Category Archives: Organized crime
Naples: Change is taking place bottom-up
Citizens are on the move Anthony M. Quattrone The election of Luigi de Magistris as new mayor of Naples on 31 May 2011 might be having an interesting effect on the participation of Neapolitans in improving their city through a … Continue reading
Berlusconi promises again to rid Naples of garbage
Anthony M. Quattrone Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised on 27 November 2010 that in two weeks’ time Naples will be garbage free. It’s the second time in the last two months that he has promised to remove garbage from … Continue reading
Filed under Garbage crisis, Organized crime, Political parties
Cosentino will not be arrested
Anthony M. Quattrone A Chamber of Deputies commission, responsible for examining requests by the judiciary to arrest a representative, voted on 25 November 2009 against authorizing the detention of Nicola Cosentino, with 11 votes against the arrest, six in favor, … Continue reading
Filed under Organized crime, Political parties, Uncategorized
Garbage crisis and organized crime
Anthony M. Quattrone The connection between Neapolitan organized crime, known as “camorra” and politicians in Naples and other cities in the Campania Region has been at the center of the political debate over the past years. The debate has become … Continue reading
Filed under Garbage crisis, Organized crime, Political parties
