Three men to shape Italy’s EU election campaign [Italy and the European elections 2014]

Feature looks at the situation in Italy as regards the campaign for the elections to the European Parliament held in May 2014.

Further information relating to Italy and the European Parliament elections in May 2014 can be found via the related url hyperlinks.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had a sweeping victory on the 25 May 2014 election, with voter projections giving his centre-left Democratic Party (PD) a huge lead over the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement of ex-comic Beppe Grillo.

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ESO: Background information: The European Parliament elections are yet another test for Italy’s fragile political system http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-parliament-elections-are-yet-another-test-for-italys-fragile-political-system/

ESO: Background information: European Parliament: Election, May 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-parliament-election-may-2014/

Wikipedia: European Parliament election, 2014 (Italy) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament_election,_2014_%28Italy%29

Burson-Marsteller: Europe Decides: Italy http://europedecides.eu/country-by-country/it/

Corriere della Sera, 06.03.14: European elections: Italy's left wastes new opportunity (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE139597-European-elections-Italy-s-left-wastes-new-opportunity

EUObserver, 15.03.14: Berlusconi wants to run in EP elections http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123474

EUObserver, 07.04.14: Italy's Grillo wants disloyal MEPs to pay hefty fine http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123763

BBC News, 08.04.14: Italy football star Tardelli aims for EU goal as MEP http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-eu-26935095

EUObserver, 11.04.14: Italy PM chooses women MEP candidates to combat 'grey' list http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123834

EUObserver, 24.04.14: Anti-euro talk spreads in Italy http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123906

Blog: openDemocracy, 29.01.14: Can Europe make it: The chaos theory of Italian politics http://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/piero-tortola/chaos-theory-of-italian-politics

Il Sole 24 Ore, 30.04.14: No real leading candidates (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE142652-European-elections-No-real-leading-candidates

LSE EuroppBlog, 06.05.14: Lega Nord’s Euroscepticism represents political opportunism rather than a deeply-held ideological stance similar to UKIP http://bit.ly/1ht9ycU

EUObserver, 12.05.14: Italy mocks trashy EU election posters http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124076

EurActiv, 13.05.14: New parties - likely kingmakers in next European parliament http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/new-parties-likely-kingmakers-next-european-parliament-302093

EUObserver, 15.05.14: Italian MEP candidates scaremongering on immigration [Opinion] http://euobserver.com/opinion/124117

EurActiv, 19.05.14: European elections to test Renzi’s chances to reform Italy http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/european-elections-test-renzis-chances-reform-italy-302199

The Local.it, 20.05.14: We must use our EU vote to help Italy http://www.thelocal.it/20140520/we-must-use-our-eu-vote-to-help-italy

The Local.it, 16.05.14: Why has Italy turned Eurosceptic overnight? http://www.thelocal.it/20140516/why-has-italy-turned-eurosceptic-overnight

BBC News, 22.05.14: European elections: Italy's Grillo savages left and right http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-eu-27508490

BBC News, 21.05.14: Italy: Beppe Grillo in surprise TV chat show appearance http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-27499889

EurActiv, 26.05.14: Italy's Renzi triumphs in EU vote http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/italys-renzi-triumphs-eu-vote-302388

Euro|Topics, 12.05.14: Italy: Little Interest in the European Elections http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/dossier_europawahl_2014/laendertext_italien/

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