Skip to content
Logo Florence Daily News

Florence Daily News

Bringing the latest news and trends from Florence, Tuscany, and Italy since 2011. Now powered by artificial intelligence

Social Links
  • News
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • Arts
  • Life
  • Sports
  • Opinions
  • Italiano

Tag: politics

Bush’s Warning on “Dangerous Isms” and Trump’s America Today

Isolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s Agenda

Sunday, August 31, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

As the U.S. immigrant population declines, Bush’s 2011 warning about the perils of nativism resonates with today’s America First politics.

Read more
The center-right candidate Alessandro Tomasi of Fratelli d’Italia

Tomasi to Challenge Giani in Tuscany Regional Race

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Editorial Staff News

The center-right coalition has officially chosen the mayor of Pistoia, as its candidate for the presidency of Tuscany in the upcoming regional elections.

Read more
Emiliano Fossi and Eugenio Giani

Giani Secures Center-Left Candidacy in Tuscany as M5S Joins Coalition

Friday, August 8, 2025 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

M5S support comes with demands far from the policies Giani and the PD have pursued in Tuscany.

Read more
Minimum Wage Debate in Italy: What It Is and Why Tuscany’s Law Was Challenged

Italy’s Minimum Wage Debate: Why Tuscany’s Law Was Challenged

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

The Constitutional Court will now decide whether the Tuscan law aligns with the Constitution.

Read more
Tuscany Approves Law Allowing Pets’ Ashes to Be Buried with Owners (Photo by Mike Kilcoyne via Unsplash)

Tuscany Approves Law Allowing Pets’ Ashes to Be Buried with Owners

Saturday, July 26, 2025 Editorial Staff News

The new law allows the ashes of companion animals to be interred in the same burial niche as their owners.

Read more
Low Turnout Undermines Italy’s Referendums

Low Turnout Undermines Italy’s Referendums

Monday, June 9, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Italy’s five referendums on jobs, workers’ rights, and citizenship failed to meet the quorum with national turnout stopping at just 30%.

Read more
Today and tomorrow, Italian citizens are called to vote on five national referendums.

Jobs, Citizenship, Rights: Italy’s 5 Referendums Explained

Sunday, June 8, 2025 Marco Bastiani News

Today and tomorrow, Italian citizens are called to vote on five national referendums.

Read more
Italy’s Citizenship Referendum: Professors Call for Modernisation in an Appeal on La Repubblica

Professors Urge Support for Citizenship Reform Referendum

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Editorial Staff Opinions

A group of scholars has published an appeal in La Repubblica urging Italians to support the 8–9 June 2025 citizenship referendum.

Read more
Donal Trump

Trump vs. Reagan: When Will American Voters Realize the Cost of Tariffs?

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

For decades, the Republican Party has championed free trade as a pillar of American prosperity. Today, Donald Trump is reversing that legacy.

Read more
Donald Trump and Rolad Reagan

The Evolution of America: From Reagan’s Open Dream to Trump’s Closed Reality

Friday, January 24, 2025 Marco Bastiani Opinions

The last speech of Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump’s inaugural address are worlds apart.

Read more
Most Popular
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
Severe Storms Hit Tuscany: Floods, Lightning and Dozens of RescuesSevere Storms Hit Tuscany: Floods, Lightning and Dozens of Rescues
Over 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence TramwayOver 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence Tramway
Florence Redrawn by Hotels and Student Residences in 20 YearsFlorence Redrawn by Hotels and Student Residences in 20 Years
Florence Ranked Europe’s Most Overcrowded Tourist CityFlorence Ranked Europe’s Most Overcrowded Tourist City
Thomas J Price Brings Contemporary Identity to Florence’s Piazza della SignoriaThomas J Price Brings Contemporary Identity to Florence’s Piazza della Signoria
Inquiry Launched into Florence Black-and-White Tower ProjectInquiry Launched into Florence Black-and-White Tower Project
Free Admission to Museums Across Italy on Sunday, September 7Free Admission to Museums Across Italy on Sunday, September 7
Isolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s AgendaIsolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s Agenda
Giorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei MarmiGiorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei Marmi
Bella Musica plays Mozart in Santo Spirito – Book Your Free SeatBella Musica plays Mozart in Santo Spirito – Book Your Free Seat

NEWS

Florence by air. Image by Dominick Vietor from Pixabay

Florence Redrawn by Hotels and Student Residences in 20 Years

Monday, September 1, 2025
Florence Prosecutors Open Inquiry into Tower Project

Inquiry Launched into Florence Black-and-White Tower Project

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

BUSINESS

Giorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei Marmi

Giorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei Marmi

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Discounts and Dilemmas: Florence’s Saldi for Visitors and Shops

Friday, August 1, 2025

TECH

Prato Launches Italian-Chinese Venture to Produce Drones for Europe

Prato Launches Italian-Chinese Venture to Produce Drones for Europe

Monday, September 1, 2025
56 Baby Loggerhead Turtles Hatch on the Beaches of Marina di Pisa

56 Baby Loggerhead Turtles Hatch on the Beaches of Marina di Pisa

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

TRAVEL

Crowding on Ponte Vecchio

Florence Ranked Europe’s Most Overcrowded Tourist City

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Over 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence Tramway

Over 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence Tramway

Thursday, August 28, 2025

In the Spotlight

mobilitymuseumstourismTuscanyItalian GovernmentovertourismGeorgetown University in FlorenceEuropeUffiziweatherUnited StatescrimesSara FunaroFlorence traditionspoliticsDonald TrumpexhibitstariffsACF Fiorentinahotels in FlorenceSoccerMaremmaGalleria dell'Accademiafood and beverageVigili del Fuoco

ARTS

Beato Angelico, Franciscan Triptych (detail), 1428–1429.

Beato Angelico at Palazzo Strozzi and San Marco

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Michelangelo's David

Free Admission to Museums Across Italy on Sunday, September 7

Saturday, August 30, 2025

LIFE

Over 150 Attend Bella Musica’s Mozart Concert in Santo Spirito

Santo Spirito Resonates with Mozart Performed by Young Musicians

Thursday, August 28, 2025
The Monster of Florence on Netflix. Taken from the Netflix Newsroom. EMANUELA SCARPA/NETFLIX

Netflix’s The Monster of Florence to Premiere at Venice Film Festival

Sunday, August 24, 2025

SPORTS

ACF Fiorentina

Fiorentina’s Conference League Group with Rapid Vienna, Mainz and AEK

Sunday, August 31, 2025
Autumn Marathons in Europe: From Florence to Thessaloniki’s New Debut

Autumn Marathons in Europe: From Florence to Thessaloniki’s New Debut

Friday, August 29, 2025

OPINIONS

Bush’s Warning on “Dangerous Isms” and Trump’s America Today

Isolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s Agenda

Sunday, August 31, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump turned to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and said, You look fantastic.

From Compliments to Hand-Kisses: Meloni and the Politics of Gender

Thursday, August 21, 2025

ITALIANO

Oltre i lettini a buon mercato: riflessione su Grecia, turismo e identità nazionale

Sunday, August 17, 2025
Il rendering della proposta del Comitato per il Crocifisso a Signa

A Signa un parco urbano al posto del cemento: il masterplan del Comitato

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Live Camera
LIVE CAMERA
【LIVE】 Florence - Piazza della Signoria | SkylineWebcams
Most Popular
SITE INFO
Website Disclaimer
Privacy and Cookie Policy
About us
Contact
Corrections and Clarifications
Comment Policy
Partner with Florence Daily News
Support Florence Daily News
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
WordPress Theme: Gambit by ThemeZee.