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Economy

Nearly 1 in 12 Italians live in ‘absolute poverty’, report finds

There are now over 5.6 million Italians who cannot afford the cost of bare essentials like food, shelter, education and healthcare, according to a recent report by ISTAT.

27/10/2023

Italy

Nearly 1 in 2 Italian teenagers has been sexually harassed, poll finds

A new poll surveying 400 teenagers across Italy found that nearly 1 in 2 teenagers has been touched by a peer against their will or received unwelcome sexual advances.

25/10/2023

Travel News

Is this ‘leaning tower’ in Italy at risk of collapsing?

Italy’s government has criticised the local council for not taking proper care of the structure.

25/10/2023

Green News

Milan plans to ban cars from city centre by mid 2024

Levels of pollutants in Milan's air are almost four times the safe amount.

23/10/2023

Italy

Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier of Italy

When Meloni took office one year ago, many in Europe worried about the prospect of Italy's democracy backsliding. Euronews correspondent Giorgia Orlandi spoke with one analyst who said Meloni ''has adopted a new way of governing the country that is yet to be analysed''.

23/10/2023

World News

How has Giorgia Meloni fared in her first year as Italy's PM?

Euronews asked experts how to assess the first year of Giorgia Meloni's premiership, focusing on three key themes: migration, civil rights and foreign policy.

22/10/2023

Art

Inside Anish Kapoor's spellbinding new exhibition in Florence

Kapoor's trippy mirror sculptures, hotly-debated Vantablack artworks, and a giant cube-shaped pavilion invite visitors to question reality in a new blockbuster exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.

22/10/2023

Italy

Scorecard: What has Giorgia Meloni achieved in her first year as PM?

It’s been a year since Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far-right party Brothers of Italy, became the country’s first female prime minister, at the head of a coalition government - but what have they achieved?

21/10/2023

Italy

Italy ordered to compensate 3 migrants for ‘inhumane treatment’

The ECHR found Italy guilty of subjecting three Tunisian migrants to "inhumane and degrading treatment" in its reception centre in Lampedusa.

20/10/2023

Italy

Italy’s PM splits from long-time partner after latest embarrassment

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni announced she had split up from her long-time partner after a TV show aired clips of him making lewd remarks to female colleagues, the latest controversy surrounding the PM's boyfriend.

20/10/2023

Italy

Italian and Spanish police arrest 58 suspected drug traffickers

The year-long operation leading to the arrests focused on the movement of money through clandestine banking services run by ethnic Chinese individuals.

17/10/2023

Italy

Another country to host Olympic game as Italy fails to build track

Bobsled, skeleton and luge events will be held in Austria or Switzerland instead of Italy, the official host of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

17/10/2023

Italy

Italian priest to be extradited to Argentina on charges of murder

Argentina's military junta ruled with notorious brutality from 1976 to 1983, killing, torturing and disappearing thousands of people.

16/10/2023

Italy

Amanda Knox to be retried for slander in Italy, court decides

Italy's top court overturned Amanda Knox's slander conviction on Friday, ordering a new trial in Florence.

13/10/2023

Italy

Anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano fined €1000 for insulting Italian PM

Italy's Prime Minister sued the writer over remarks he made about her toxic rhetoric around illegal immigration during a TV interview in 2020.

13/10/2023

Italy

Three investigated for 'road murder' after Italy's deadly bus crash

The three men accused of 'road murder' and other lesser crimes worked for city authorities in Venice and the bus company which owned the crashed vehicle.

12/10/2023

Travel News

How is the Italy-France rail tunnel closure affecting travel?

Authorities are warning of much heavier traffic on roads and increased demand for flights.

11/10/2023

Italy

Italy is trying to make exporting arms to countries at war easier

Under Giorgia Meloni's government's new proposal, Italy would be able to export arms to countries at war as well as to those with a poor track record of human rights violations, evading bans that currently stop it from doing so.

11/10/2023

Markets

France to take back wine-producing crown from Italy

Due to a drop in Italian wine production, France is set to become the world's leading producer for 2023.

10/10/2023

Art

Siena Photo Awards 2023: Take a look at the powerful winning images

This year's Siena Photo Awards winners offer a breathtaking glimpse into the full spectrum of the human experience, spanning from deep-sea divers' adventures to emotional farewells at war.

10/10/2023