Italy

Italy

Could Bologna be about to get its first UNESCO world heritage site?

Italy is already home to 55 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Now Bologna is in with a chance of getting its first.

15/07/2021

Travel News

Italy to ban cruise ships from Venice to prevent the city from sinking

The decision comes days before a UNESCO meeting which is proposing that Venice be added to the list of endangered heritage sites.

14/07/2021

Italy

'This means so much': Italians see Euro 2020 triumph as a new start

It is Italy's first tournament win since 2006 and comes after the nation was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

12/07/2021

Italy

G20 greenlights global corporate tax rate of at least 15%

Finance Ministers meet central bankers at the G20 in Venice with a view to stopping multinational companies from shifting profits into low-tax havens.

10/07/2021

Italy

Hundreds of rescued migrants disembark in southern Italy

Hundreds of rescued migrants have disembarked in southern Italy after the rescue ship Ocean Viking warned of a food shortage onboard.

09/07/2021

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Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action

According to the Catania Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology, it also caused ash and debris to fall on some villages located on the slopes of the volcano.

09/07/2021

Italy

Italian Senate endorses lowering voting age from 25 to 18

The move paves the way for some four million young people to vote in elections for the parliament's upper chamber.

08/07/2021

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Italian mayors march in Rome demanding respect

Italian mayors march in Rome demanding respect

07/07/2021

Italy

German tourist surrenders to Italian police over Lake Garda boat crash

A German tourist has handed himself in to Italian police over a fatal boat accident on Lake Garda last month, which killed two people.

05/07/2021

Smart Regions

Discover Italy's greenest campus and how it's saving money and energy

In partnership with the European Commission

The UNICAL in Calabria is the largest university campus in Italy and it is also one of Europe's "greenest". An ambitious energy project has allowed it to go green, lower CO2 emissions and save money.

05/07/2021

Italy

52 prison officers in Italy suspended over alleged beating of inmates

Surveillance videos published by the Il Domani newspaper showed club-wielding officers beating, kicking and punching inmates at the Santa Maria Capua Vetere prison in Naples.

30/06/2021

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Italian FM Di Maio and delegates take a tour of Matera after G20 talks

Italian FM Di Maio and delegates take a tour of Matera after G20 talks

30/06/2021

Italy

Italian police accused of racism over viral video of arrests in Milan

A group of black youths were beaten and arrested by the carabinieri in a central area of ​​Milan on Sunday morning.

30/06/2021

Italy

Seven dead, nine missing after migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa

A migrant boat carrying an estimated 60 people overturned off the island of Lampedusa just as rescue crews were arriving, authorities said.

30/06/2021

Italy

G20 talks in Italy yield pledge to fight hunger in Africa

G20 foreign and development ministers agreed to boost efforts to fight hunger and climate change but there was discord over vaccine policy.

30/06/2021

Italy

Grandfather picks up wrong child from nursery

Italian authorities have launched disciplinary proceedings against a nursery school after a grandfather mistakenly picked up the wrong child.

28/06/2021

Italy

Ensuring 'lasting defeat' of IS on agenda at Global Coalition summit

The summit in Rome is co-chaired by the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi di Maio, and his American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, and will be attended by more than 80 international delegations.

28/06/2021

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The tenth edition of the Piano City Milano 2021 kicked off on Friday

The tenth edition of the Piano City Milano 2021 kicked off on Friday

27/06/2021

Italy

Italian PM rebukes Vatican over LGBT bill criticism

The Holy See has objected to the formulation of an Italian bill that seeks to strengthen measures to prevent and combat discrimination and violence on the grounds of sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.

24/06/2021

Europe

Brussels greenlights Italy's €191.5 billion COVID-19 recovery plan

Italy will receive the largest share of the EU's €750 billion coronavirus recovery package.

22/06/2021

Italy

Vatican accused of 'meddling' in Italy's LGBT bill

The Vatican sent a letter to Rome formally opposing a proposed Italian bill expanding anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community, according to media reports.

22/06/2021

Italy

COVID-19: Italian PM calls for EURO 2020 final to be moved out of UK

Mario Draghi told reporters on Monday that he wants "to ensure that the final of the European championship does not take place in a country where contagions are growing rapidly."

22/06/2021

Italy

Looted artefacts found in Antwerp collector's home return to Italy

The discovery of almost 800 treasures came after specialist officers tracked down an ancient tombstone to a Belgian art dealer's home.

21/06/2021

Italy

German tourists investigated over fatal boat crash on Lake Garda

The bodies of an Italian man and woman were discovered in Lake Garda on Sunday, with the tourists under investigation for alleged manslaughter.

21/06/2021

Italy

Euro 2020: Italy beats Wales 1-0

The team marked its 11th straight win in the European Championship and will now play the second-place team from Group C at Wembley Stadium in London.

20/06/2021

Moments

What is base jumping? We find out more from the top of Mount Brento

We head to Mount Brento in Italy to meet some of the best base jumpers in the world.

19/06/2021