{"id":72492,"date":"2017-01-24T09:58:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T08:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-january-13-19\/"},"modified":"2017-01-24T09:58:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T08:58:05","slug":"week-january-13-19","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-january-13-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of January 13 \u2013 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

A popular Italian in Strasbourg, <\/strong>amongst other places, is, according to the international press, the new President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani<\/strong>. (Financial Times,<\/em> January 18 – Antonio<\/a> Tajani elected president of the European Parliament<\/span>*; the New York Times,<\/em> January 17 – Tajani Elected President of European Parliament<\/a>*; Handelsblatt<\/em>, January 18 – Italien feiert Wahl Antonio Tajanis<\/a>). Spain\u2019s el Mundo<\/em> also published a piece about this Italian politician \u201cwho is perfectly familiar with all of Europe\u2019s institutions\u201d commenting that he is not only well-respected by his colleagues in the European assembly who elected him to succeed Martin Schulz, he also has many admirers in Spain and in Gijon, for example, in the autonomous region of Asturia a road was named for him in recognition of his success in preventing the closure of a major factory there during his stint as a European Commissioner (January 17 – Antonio<\/a> Tajani: el ‘mejor comisario espa\u00f1ol’<\/span>).<\/p>\n

Economy & Finance<\/strong> \u2013 The merger between Italy\u2019s Luxottica <\/strong>and France\u2019s Essilor was big news this week, described in major international dailies and various press agencies as \u201ca giant in the eye wear 6 industry\u201d, a \u201cclear market leader\u201d and \u201cexcellent news for both companies concerned\u201d. A 46 billion giant was born with del Vecchio family as the major individual shareholder. (Wall Street Journal,<\/em> January 16 – Luxottica to Merge, Creating $49 Billion Eyewear Giant<\/a>*; the New York Times,<\/em> January 16 – Luxottica and Essilor Agree to Merge to Create Eyewear Giant<\/a>; Reuters,<\/em> January 16 – Luxottica and Essilor agree 46 billion euro merger to create eyewear giant<\/a>; Boersen Zeitung,<\/em> January 16 – Luxottica und Essilor vor Fusion<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

The Financial Times<\/em> wrote about the expertise of dealmaker Stefano Pessina<\/strong> who heads up the American group Walgreens Boots Alliance and its plans to strengthen its position in China January 15 – Stefano<\/a> Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance, on dealmaking<\/span>*). Spain\u2019s Expansi\u00f3n <\/em>ran a piece about the success currently being enjoyed by Ducati, <\/strong>commenting that <\/strong> there is nothing that seems to be able to stop this Italian brand from its continuing growth (January 17 – Otro r\u00e9cord de ventas mundiales de Ducati en 2016<\/a>) and the Financial Times<\/em> described in an article the recent agreement between Ferrovie dello Stato italiane<\/strong> to buy out its Greek counterspart TrainOSE (January 17 – Italy\u2019s state railway buys struggling Greek operator<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Fashion<\/strong> \u2013 Both Pitti Uomo <\/strong>and then Milan\u2019s Men\u2019s Fashion Week attracted the world\u2019s fashion reporters this week, with the New York Times<\/em> running a piece with details of all that was revealed in Florence (January 12 – In Florence, It\u2019s All About Pants. Big Pants<\/a>*) followed by two more featuring Prada<\/strong> and Missoni <\/strong>runway shows in Milan (January 15 – Prada Goes in Search of the Na\u00efve, Missoni Bursts With Color<\/a>*), and Marni<\/strong> and Ferragamo<\/strong> (January 15 – A Marni Rave, a Ferragamo Reboot<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

Reuters <\/em>was also showing a keen interest in Men\u2019s Fashion (January 15 – Ferragamo retro-chic and Missoni’s take on Japan at Milan men’s fashion<\/a>;<\/span> Zegna’s relaxed, classical-inspired looks open Milan’s men fashion<\/a>) and then on the \u201cpositive\u201d financial position of a brand like Moncler<\/strong> (January 15 – Italy’s Moncler says 2016 ended well, 2017 off to a good start<\/a>). On the other hand die Zeit<\/em> chose to focus on the \u201cfinancial miracle\u201d and \u201cfashion capitalist\u201d that is Brunello Cucinelli<\/strong> (January 16 – der gute Kapitalist<\/a>).<\/p>\n

More fashion articles appeared with the Washington Post<\/em> featuring Armani<\/strong> (January 17 – Armani as furry wrapper-in-chief for Milan menswear season<\/a>*) whilst el Pa\u00eds<\/em> explained how the world of Italian fashion has taken to the various social networks to win the hearts and minds of its young fans (Januar 17 – La pasarela de Mil\u00e1n se hace viral<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Tourism<\/strong> \u2013 The New York Times<\/em> was on the Ponte Vecchio<\/strong> in Florence to find out more about the Piccini brothers and their work shop on the bridge that is a veritable symbol of the Tuscan capital (January 14 – The Last Jeweler on the Ponte Vecchio<\/a>*) and the Wall Street Journal<\/em> was in Orvieto <\/strong>seeing precisely how one local family had managed to transform an old traditional farmhouse into a luxury villa (January 16 – A Father-Son Renovation in Umbria, Italy<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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