Now playing Next Sport Rome to join Boston and Hamburg in withdrawing bid for 2024 Olympic Games Rome’s mayor has begun formal steps to withdraw her city’s candidacy to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. 21/09/2016
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Now playing Next Italy Rome hosts its first same-sex civil union Rome has hosted its first ever same-sex civil union. 17/09/2016
Now playing Next Italy Mayhem mounts for Rome's new mayor after losing another top aide She is the first woman to run Rome, but Virginia Raggi’s political problems – just like the city’s rubbish – appear to be mounting by the day. 08/09/2016
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Now playing Next Cult Fendi takes over Rome's Trevi Fountain Italian fashion house Fendi sealed its long-lasting bond with Rome by staging a unique Fashion Show at the newly restored Trevi Fountain. 08/07/2016
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Now playing Next the global conversation "We'll start from scratch": the first interview of Rome's first female mayor Virginia Raggi, aged 37, is the newly elected Mayor of Rome. 22/06/2016
Now playing Next Italy Meet Rome's first female mayor The rising star of the Five Star Movement Virginia Raggi has told Euronews her priorities are tackling debt and public spending. 20/06/2016
Now playing Next Italy 5-star women: the new female mayors of Rome and Turin Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's Democratic Party (PD) was trounced by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in local elections in Rome and Turin on Sunday, throwing further doubt over his chanc 20/06/2016
Now playing Next no comment Europe sends love to Britain ahead of EU referendum Germans, Italians and French have been sending a message of love to the UK to persuade them to stay in the European Union. 20/06/2016
Now playing Next Italy Renzi faces key test as Italy elects new mayors Millions of Italians go to the polls today to choose mayors in the country’s largest cities. 19/06/2016
Now playing Next Italy Italy: 5-Star set to win Rome as Renzi shrugs off local elections blow Virginia Raggi of Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement has taken a strong lead in the race to become mayor of Rome – after first round local election results which were a disappointment to the g 06/06/2016
Now playing Next Italy Renzi on course to lose Rome in Italian local elections Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s governing Democratic Party looks to have avoided embarrassment in local elections in Italy, although the anti-establishment Five-Star party’s Virginia Raggi is ahead in 06/06/2016
Now playing Next Italy Rome parade celebrates 70 years of Italian democracy Italy today marks the seventieth anniversary of its republic with a parade through the streets of Rome. 02/06/2016
Now playing Next Culture news Banksy's work on display in Rome Works by the artist known as Banksy are going on display for the first time in Rome’s Palazzo Cipolla Museum. 27/05/2016
Now playing Next Sport ATP Rome: Raonic to face Kyrgios in second round Canada’s Milos Raonic kept his composure to down local favourite Marco Cecchinato in three sets in the opening round of the Italian Open on Monday 09/05/2016
Now playing Next Italy Rome celebrates its 2,769th birthday Rome has reached the grand old age of 2,769. To celebrate the foundation of the Italian capital, a parade was held to portray key moments from its 24/04/2016
Now playing Next Culture news Rome museum offers unique, immersive Caravaggio Experience Prepare for a whole new kind of cultural experience: a Caravaggio exhibition in Rome that doesn’t feature a single canvas of the fiery Baroque 06/04/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis condemns 'unprecedented' terrorist violence in Good Friday speech Pope Francis has used his Good Friday address to condemn Europe’s reaction to the migrant crisis, which he said had been blunted by our “indifferent 26/03/2016