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A note about breakfast in Italy: breakfast in America is often seen as a large meal (eggs, bacon, juice, toast, coffee, fruit, etc). In Italy, this is not the case. Breakfast for Italians might be coffee with a pastry (cappuccino e brioche) or a piece of bread and cold cuts or cheese. The cappuccino is one shot of espresso, one part steamed milk, one part foamed milk with an optional dusting of chocolate. Unless you know for certain otherwise, you should not expect a large breakfast in Italy. Another enjoyable Italian breakfast item is cornetto (pl.
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Following the war, Italy became firmly tied to the West, joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949 and the European Economic Community (now the European Union) in 1958. It was admitted to the United Nations in 1955. In internal politics, Italy’s Christian Democrats, Communists, and Socialists emerged from the war as the chief parties. The split of the Socialists into the majority Socialists (the left wing) and the minority Social Democrats (the right wing) enabled the Christian Democrats to maintain power at the head of successive coalition governments with the Social Democrats (until 1959) and other center parties and to exclude the Communists from the government. However, in the postwar years the Communists dominated the local politics of Tuscany, Umbria, and Emilia-Romagna.
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Owner and Chef Adriano Paganini, a native of Milan, Italy, worked in restaurants in Milan, Paris, London and San Francisco before opening the first Pasta Pomodoro in San Francisco's Marina District in 1994. Headquartered in San Francisco, the popular group of moderately priced, casual Italian neighborhood restaurants with unique food and Milano style has grown to a total of 43 Pomodoro restaurants located throughout California and in Arizona. For more information, visit http://www.pastapomodoro.com.
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While safe to drink, the tap water in many parts of Italy can be cloudy with a slight off taste. Most Italians prefer bottled water, which is served almost exclusively in restaurants. Make sure you let the waiter/waitress know you want regular water or else you could get frizzante (or fizzy club soda water) water. The exception to this is Rome where they have exceptional pride in their quality of water. This goes right back to the building of aquiducts channeling pure mountain water to all the citizens of Rome during Roman times. You can refill your drinking containers and bottles at any of the constant running taps\fountains dotted around the city, safe in the knowledge that you are getting excellent quality cool spring water - try it!
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At the outbreak of World War II, Italy assumed a neutral stance friendly to Germany, but in June, 1940, it declared war on collapsing France and on Great Britain. In 1940, Italian forces were active in North Africa (see North Africa, campaigns in) and attacked Greece; ... they were unsuccessful until German troops came to their aid in early 1941. Later in 1941, Italy declared war on the Soviet Union and on the United States. Soon Italy suffered major reverses, and by July, 1943, it had lost its African possessions, its army was shattered, Sicily was falling to U.S. troops, and Italian cities (especially ports) were being bombed by the Allies.
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Authorization by the Bank of Italy is required to acquire more than five percent of a financial institution's capital (or to gain effective control of a financial institution, regardless of the amount of capital acquired). Non-bank companies (either Italian or foreign) may not acquire more than 15 percent of a bank's capital. Complex cross-shareholding has been used to fight off takeover attempts in the financial sector. Foreign banks are part of "stable shareholder" arrangements of Italian largest bank. Recently the Dutch Bank ABN-Amro obtained complete control of an Italian medium sized bank, Banca Antonveneta.
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