Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 31 July
Can Italians afford a summer break?
Buone vacanze emails have started coming thick and fast from Italian friends and contacts, the lucky ones with jobs.
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The Briefing, episode 291
Our Tokyo bureau chief discusses Japan’s recession, we talk to our man in Milan about Mario Monti, and get an update on defence news.
Midori House, episode 160
Why Russia’s aviation regulations hold sway in the debate over the EU carbon tariff and we discuss Mario Monti with Italian journalist Gianni Riotta.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Friday 22 February
Vote of no confidence
As Italy returns to democratic elections, the right to vote seems strangely undervalued.
Affairs / Politics
Europe Briefing
Commuters take to the water in Stockholm, the Italian prime minister tackles corruption and Slovenians get ready to go to the polls.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 23 May
Local history can hold global brands back
As unseasonably heavy rain poured down in Rome earlier this week, it was easy to see the weather as a meteorological mirror for the general economic climate.
Affairs / Politics
Europe Briefing
What's next for Berlin's Tegel airport, the growing problem of guns in France and windpower goes quiet in Sweden
Affairs / Society
Europe Briefing
London's mayoral election, shenanigans in the Spanish royal family, and why people are leaving Portugal.
Affairs / Soft Power
Soft central
Monocle's third annual Soft Power Survey is an attempt to push the debate on where soft power comes from and how to use it. With current shifts in the global power balance, never has it been more relevant.