Italy

Italy

Italy's Mount Etna volcano spewing smoke and ash in new eruption

Heavy clouds around the volcano's summit have impaired visibility, sending ash discharges into the atmosphere

22/05/2023

Italy

Italy’s floods: What happened to plans to prevent it from happening?

Multi-billion-euro plans for measures to prevent flooding and landslides were scrapped by the government in 2018. After the tragedy in Emilia Romagna, there are new calls for the initiative to be revived.

22/05/2023

Italy

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits flood-hit regions

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has visited her country's northeastern region after floods killed at least 14 people and displaced thousands more.

21/05/2023

Italy

Italian Red Cross helps hundreds affected by deadly floods

Emergency services in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna continued to carry out rescues and evacuations on Saturday, after flooding swamped large areas.

20/05/2023

Culture news

A museum in Italy opens its doors to people displaced by deadly floods

Ravenna's Classis museum is offering camp beds and food among its many artefacts to those who lost their homes in the natural disaster.

19/05/2023

Green News

New normal: Italy's extreme weather continues with deadly floods

Dry, impermeable ground means heavy rains are unlikely to help northern Italy after two years of drought.

19/05/2023

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Watch: Rescue crews evacuate residents in northern Italy from floods

Officials said the latest floods pushed losses in the region of Emilia-Romagna to multiple billions of euros, given the widespread damage to farmland, buildings and infrastructure.

19/05/2023

Italy

Death toll in flooding in northern Italy rises to 13

The death toll following flooding in northern Italy has risen to 13 with officials saying it has caused billions of euros' worth of damage.

19/05/2023

Travel News

Is it safe to travel to Italy after the 'worst flooding in a century'?

Rainfall and burst rivers have devastated the region of Emilia Romagna.

19/05/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Film star Sophia Loren jailed over tax dispute

On 19 May 1982, Italian film star Sophia Loren started a prison sentence for tax evasion.

19/05/2023

Euronews Witness

NGOs slam Europe for allowing migrant deaths in the Mediterranean

Italy faces the biggest influx of migrants since 2017. Over 900 people have died since January trying to cross the Mediterranean. NGOs accuse Europe and institutions of letting those fleeing conflict and poverty die at sea.

18/05/2023

Design

Meet the jury members for 2023's Venice Biennale

The board of directors for Venice's International Architecture Exhibition have revealed the five jury members who will award prizes when the show kicks off on 20 May.

18/05/2023

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Watch: Italian residents recued from flood via dinghys and helicopters

Footage released by the Italian Coast Guard showed rescuers descending from a helicopter to collect two people from their rooftop in Faenza, in the Emilia-Romagna region.

17/05/2023

Sport

F1 cancelled in northern Italy due to deadly floods

Formula One said it made the decision for safety reasons and to avoid any extra burden on the emergency services, after consulting with Italian political figures.

17/05/2023

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WATCH: Firefighters evacuate people from flooded homes in Italy

Italy's Civil Protection Minister confirmed three people had been killed and some 5,000 people evacuated.

17/05/2023

Italy

Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 9, cancel F1

Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate change-induced flooding.

17/05/2023

Sport

Inter fans ecstatic after reaching Champions League final

Inter Milan have the bragging rights around town after defeating local rivals AC Milan 1-0 in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final. Inter had a 2-0 lead from the first leg of the semi-final and Lautaro Martinez's 74th-minute goal ended any hopes for Milan to stage a comeback.

17/05/2023

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Archaeologists in Pompeii find skeletons from Vesuvius eruption

The two skeletons believed to be men at least 55 years old were found in the Casti Amanti, or House of Chaste Lovers, beneath a wall that collapsed before the area was covered in volcanic material.

16/05/2023

Italy

Italian police dogs find 2,700kg of cocaine hidden in banana crates

The seized cocaine was of the finest quality, according to Italian police, and would have earned drug traffickers more than €800 million in street sales in Armenia, where it was destined.

16/05/2023

Culture news

Pompeii's latest findings shed light on earthquake destruction

A recent Pompeii find reveals that the inhabitants' downfall wasn't just caused by the volcanic eruption, but by a devastating blend of the eruption and a simultaneous earthquake.

16/05/2023

My Europe Series

New ad campaign in Italy renews debate about 'hit-and-run' tourism

Tourism in Italy has rebounded from COVID-19 lows but not everybody is happy to see the crowds of foreigners back.

14/05/2023

Design

What to expect at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

Venice is gearing up for the 2023 Architecture Biennale, one of the most important festivals of the built environment in the world, which will open to the public on May 20th. The show is set to ask and spark debate around some big questions.

14/05/2023

Italy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Rome

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Rome for talks with the Pope and Italian leaders in his first visit to the EU and NATO nation since Russia's full-scale invasion.

13/05/2023

Travel News

Venice cruise ships: Not everyone supports the ban, here's why

In 2021, large ships were barred from entering Venice - but the ban is yet to be enforced.

13/05/2023

Italy

Italy abandons the 'Belt and Road' initiative

The scheme is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in more than 150 countries and international organizations.

12/05/2023

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A van carrying oxygen bottles blows up in Milan, setting fire to cars

A van carrying oxygen cylinders to a medical facility in the Italian city of Milan blew up setting fire to several vehicles and a building. The driver received a minor injury while trying to tackle the blaze.

11/05/2023