Dan winterland
Hey mate,
guess you are from UK.
I am Italian and i really think you don't know anything about Italian aviation environment...
We may have lots of problems but we do not have anything regarding fake hours and so on like the other countries mentioned in the thread.
Come to any flight school in Italy and you will see how Italian pilots are trained, both technically and ethically...
If you have any proof of what you say please post it here with names and facts otherwise please shut up and think twice before throwing mud over a whole world of professionals.