Far Right Wins Big in Italian Elections

One of the EU parliament’s longest serving former MEPs has failed to get re-elected.  Sir Graham Watson was a long standing MEP and sought to return to Parliament  as a candidate in Italy for an alliance backed by the country’s former PM Matteo Renzi. Sir Graham told this site, “The United States of Europe list…

Running in Italy for the European Parliament

Married to an Italian for over 30 years and with two children who are dual nationals, I did not until recently seek an Italian passport, writes Sir Graham Watson.  My UK  passport was headlined ‘European Union’ and gave me a right to work and reside anywhere in the EU. Since Brexit, the number of UK…