Italy

Destinations

Why Italy’s Ravenna should be on your summer bucket list

From historic basilicas to Adriatic beaches, this northern Italian city offers the best of both worlds.

14/03/2024

Healthcare

Study links nurses’ intention to leave jobs to patient mortality

Experts said hospitals should see nurses’ intention to leave their jobs as a “warning sign” that improvements are needed.

14/03/2024

Space

How to see the 12P/Pons-Brooks comet for the first time in 71 years

While the 12P/Pons-Brooks comet won't be visible to the naked eye, experts say it can be viewed with a pair of binoculars or a telescope.

12/03/2024

Climate

Climate change is pitting truffle hunters against winemakers in Italy

White Alba truffles and Piedmont red wines typically pair well together. But rising temperatures are creating a rift in the region.

11/03/2024

People

This couple left the city to build their dream eco-community life

Their adventures in France and Portugal taught 'Growing Greener' how to create an eco-lodge built around nature, sharing and community.

09/03/2024

Health news

Can plastic pollution damage our heart health?

A new study analysed the impact of plastics on heart health, showing a higher risk of heart attacks or strokes.

08/03/2024

Lifestyle

This atelier in Rome is behind 17 Oscar wins for costume design

Tirelli tailoring house, founded in Rome in 1964, has contributed to 17 Oscar wins for Best Costume Design, including notable films like 'Casanova', 'The English Patient', and 'Titanic'.

07/03/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

Q&A: What's with all the hype about hydrogen in Europe?

Will hydrogen become the new petrol? Does it pollute? How much does it cost? To answer these questions, we talk to Rosalinde van der Vlies, the Director of Clean Planet in DG Research and Innovation at the European Commission.

06/03/2024

Culture news

US orchestra plays ancient instruments at Milan's Teatro alla Scala

Centuries-old Italian-made instruments took centre stage for conductor Gianandrea Noseda's triumphant return to Milan's Teatro alla Scala, leading the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra.

05/03/2024

Italy

Italy unveils new plan to improve worker safety

Euronews correspondent Giorgia Orlandi reports on how the safety of Italian workers is once again at the centre of government debate.

04/03/2024

Economy

Italy’s GDP inches higher but deficit comes in far worse than forecast

Italy records marginally positive GDP results yet its deficit for 2023 drastically overshoots expectations.

01/03/2024

Italy

Juventus midfielder Pogba handed four-year ban for doping

“I am sad, shocked and heartbroken," Pogba said in a statement, adding that he believed "the verdict is incorrect".

29/02/2024

Eco-Innovation

Inside the Italian school saving money with a €350,000 hydrogen boiler

The project has got a warm welcome. But is green hydrogen the solution to decarbonising global heating systems?

29/02/2024

Destinations

Off-season travel: 5 best Italian villages to visit in spring

From nature-rich hikes to foodie havens, Italy's seaside in the off-season is full of unexpected joys.

29/02/2024

Italy

Why is Italy so old?

Declining birth rates and better survival odds for older people have significantly aged Italy’s population, causing economists to worry about the country’s future.

28/02/2024

Travel News

Message in a bottle: Italian finds Spanish child's sea-tossed note

The message travelled about 2,000 sea miles for four months.

28/02/2024

Culture news

Italy defends Israeli participation at Venice Biennale amid protest

Notable signatories of the open letter calling to exclude the Israeli national pavilion include 2023 Turner Prize winner Jesse Darling and Faisal Saleh, the director of the Palestine Museum US.

28/02/2024

Business

Vodafone in discussions to sell Italian arm to Swisscom

Mobile phone giant Vodafone is in negotiations to sell its Italian business, a deal it values at €8 billion.

28/02/2024

Art

Pre-Raphaelite works inspired by the Old Masters on show in Italy

The exhibition is the first to display works by the likes of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones, alongside those of Michelangelo, Botticelli and Bellini.

28/02/2024

Lifestyle

Milan Fashion Week: Prada, Armani, and Chiara Boni hit the runway

As the curtains close on Milan Fashion Week here are some of the latest highlights - from Prada reinventing classics, Armani merging nature and Asian motifs to Chiara Boni channeling 1960s London.

26/02/2024

Tech News

Smartphones to be banned in Italian classrooms

Phones and tablets can lead to aggression against staff and create tensions in schools, Italy's education minister Giuseppe Valditara claimed.

23/02/2024

Lifestyle

Milan Fashion Week: N°21 and ICEBERG present their latest collections

At Milan Fashion Week, Italian luxury brand ICEBERG presented their playful collection while N°21's Alessandro Dell’Acqua redefined bon ton with rebellious glamour and practicality.

22/02/2024

Green News

Heating and cars: Milan introduces emergency pollution-busting rules

Dry weather and warm temperatures have worsened the Italian city’s smog problem.

22/02/2024

Italy

Waiting for 8 years: Will there finally be justice for Giulio Regeni?

Eight years after his death, no arrest has been made for the killing of Italian graduate Giulio Regeni. But the murdered student has hardly been forgotten in his home country, where a new trial has just begun.

20/02/2024

Markets

Lower oil and gas prices hit Eni's earnings in the fourth quarter

Shares in Italy's Eni SpA fell on Friday after the company published its latest financial results.

16/02/2024

Italy

Italian farmers hold three rallies in Rome to protest EU rules

This latest demonstration comes as EU-wide protests from the sector paralyse the bloc.

16/02/2024