Italy

Italy

Sardinian farmers destroy milk in protest over falling prices

Farmers and shepherds on the Italian island of Sardinia have been pouring their milk away, saying they would rather destroy it than sell it for next to nothing.

10/02/2019

Italy

Satirical Italian festival addresses political themes

Satirical Italian festival addresses political themes

10/02/2019

Italy

Italian unions gather in Rome to demand more action on jobs

Italian unions gather in Rome to demand more action from government

09/02/2019

Italy

Crying over spilled milk? Italian farmers protest low dairy prices

Shepherds say they'd rather tip away their milk than sell it for nothing.

08/02/2019

World

Resident who lost her home remembers Genoa bridge being built as child

Over 500 people who were forced to leave their homes following the disaster in Genoa still don’t know if they will ever be allowed to return home. Anna Rita Certo was one of them.

08/02/2019

Italy

Watch: Demolition of Genoa's collapsed Morandi bridge begins

Forty-three people died after a section of the bridge fell on August 14. The disaster was described as the worst tragedies in modern Italian history.

08/02/2019

Italy

Facebook censors painting of Christ in leopard-print briefs

Jesus of Snaz-ereth! Christians will be up in alms with this picture of the leopard-print lord.

07/02/2019

Italy

Buy for €30, sell at €1,000: Italy police bust puppy trafficking ring

Police said the gang illegally imported the puppies into Italy from “abusive farms” in Slovakia and sold them on as pets using falsified pedigree certificates.

07/02/2019

Italy

Rome's Ciampino airport reopened after the discovery of WWII bomb

Rome's Ciampino airport has reopened after the discovery of WWII bomb earlier today.

07/02/2019

Italy

Tourists told to book online to visit Venice in the future

It is part of measures announced by mayor Luigi Brugnaro to tackle a backlash in the popular Italian city against mass tourism.

06/02/2019

Italy

Husband of Italy's first black minister 'to run for far-right party'

The husband of MEP Cécile Kyenge, Italy's first black minister, announced he was running for the far-right League party at a local election.

05/02/2019

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High tide floods parts of Venice's historic centre

St Mark's square and alleyways in Venice's historic centre were affected by flooding on Saturday after heavy rains caused an unusually high tide.

03/02/2019

Italy

Watch: Italian firefighters rescue group from swollen river

Firefighters in northern Italy rescued three people from a flooded river over the weekend using ropes and planks of wood.

03/02/2019

Italy

Italy: Firefighters rescue 200 people trapped in snowy motorway

Italian firefighters rescue 200 people trapped in snowy motorway

02/02/2019

Cult

Lactic fashion returns in Tuscany nearly a century after its inception

An Italian designer is using old techniques to solve new environmental problems.

01/02/2019

Economy

Italy plunges back into recession: statistics agency

Italy plunges back into recession, said the national statistics agency.

31/01/2019

Italy

Two tonnes of cocaine seized in huge Italian narcotics bust

It's the largest registered find of narcotics in Italy in 25 years with Italy, Spain, Colombia and United Kingdom authorities working together.

31/01/2019

Italy

NGO ship with 47 migrants docks in Sicily ending a two-week standoff

The migrants will be sent to seven EU member states.

31/01/2019

Partner content

Matera: Discovering the lessons of history in Europe’s Capital of Culture

Partner content presented by Matera 2019

Matera is a rising star - it’s the 2019 European Capital of Culture. Visiting the southern Italian town still feels very much like discovering something wonderful that few people know about.

28/01/2019

Italy

Seven people killed in mid-air collision over the Italian Alps

A French aircraft that allegedly flew into Italian airspace without giving due warning to air traffic control is being blamed for a crash that’s cost seven lives.

26/01/2019

World

Is Europe still facing a migration crisis? Euronews asked UNHCR chief

Is Europe still facing a migration crisis? UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi with Andrew Neil

25/01/2019

Italy

Italy's 9,000 year old Matera is European Capital of Culture

In partnership with Matera 2019

Italy's 9,000-year-old Matera is European Capital of Culture

24/01/2019

Europe News

Italy ordered to pay Amanda Knox €18,400 in damages

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled Italy must pay Amanda Knox €18,400 in damages, costs and expenses after Italian police had failed to provide legal assistance and a translator during questioning following the 2007 killing of her British roommate.

24/01/2019

Italy

Mongolians win 'Ice Sculpture World Cup' in Italy

A Mongolian group of ice sculptors win the 4th edition of "Snow Art" contest

24/01/2019

Italy

Italy's Salvini urges French voters not to back Macron

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called France's Emmanuel Macron a "bad president" and urged the French people not to support his party in the upcoming European parliament elections.

23/01/2019

Italy

Italy's second-biggest reception centre for asylum seekers closed

With 48 hours of notice being given, a reception centre housing around 350 asylum seekers was closed yesterday. The migrants will now be moved to other centres scattered around Italy.

23/01/2019