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Di Maio: "Strasbourg is a waste of money"

Italian Five-Star populists kicks off EU election campaign with an long-debated issue

Bolivia

Italian fugitive Battisti extradited to Italy after arrest in Bolivia

Officials confirmed that Cesare Battisti had been put on a plane and sent directly to his home country.

Smart Regions

In Naples, students look to the future in the world’s oldest public university

In partnership with the European Commission

The Federico II University in Naples is the world’s oldest public university. It also hosts the Developer Academy where students learn to develop apps for iphones.

Europe Decoded

Five Star Movement founder signs 'pact for science' in complete u-turn

Beppe Grillo has fueled conspiracy theories and pseudoscience claims for years. Now, he's signing a pro-vaccination pact for science

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World

Raw Politics debates possible anti-EU pact between Italy and Poland

Will Warsaw and Rome find common ground on opposing the EU?

Europe News

Europe's political parties look for new alliances ahead of election

Populists try to join forces transnationally to beat the establishment

Europe News

European party politics in turmoil before EU elections

Cross-country alliances want to rock the boat - can they?

Poland

Salvini: Poland and Italy will be part of the new spring of Europe

Italy’s far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was in Warsaw on Wednesday to discuss the formation of a eurosceptic alliance with the leader of Poland’s ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski

World News

Democracy in Europe 'has declined more than any other region'

Democracy in Europe has 'declined more than any other region,' signalling a 'democratic malaise,' the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index has found.

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Italian band performs in igloo with instruments made of ice

The Ice Music festival began on Saturday evening in Italy's Val di Sole ski resort.

World News

Avalanche warnings issued across Alps region after deadly weekend

Further avalanche warnings have been issued across the Alps region after a weekend of deadly snow fall

Italy

Italian populist leader di Maio shows support for Yellow Vest movement

"Yellow vests, don't give up!", wrote Five Star Movement leader and Italian vice-PM Di Maio in an open letter to the French grassroots movement.

Vatican

Pope tells EU to stop bickering over migrant ship in Epiphany message

The rescue ships have 49 migrants onboard and are stuck in the Mediterranean.

Italy

North Korean diplomat reportedly goes into hiding, sparking defection rumours

A top North Korean diplomat has sparked defection rumours after it was revealed that he's gone into hiding with family by South Korea's intelligence agency

World News

Watch: The traditions Europeans follow to welcome the New Year

From swimming in chilly waters, to a parade and a religious ceremony, take a look at how people across Europe spent New Year's Day.

Italy

Paying to enter Venice

Daytrippers as well as overnight guests will soon have to pay to visit the Italian city of Venice

Italy

Italy's parliament approves 2019 budget in confidence vote

The Italian parliament passed the government's 2019 budget following last week's deal with the European Union, averting sanctions and fines on Rome.

Italy

Watch: Budget battle as scuffles erupt in Italian parliament

A session in the Italian parliament's lower house was marred by scuffles between MPs over the 2019 budget bill.

Focus

Solving the planet's plastic problem by closing the recycling loop

The 2018 Innovation Radar Prize has been won by an Italian startup project that seeks to recycle a much greater proportion of plastic waste

Living

Get ready to get your hands dirty

Sustainable agri-tourism experiences in Europe to book in 2019

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