EIRE: REFERENDUM ABOUT THE STABILITY TREATY AT THE END OF MAY - di Enrico Lastrico

The next 31th may Irish will express with a referendum their opinion about the Stability Treaty that the European Council approved in January. In accordance with the Irish constitution the Agreement must be ratified with a referendum. The most mainly parties are favorable to the Treaty. The movements that are making campaign in favour of Yes are: Fine Gael (center – right party of Christian - democratic and conservative positions, pro – European party and member of European People’s Party), Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (movement of liberal - democratic and conservative positions and member of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) and Labour Party (a movement of social – democratic inspiration and member of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats). Contrary to the Treaty are Sinn Féin (social - nationalist party and member of European United Left – Nordic Green Left) and Socialist Party (movement that bases its ideology on Trotskyismn). The European Authority will follow the referendum with attention, the Irish citizens rejected with referendum two European Treaties in the past. Subsequently, after a better information about the Agreements, they approved the Treaties. European Union hopes that Irish citizens will approve the Stability Treaty immediately.

IRLANDIANI: A IMPORTANT REALITY FOR THE ITALIANS OF IRELAND - di Enrico Lastrico

Italians love Ireland. Many citizens of the Mediterranean Country travel to Ireland every year. They are tourists, students and persons that have found job in this Country. The Italian emigrant Francesco Dominoni founded the italo-irish association Irlandiani various years ago. Dominoni is graduated in Political Science at Milan’s University and he’s a passionate of internet, web and on-line publishing. The Young went in Ireland in 2002 to improve his english. Dominoni found a job in IBM and after in Ebay in few weeks. The Young, son of two Italians doctors (the mother is pediatrician and the father is surgeon) survived to the genocide of Ugandan Dictator Amin. Subsequently he frequented the Liceo in Asmara and was very interested at the job of his father (his Dad was nominated responsible of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cooperation’s programs for the development). The Dominoni’s Liceo was in danger of closing because the Italian Government threatened to close all the Italian schools of the African Country. There was the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Dominoni wrote a letter to Prime Minister of Italy Giulio Andreotti.

ELECTION IN IRELAND, SEVEN CANDIDATES COMPETE FOR THE REPUBLIC'S PRESIDENCY - of Enrico Lastrico

The Irish citizens will elect, the 27th October, the ninth President of Ireland’s Republic. Eire is a parliamentary republic and the president has primarily representative function and some real powers. The candidates must be nominated by at least 20 members of parliament or four county or city councils. Mary McAleese is the current President of Eire. She is journalist, lawyer and Professor. She was a member of Fianna Fáil, a centrist party, member of European Liberal and Reform Party. There are, in this election, seven candidates.

EIRE: VENTI GIORNI AL VOTO PER IL PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA - di Enrico Lastrico

I cittadini dell’Eire eleggeranno, il prossimo 27 ottobre, il nono Presidente della Repubblica d’Irlanda. L’Eire è una repubblica parlamentare e il presidente ha prevalentemente funzioni di rappresentanza ed alcuni poteri effettivi, può, ad esempio, chiedere alla corte costituzionale di esprimere, sulle leggi approvate dalle camere, un giudizio sulla loro costituzionalità. La presidenza ha una durata di sette anni e il mandato del presidente può essere rinnovato una sola volta.