This weekend (24 and 25 February) Italians will have their first general elections in almost five years.
The last time they went to the polls to choose politicians for the upper and lower houses of parliament was when Romano Prodi left office as prime minister in 2008.
Five years on and a financial crisis later, a lot has changed.
Italy still has the eighth largest economy in the world and the third largest in the eurozone. But volatility on bond markets drove it close to ...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.