Category: Luigi Brugnaro

The Pili Investigations: Assessors Describe Brugnaro as “Absolute Master”

January 18, 2025

The minutes report statements by Zuin and Colle, who describe Mayor Brugnaro as an absolute master: “Nobody contradicts him” January 17, 2025 VENICE Further details are emerging about Luigi Brugnaro’s role in the events being investigated as part of the so-called “swamp investigation” by the Guardia di Finanza: in particular, his attitude as an absolute … More The Pili Investigations: Assessors Describe Brugnaro as “Absolute Master”

Venice and other Cities See Campaign Against Short-term Rentals, with Tape and Stickers on Keyboxes

December 28, 2024

The protest action took place on the night of December 27, during which stickers and signs appeared bearing the words “Your house was My house” 28 December 2024 by Maria Ducoli Stickers against short-term rentals, to claim Venice’s right to remain a lively and lived-in city, possibly even inhabited. The night of December 27 saw … More Venice and other Cities See Campaign Against Short-term Rentals, with Tape and Stickers on Keyboxes

Venice Under Scrutiny by UNESCO Again

November 3, 2024

The Commission returns for another inspection, and a 300-page dossier is delivered by the Municipality. Associations and committees invoke the “blacklist” to make the world understand the state of degradation and fragility of the city by Vera Mantengoli November 1, 2024 The Commission returns for another inspection, and a 300-page dossier is delivered by the … More Venice Under Scrutiny by UNESCO Again

New Municipal Regulations on Short-term Rentals in Venice

October 25, 2024

A 120-day limit per year as a threshold, in-person reception, key boxes, separate waste collection and a vademecum to respect the city: all the innovations introduced by the Brugnaro council By Eugenio Pendolini October 24, 2024 The first regulation for short-term rentals in Venice is in sight. The council has given the green light to … More New Municipal Regulations on Short-term Rentals in Venice

Palazzo Papadopoli, the Court of Auditors Accuses Brugnaro of Financial Damage to the State

October 23, 2024

The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, who is already a target in the parallel investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office, is under investigation together with his collaborators Morris Ceron, Derek Donadini and former councilor Renato Boraso October 23, 2024 Sixteen politicians, managers and officials of the Municipality of Venice are accused of having caused financial damage … More Palazzo Papadopoli, the Court of Auditors Accuses Brugnaro of Financial Damage to the State

Thousands of People March in Mestre for Giacomo Jack Gobbato, Killed Stopping a Theft on the Street

September 28, 2024

At the head of the procession are Sebastiano Bergamaschi, the brother of the 26-year-old killed on Corso del Popolo, and his mother. Brugnaro’s condemnation of the march is challenged By Giacomo Costa and Mitia Chiarin September 28, 2024 [Note: Giacomo Gobbato was stabbed to death on the night of September 20 by Sergey Merjievskyy from … More Thousands of People March in Mestre for Giacomo Jack Gobbato, Killed Stopping a Theft on the Street

Flashmob Protests Cuts to Ser.D Addiction Services in Marghera

September 7, 2024

Comitato Marghera Libera e Pensante holds a sit-in on Saturday September 7 in front of the headquarters of the Regional Civil Protection to call for “Civil protection” September 7, 2024 A sit-in to call for “Civil protection” took place on the morning of September 7 in the Cita district of Marghera, directly in front of … More Flashmob Protests Cuts to Ser.D Addiction Services in Marghera

Controversial Investor Ching Divesting From Venice, Sells Palazzo Donà for 18 Million Euro: “It’s impossible to manage investments in this city”

August 18, 2024

Il Gazzetino reveals sale of property connected to the Boraso scandal in March of this year. Brugnaro and Ching deny charges of corruption – Boraso denies asking for 70k Euro bribe. VENICE – Investor Ching Chiat Kwong is leaving Venice. The Singaporean tycoon has sold Palazzo Donà and would also like to sell Palazzo Poerio … More Controversial Investor Ching Divesting From Venice, Sells Palazzo Donà for 18 Million Euro: “It’s impossible to manage investments in this city”

Brugnaro, Under Investigation for Corruption, Defends Himself in Council: “I’m innocent and I’m not resigning”

August 3, 2024

At the session in the town hall in Mestre on Friday August 2, the mayor spoke for 50 minutes, becoming emotional, and was challenged: “I have nothing to be ashamed of.” On Boraso: “If I had known something, I would have removed him from the delegations and reported him”. Outside Via Palazzo citizens chanted and … More Brugnaro, Under Investigation for Corruption, Defends Himself in Council: “I’m innocent and I’m not resigning”

The City is Not His Business. Time to Vote and Give it Back to the Citizens

July 28, 2024

It’s the end of the Brugnaro system. Politics in Venice must be reinvented, and the indispensable trust between citizens, the administrative machine and political representatives must be rebuilt. In a democracy there is only one means to do this: voting once again. By Giuseppe Saccà, Venice City Councilor for the PD July 23, 2024 What … More The City is Not His Business. Time to Vote and Give it Back to the Citizens