Mario Draghi, \u201cthe Italian determined to save the euro\u201d, the man of 2012 \u201d (December 13, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/8fca75b8-4535-11e2-838f-00144feabdc0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mario Draghi, Person of The Year<\/a>). The paper of the City ran a lengthy profile of the President of the European Central Bank, complete with videos and an interview. <strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSteady Hand\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Other reports on Italy\u2019s elections included interviews by <strong>Pier Luigi Bersani<\/strong> on the reforms carried out and on Monti\u2019s plans. The foreign press underlined Bersani\u2019s commitment to continue Monti\u2019s firm approach (December 10-14 in the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324024004578169271671402946.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy Front-Runner Vows Steady Hand<\/a>; <em>Die Welt<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.welt.de\/print\/welt_kompakt\/print_politik\/article111982408\/Er-schwoert-auf-Reformen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Er schw\u00f6rt auf Reformen<\/a>; <em>Valor Economico<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valor.com.br\/internacional\/2935558\/favorito-na-italia-bersani-promete-manter-ajuste-fiscal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Favorito na It\u00e1lia, Bersani promete manter ajuste fiscal<\/a>*).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* marked articles viewable online upon payment or registration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Italy\u2019s Future<\/strong> \u2013 The beginning of the election campaign, not without its surprises, attracted the interest of the foreign press, which dedicated a great deal of space to Italy\u2019s political and economic future (December 4, <em>Financial Times<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/104ff44c-3e10-11e2-93cb-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2EAIVBPiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy after Monti<\/a>).&nbsp; The main international papers concentrated first of all on the resignation of Prime Minister <strong>Mario Monti<\/strong> (between December 8 and 12 in the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> &#8211; <a\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2357,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"freetags":[],"tipologiapin":[2375],"tag_tecnica":[],"temi_aspen":[],"attivita_internaz_in_essere":[],"attivita_internaz_concluse":[],"studi_e_ricerche":[],"class_list":["post-71727","pin","type-pin","status-publish","hentry","tipologiapin-foreign-press-italys-success-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pin\/71727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pin"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pin\/71727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"freetags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/freetags?post=71727"},{"taxonomy":"tipologiapin","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipologiapin?post=71727"},{"taxonomy":"tag_tecnica","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_tecnica?post=71727"},{"taxonomy":"temi_aspen","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/temi_aspen?post=71727"},{"taxonomy":"attivita_internaz_in_essere","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attivita_internaz_in_essere?post=71727"},{"taxonomy":"attivita_internaz_concluse","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attivita_internaz_concluse?post=71727"},{"taxonomy":"studi_e_ricerche","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/studi_e_ricerche?post=71727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}