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Prada, Armani and Jeff Bezos: The best of Milan Fashion Week so far

Milan's menswear fashion week for fall 2024 is in full swing! So far we've seen fab collections from Prada, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, and the dynamic duo at Dsquared2.

15/01/2024

Economy

Strong retail figures set to warm Italian sales this winter

In November, Italian retail sales increased by 0.4% and forecasts suggest this growth trend will continue as winter sales kick in.

10/01/2024

Culture news

Russian propaganda film to be screened in Italy despite backlash

“The Witness”, a Russian propaganda film about the conflict in Ukraine, is touring Italy despite widespread condemnation from members of the public and officials.

10/01/2024

Italy

Opposition investigation after hundreds give fascist salute in Italy

Italian state television said on Monday evening that authorities were investigating the mass salute at the demonstration.

09/01/2024

Economy

Italian inflation declines while consumer prices surge by 0.2%

Euronews Business breaks down the newest data about Italy's yearly inflation rate, consumer prices, and the factors behind these changes

05/01/2024

Italy

Meloni: 'What needs to be done in Africa is not charity'

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her EU partners that curbing migration from African countries has less to do with offers of charity than strong partnerships coupled with strategic investments in those nations.

04/01/2024

Culture news

Dyeing to remember: Pompeii's ancient textile techniques resurrected

Pompeii’s director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, has been overseeing a project reviving ancient crafts and production techniques within the archaeological park.

04/01/2024

Healthcare

Italian hospitals collapse: Over 1,000 patients unattended in Rome

The worst situation is in Rome and its region, where more than 1,100 patients are waiting to be admitted, according to the Italian Society of Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care.

03/01/2024

Italy

Meloni under pressure after Italian MP brings loaded gun to NYE party

Emanuele Pozzolo, a member of Giorgia Meloni’s far-right populist party, denied firing the shot which injured a man who was attending the party in northern Italy.

03/01/2024

Euronews Witness

The simmering migrant crisis at the French-Italian border

What happens at Italy’s western door to northern Europe when migration crises put EU external borders under pressure? Monica Pinna went to Ventimiglia, at the French-Italian border, to take the pulse of this historic migrant runway.

29/12/2023

Health news

Man may regain use of paralysed hand after nerve transfer from foot

For the first time, doctors used the nerve meant to control one part of the body in the hope that it would be able to control another.

28/12/2023

Destinations

Naples is Europe’s most misunderstood city. Here’s why

‘We will win back the heart of Italy’, says one local who's aiming to shake Naples’ dirty image.

24/12/2023

Euronews Witness

Living on an active volcano: A report from southern Italy

In southern Italy, several hundred thousand people live in a volcanic caldera that has seen a recent uptick in seismic activity. Residents are torn between concern and resignation, while the authorities are keeping a close eye on the situation.

22/12/2023

Business

Exactly how influential are influencers on consumer decisions?

The case of influencer Chiara Ferragni, fined €1 million by Italy's antitrust authority for allegedly misleading consumers, has been shared all over social media. With the rise in influencer marketing, what steps should consumers take to protect themselves from shady practices?

22/12/2023

Business

Chocolate maker Ferrero rakes in €1.76 billion for 2023

Ferrero's yearly earnings saw it make profits of €53.2 million, up from €32.6 million the previous year in the Italian market.

20/12/2023

Italy

NeverEnding Story: Elon Musk attending Giorgia Meloni's fantasy party

Elon Musk and VOX's leader Santiago Abascal will be among the guests attending Giorgia Meloni's bizarre 4-day fantasy-themed Christmas party, “Atreju”, which celebrates Italy's conservative youth.

14/12/2023

Culture news

Roman home with "unparalleled" mosaic unearthed near Colosseum

The Italian Culture Ministry describes the more than 2,000-year-old Roman domus as a true "authentic treasure."

14/12/2023

Business

Airbnb to pay €567 million to settle Italian tax probe

The online rental platform said it will not seek to recover any of the sum from its hosts.

13/12/2023

Partner content

Students transform ancient Uzbek heritage into modern marvel at Venice Architecture Biennale

Partner content presented by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Uzbekistan

As the curtain was about to fall once more on the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, university students behind one of the main pavilions had the chance to see their creations in plain view.

13/12/2023

Travel News

Italy-Slovenia direct high-speed train could launch in 2024

A new high-speed train from Venice to Ljubljana could improve cross-border travel.

12/12/2023

Art

Celebrated Italian sculptor Jago unveils new artwork in Naples

Celebrated Italian sculptor Jago, nicknamed the "modern-day Michelangelo", has unveiled his new artwork based on the story of Narcissus.

12/12/2023

Healthcare

‘Foetal heartbeat’: How a very American issue is dividing Italy

A group of anti-abortion organisations in Italy has collected 106,000 signatures, double the minimum required in a referendum, to change the country's law on abortion.

12/12/2023

Culture news

Pompeii archaeologists unearth disturbing bakery-prison for slaves

The finding aligns with the harrowing accounts of second-century AD writer Apuleius, whose Metamorphoses IX 11-13 describes the backbreaking labour endured by men, women, and animals in ancient mills and bakeries.

08/12/2023

Business

Why has Italy abandoned the New Silk Road project with China?

Italy exits the New Silk Road: Euronews Business explores what this agreement encompasses and which countries are still involved.

07/12/2023

Italy

Fishing villages in Naples ditch polystyrene in microplastic U-turn

The United Nations Environment Programme says 730 tonnes of plastic litter is dumped in the Mediterranean Sea every day. Euronews reporter Luca Palamara speaks to fishermen in Naples looking to cut down on plastic waste generated by the trade.

07/12/2023

Italy

Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road Initiative

Italy signed the pact in 2019 expecting a big boost to exports but hoped-for economic gains have not materialised.

07/12/2023