Now playing Next Italy COVID-19 may have been present in Italy as early as December 2019 An Italian National Institute of Health study has found that traces of coronavirus were present in wastewater samples from December 2019 in Turin and Milan. 19/06/2020
Now playing Next Italy Milan won't remove statue of journalist who had Eritrean child bride Black Lives Matters protesters in Italy have targetted the statue of the late Indro Montanelli. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italian farmers pay for workers' flights Farmers in Italy have been paying for seasonal workers to return from abroad to harvest crops or risk bankruptcy 14/06/2020
Now playing Next Italy Coronavirus: Tourists back in Venice for Doge's Palace reopening Souvenir shops and restaurants have largely reopened and the tourists are back on the gondolas, but authorities call for a more sustainable tourism model. 13/06/2020
Now playing Next Italy Entire ancient Roman town mapped out by radar technology Researchers think the new technique could revolutionize the study of ancient settlements. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italy reopens borders - but will tourists travel there? Italy reopened its borders to European travellers on Wednesday, as the country attempts to rescue its tourist industry. 03/06/2020
Now playing Next world news Europe divided on pace of lockdown easing says Euronews poll The desire to ease restrictions in Italy, France and Germany is tempered by anxieties about the ongoing risk of coronavirus infection, an exclusive Euronews survey shows. 29/05/2020
Now playing Next no comment Italy's archaeological site Pompeii reopens - but with restrictions There were strict measures in place including temperature checks, one-way paths and spaced-out circles to keep people in queues apart. 26/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy Euroviews. In Italy and further afield, pollution and poverty have played a part in worsening COVID-19 ǀ View There are important clues in the patterns the disease is leaving that tell us quite a bit about what conditions can hasten its spread and worsen its lethality. So far, the areas where the most people are dying of the disease have been densely populated urban zones in China, Iran and northern Italy. 26/05/2020
Now playing Next world news COVID-19 has 'weakened' the case for the EU, finds Euronews poll Seventy per cent of Italian respondents also said the EU has not done enough to help their country during the crisis — higher than the 60% and 57% observed in Germany and France respectively. 26/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy Archaeological World Heritage site in Italy welcomes back visitors Paestum becomes the first of Italy’s famous archaeological sites to reopen following the pandemic lockdown 23/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy Mayors angry over lack of social distancing after lockdown eased Mayors in some of Italy's worst-hit COVID-19 regions have hit out over people not respecting social distancing now that lockdown has been eased 22/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italy's undeclared workers turn to food banks amid lockdown woe Despite being illegal, undeclared work is common in Italy, with over three million people trapped in this form of precarious employment. 22/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italian winemakers want to convert unsold stock into hand sanitiser It would ease shortages of hand sanitiser in Italy and save the industry from wasting huge quantities of wine. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next France Italian wins €1m Pablo Picasso painting with €100 lottery ticket Her son had given her the ticket as a gift for Christmas. “Maybe it was the best decision of my life," he said. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next no comment Artist lights SOS flares to mark Day of Light Artist lights SOS flares to mark Day of Light in Brixen (Bressanone) Italy, where Water Light Festival in May was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. 16/05/2020
Now playing Next World Pompeii to unveil new remains as it reopens after COVID-19 lockdown The site of the Roman city of Pompeii - destroyed by the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD (CE) - is returning from lockdown in expanded form. 14/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy Dress shops and florists left at the altar as COVID-19 hits weddings Coronavirus lockdowns have put tens of thousands of weddings on hold. Now some shops fear the COVID-19 economic fallout will mean people many won’t be able to afford weddings planned for next year. 13/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Extra police officers patrol Europe's streets and beaches As the good weather and the restrictive measures slowly lift, more people have been going out to enjoy their newfound freedom but are not respecting the rules to avoid the spread of coronavirus. 09/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italy eases coronavirus restrictions after two month lockdown Around 4.4 million people will go back to work on Monday. 04/05/2020