NPR People: Sylvia PoggioliSylvia Poggioli is senior European correspondent for NPR's foreign desk and reports from Rome, Italy; the Balkans; other parts of Europe; and the Middle East. Poggioli can be heard on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.Valle Giulia Has Taken On Mythological Stature- June 23, 2008 Forty years ago, there were protests in many European countries. But perhaps the longest and most complex movement was in Italy. During the battle of Valle Giulia, the meadow in front of Rome University's school of architecture, some 4,000 students confronted police. By early 1968, most Italian universities were occupied.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91819083&ft=1&f=2101034 Bush Meets with Indifference on Rome Visit- June 11, 2008 President Bush might have expected a hostile reception when he arrived in Italy today. Previously, tens of thousands protested his visits, but only about 2,000 opposed Bush's visit to the Italian capital today. Most Romans were either indifferent, or angry about the restrictive security measures.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91392907&ft=1&f=2101034 Iran's Leader Resumes Vitriol at Food Summit- June 4, 2008 World leaders are in Rome for the United Nations food conference. The summit is supposed to give participants an opportunity to deal with soaring food prices. But the attendance of controversial leaders from Iran and Zimbabwe has been distracting. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli is in Rome.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91143051&ft=1&f=2101034 U.N. World Food Crisis Talks Open- June 3, 2008 The U.N.'s summit on the world's food crisis opens in Rome on Tuesday, with calls for reform of international agriculture. The presence of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, however, diverts attention away from the conference itself.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91126225&ft=1&f=2101034 |