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View from the South
The Wrap’s Alex Helmick talks to Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra every week about the news making waves in Italian-speaking Switzerland.
View from the South: Police raid Ticino brothels to clean up crime
Friday, 18 May, 2012Prostitution 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:
Friday, 18 May, 2012Prostitution 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:
View from the South: Tax talks resume and Sunday store hours
Friday, 11 May, 2012After 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:
Friday, 11 May, 2012After 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:
View from the South: Prostitution billboards scandalize Ticino
Friday, 4 May, 2012The 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:
Friday, 4 May, 2012The 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:
View from the South: Brothel owners cash in on asylum seekers
Friday, 27 April, 2012Brothel 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:
Friday, 27 April, 2012Brothel 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:
View from the South: Political party wants the Swiss flag to fly
Friday, 20 April, 2012The 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.
Friday, 20 April, 2012The 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.
View from the South: The unwanted 4 million franc hotel
Friday, 30 March, 2012Worth 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:
Friday, 30 March, 2012Worth 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:
View from the South: Move over George Clooney?
Friday, 23 March, 2012Just 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:
Friday, 23 March, 2012Just 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:
View from the South: Exporting TV hosts, importing Italian garbage
Friday, 16 March, 2012Former 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:
Friday, 16 March, 2012Former 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:
View from the South: A safeguard from foreign workers and Swiss Rambos
Friday, 9 March, 2012Ticino’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:
Friday, 9 March, 2012Ticino’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:
View from the South: Goodbye euro, hello Italian franc?
Friday, 2 March, 2012Some 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:
Friday, 2 March, 2012Some 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:
