Italy has the second-highest debt level in the eurozone at a projected 133 per cent of economic output, behind only Greece.
For 15th November 2013 four Italian transport unions (CGIL, CISL, UIL, and UGL) have called for strikes to be held in Rome from Wednesday to Friday. University students in Rome and cities from Turin in the north to Palermo in the south organized protest marching. They protests against the economic measures of the government, aiming to reduce national debt by austerity cuts, among others freezes on public sector salaries and cutbacks to education.The trains are stopped several days long, alternately in different Italian regions, that infects the international passengers too, except for the high speed and long distance trains.
Local public transportation employees of North- Italy joined the strike except for Milan where Ignazio Abate scored his first senior international goal as Italy came from behind to draw 1-1 against Germany in a friendly international in the San Siro Stadium.
Planes, trains, maritime and local transportation personnel and local transportation and ferries to Sicily and Sardinia were already on strike , a month ago (October 18th.)
All airport personnel will be on strike for 24 hours on November 22nd and there will be a general strike Wednesday, November 27 -anounces http://www.summerinitaly.com
Brussels says Rome’s 2014 spending plan would not cut Italy’s national debt fast enough and improperly includes billions of euros in new investment spending - published the Financial Times (November, 15th).
Thought Italy can expect economic growth, according to Moody’s London analysts, 2014 being the first year bringing growth in every country of the G20, since 2010.*