Italy's Prime Minister, Mario Monti, on Tuesday reassured the EU that Italy is on the right track to achieve the commitments agreed during Euro Summit talks on 26th and 27th of October. After a meeting with president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, the Italian Premier said his new government can push ahead with bigger reforms than his predecessor.
However, Monti also told journalists in his first visit to Brussels that his meeting with Barroso wasn't focused on weather Italy can achieve the economic reforms by 2013, but rather on potential institutional reforms in Europe as a whole. When asked about fiscal policies in Italy, Monti stated that all technical details will be discussed with Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, on Friday in Rome.
For his part, president Barroso expressed his full support to Monti's determination of tackling the Italian problems. "In these times of crisis and despite huge economic head-winds, Italy is determined to tackle its ...
http://www.BKWineTours.com --- Dottore Giorgio Colli gives a short introduction to truffles, what types of truffles there are and how you should prepare and serve them.
Truffles are a type of mushroom. About a dozen truffle varieties are used in Europe. There is the white truffle, called in Latin Tuber Magnatum Pico. It is found mainly in the Piedmont in Italy, but also in Istria in Croatia and Slovenia. It can also be found in the Siena province and in Umbria.
The best season for the white truffles is from the beginning of November until the first snow falls, so until early to late January, depending on the weather.
There is also the black truffle. There are several variants of black truffles: macrosporum, mesentericum, and of course the most famous and exclusive one, the Tuber Melanosporum â or black Perigord truffle.
Dottore Colli, being Italian, tells us that the white truffle is more powerful than the black truffle but the French would no doubt not agree on that.
Giorgio Colli recommends that ...
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