Current Situation In Italy

Aurelia

Aurelia

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I am writing an article about the financial/economic situation in Italy and I was wondering where I can find some accurate information. So far, I've read the articles at the Guardian, the Independent and some other websites, but I hadn't found anything concrete, only a few minor mentions, which is why I decided to ask for help. I need accurate information, not speculations, which is why I am asking for some good sources.

Do you know any good online newspapers that ca be read in English? Is there a website that can provide some good insight into the situation in Italy? Where can I find data about the unemployment/employment in certain sectors?

I am looking forward to replies!!
 
I don't know much about the situation but I often find that as with any type of research, if your looking at articles, they tend to be the opinion of the author rather than actual fact. For an independent approach you maybe have to go direct and ask the everyday person, if that makes sense?
 
^ That's what I was gonna say.
Newspapers and other online sources are actually not depicting the real situation. I don't know what you need your article for, but if you need real information, you should probably either talk to real Italians (if you can) or, as an alternative, look for local newspapers, written in Italian, and use Google Translate to translate everything in English. Of course, the Google translate tool will probably make a ton of mistakes, but at least you'll be able to get the main idea.

Italy is a big country, so situations may vary from North to South and even from region to region. So, finding accurate information about what's going on in the country as a whole is close to impossible.... which is why I recommend local newspapers. Try searching for the newspapers of the big cities, they usually offer statistics and more detailed information about what's going on in that region or regions close by.
 
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Thank you all for your quick responses. I'd already checked the first article and I am going to use it. It seems very informative. The second link, the website, could help as well.

I must admit that I did think about the local newspapers. The only reason why I hadn't looked at them yet was, as you'd said, Rosie, I don't speak Italian and Google Translate can be very messy, but yes, you're also right, it keeps the key idea, regardless of how poorly the text was translated.

One question - are fluctuations so drastic when it comes to the North and South? Now that you've mentioned it, I am a bit worried about the project...
 
Aurelia said:
One question - are fluctuations so drastic when it comes to the North and South? Now that you've mentioned it, I am a bit worried about the project...
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Well, I think they are.
I didn't do any research of my own, but what I can tell you is what different people have told me in these last few years I've been living here.

First of all, my best friends were not born here in the North (they are a family, 2 brothers and a sister). They are from Southern Italy, they have lived there almost all their lives, but they decided to move to the North, a few years back. The main reason: Southern Italy was so poor, they couldn't all find jobs. Only their father found work, and one of the boys, but money wasn't enough (they are a family of 5, so you can imagine).

This is one story, now on to another one: I met a guy, I think he is Sicilian, who came to Northern Italy and the first job he found was working in the same factory I was at the time, a seasonal job.
Since we were working together, I noticed he had a very odd accent so I asked where he was from. So, he told me he came from Sicily because the jobs there are too few and well.. he did have a good job, but he earned half the salary that he earned here, in the North.

These are the 2 best examples I can think of.
 
And these are good examples. So, if I have understood correctly, the unemployment and the living standards are worse in the South than in the North? What about the prices? Do they vary much? For example, is buying a chocolate in the South different from getting one in the North and so on? Are there many seasonal jobs in the North? Do people work temporarily or do they have permanent positions?
 
Yep, for some reasons the Northern countries believe that the Southern ones are lazy countries, but this is an absurd. I am pretty sure it has to be something more complex than that, I mean, being in the South makes a country lazy??
 
Aurelia said:
I am writing an article about the financial/economic situation in Italy and I was wondering where I can find some accurate information. So far, I've read the articles at the Guardian, the Independent and some other websites, but I hadn't found anything concrete, only a few minor mentions, which is why I decided to ask for help. I need accurate information, not speculations, which is why I am asking for some good sources.

Do you know any good online newspapers that ca be read in English? Is there a website that can provide some good insight into the situation in Italy? Where can I find data about the unemployment/employment in certain sectors?

I am looking forward to replies!!
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I'm from Rome
Situation in Italy the Situation for us is very difficult.
The immigration is not controlled, and we not have money but the immigrans have Subsidies house and food gratis.

The Situation is very bad
 
I´ve heard about the immigration issue: the controls are low and people can easily get through. I´ve also heard about the overcrowded ships going gown in the Mediterranean: makes you wonder how many had safely reached the harbour. But the border control is very strict. When I was travelling to Germany for a few days of holiday, I had to wait for two hours at the Slovenian border: there were so many cars, so many buses, so many people... and they asked a lot of questions: when are you coming back? where will you be staying? etc. etc.
 
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