The Wrap’s Alex Helmick talks to Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra every week about the news making waves in Italian-speaking Switzerland. The Wrap’s Alex Helmick talks to Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra every week about the news making waves in Italian-speaking Switzerland. WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 18 May 2012 16:48:36 UT Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:27:58 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 ticino no Prostitution itself in TIcino is legal, but in the past few days police have suddenly raided seven brothels in an effort to curb racketeering, money laundering and other crimes. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has more: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:15:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-police-raid-ticino-brothels-to.shtml?30708 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20708 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap After an impasse of more than ten years, Italy and Switzerland are finally coming to the table to negotiate a tax deal, and Italy is hoping to recover 30 billion euros in lost revenue. Meanwhile, a dispute over opening hours on Sundays could cost over a thousand jobs in Ticino. Nicole della Pietra has the details: Fri, 11 May 2012 16:15:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-tax-talks-resume-and-sunday-st.shtml?30605 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20605 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap The oldest profession finds an old way of luring clients: billboards in residential areas. WRS’s Alex Helmick and Nicole della Pietra discuss if the government can control the content on ad space. The two also talk about the brutally harsh words often exchanged in Ticino politics: Fri, 04 May 2012 16:27:07 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-vulgarity-among-political-part.shtml?30467 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20467 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap Brothel owners in the Italian-speaking canton are renting rooms once designated for prostitutes to asylum seekers—with the government footing the bill. Our Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has details on that plus the push for a strict quota on Italian workers crossing the border: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:59:24 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-brothel-owners-cashing-in-on-a.shtml?30337 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20337 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap The Lega dei Ticinesi wants the Swiss flag to fly whenever another country’s flag is flying. Alex Helmick and Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra examine that and the impact the recent migration quota will have on local farmers in View from the South, the program about issues in Italian-speaking Switzerland. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:15:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-group-wants-the-swiss-flag-to-.shtml?30224 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20224 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap Worth roughly CHF 4 million at its opening, auctioneers could not sell the now defunct Hotel La Claustra, not even for one Swiss franc. Plus, former Miss Switzerland runner-up, Xenia Tchumitcheva returns to the television screen tomorrow to host the Miss Ukraine contest. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has details: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:15:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-the-unwanted-four-million-fran.shtml?29931 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19931 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap Just over the border from Ticino, another celebrity of sorts has bought a villa on the shores of beautiful Lake Como. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra gives us that scoop on George Clooney’s new neighbor, plus the criminal high court in Bellinzona has confirmed the acquittals of the nine defendants accused of money laundering in the country’s largest organized crime trial: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:02:39 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-move-over-george-clooney.shtml?29813 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19813 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap Former Miss Switzerland runner-up and alleged girlfriend of F1 superstar Fernando Alonso, Xenia Tchumitcheva is Italy’s newest television host, but the reviews have been mediocre. While several associations, including the Green Party, are convinced that household garbage is imported from Italy and illegally incinerated in Ticino. Nicole della Pietra has the details: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:15:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-exporting-tv-hosts-importing-i.shtml?29679 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19679 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap Ticino’s cantonal government says there are too many foreign workers in Switzerland and wants a so-called safeguard clause. Meanwhile, cabinet member Ueli Maurer heads to Monte Ceneri’s military site to visit world class, Rambo-type soldiers. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has the details: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-a-safeguard-from-foreign-worke.shtml?29538 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19538 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap Some regions just across the Swiss border have had it with the euro—so they’re making their own currency. Plus a major turn in an alleged mafia trial in Bellinzona. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra fills us in: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:15:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-goodbye-euro-hello-italian-fra.shtml?29414 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19414 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap It’s a money transfer that is ill-advised—one million euros stuffed in a car zooming across the border. Our Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has the story of a man who tried it and failed. Plus, a tourist-shopping hotspot that might be in big trouble: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:15:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-smuggling-a-million-across-the.shtml?29299 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19299 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap Italy’s football betting scandal is once more tarnishing Ticino’s calcio or football and making headlines. While four smugglers try to sneak in 56 tons of sausage and ham and olive oil, among many other Italian specialties, to sell to Ticino restaurants. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra reports: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-football-betting-scandals-and-.shtml?29172 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19172 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap The rift between Switzerland and Italy continues. This time it is not over money or bank secrecy but policy concerning asylum seekers. Plus, Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso’s Swiss beauty queen girlfriend Xenia Tchumitcheva’s picture appears on an American escort website offering her services for a 1,000 francs an hour. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has the details: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:30:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-fighting-over-asylum-seekers-a.shtml?29032 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-19032 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap A scientist in Lugano makes an important discovery, and now she wants to be paid more than a million francs for it. While reports are emerging that cash and gold are being smuggled  to Lugano from Italy. The Italians are not happy about it and Lugano bankers are remaining silent.Ticino Correspondent Nicole della Pietra has more on these stories affecting Italian-speaking Switzerland: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-a-million-franc-discovery-and-.shtml?28897 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18897 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap The small village of Ligornetto has a traffic problem and the local residents have had enough. Now, an Italian deputy in Brussels is complaining about the decision to stop the traffic. Plus, after several worrying cases of wage dumping in the construction sector, it seems that the phenomenon has extended to other areas, even for highly skilled workers, with some serious cases discovered in the past days. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has the details: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:10:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-a-large-scale-traffic-dispute-.shtml?28778 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18778 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap