Italy

Italy

Juventus banned from European football next season

The Italian club has been accused of false accounting, which allegedly increased its capital by 700 million euros.

29/07/2023

Travel News

Sicily wildfires: Tourists evacuated and airport closed

The heatwave that has been scorching southern Europe has increased the risk of fires and heat-related deaths in Italy.

28/07/2023

Culture news

Finally found! Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater unearthed near Vatican

The Roman emperor Nero is understood to have had a deep love of drama and the performing arts but the exact location of his theatre has been a mystery until now.

28/07/2023

Culture news

Luxury brand Tom Ford Fashion gets a new CEO

The luxury brand's new owners have onboarded LVMH executive Lelio Gavazza in the coveted role.

27/07/2023

Europe Decoded

Catching a taxi in Italy is virtually impossible. Here's why

Taxi drivers' unions have fiercely opposed any move to increase the number of licences necessary to practice the profession.

27/07/2023

Travel News

Catania airport: Terminal reopens but airlines struggle to catch up

Travel in Sicily is slowly returning to normal after three weeks of chaos.

26/07/2023

Culture news

How Mussolini's granddaughter became an outspoken LGBTQ+ advocate

The 60-year-old Italian MEP has long been one of the staunchest defenders of her grandfather's legacy. So why is she now advocating for LGBTQ+ rights?

25/07/2023

Culture news

Extinction Rebellion activists target controversial Italian statue

The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion has targeted a controversial statue of an Italian journalist in Milan.

24/07/2023

Italy

Italy calls for more equal relationship with migration producing states

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for a new and more equal relationship between Europe and the developing countries that produce migrants.

23/07/2023

The Kitchen

Meal of the Week: What to eat when it's too hot to cook

There is a way to survive and thrive in this unprecedented heatwave if you watch what you eat and drink. This week we embark on a culinary journey across the Mediterranean to see what locals are consuming to stay cool and fresh.

22/07/2023

Italy

From heatwaves to hailstorms: Italy is blowing hot and cold

An extraordinary hailstorm in Seregna, a town near Milan in northern Italy, injured more than a hundred people on Thursday.

21/07/2023

Euronews Witness

Italy under Giorgia Meloni: no country for non-traditional families

On a crusade for the defence of traditional families, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to make surrogacy carried out abroad by Italian couples a crime, after stepping up restrictions on homosexual couples' already limited rights to parenthood.

21/07/2023

Italy

Brothers of Italy member arrested for 'trying to sell mafia documents'

Police say Giorgio Randazzo reached out to paparazzi king Fabrizio Corona to sell him classified documents about a notorious mafia godfather.

20/07/2023

Culture news

Italy wants fewer foreigners running its museums and galleries

Cecilie Hollberg won landmark court cases to protect the marble masterpiece David’s familiar image against misuse.

19/07/2023

No Comment

Italian land artist turns wheat field into portrait of George O

Working off a rough sketch, artist Dario Gambarin used a tractor, plough and rotary harrow to carve the portrait into the field.

18/07/2023

Italy

'Sexist' remarks land Italian swim commentators in hot water

"Dutch divers are big," said one commentator about a female contestant, while another compared her to an Italian entrant. "Whatever, they're all equally tall in bed," he added.

18/07/2023

Travel News

Take a day trip from Rome to Pompeii on Italy’s new high speed train

Italy’s new high speed train route will take you to Pompeii in less than two hours.

18/07/2023

Smart Regions

Two small Sicilian islands test decentralised green energy

In partnership with the European Commission

In this latest episode of Smart Regions, we find out how the islands of Favignana and Lampedusa are exploring the BloRin model of producing, sharing, and selling solar energy.

17/07/2023

Design

Siena Cathedral's 14th-century floor temporarily unveiled to visitors

The vast marble floor is uncovered twice a year for a few weeks.

17/07/2023

Moments

Beautiful chaos: What I love and hate about living in Rome

Always wanted to live in Rome? Here’s what it’s really like to move to the Italian capital.

16/07/2023

Italy

Hundreds of flights across Italy cancelled amid air transport strike

Hundreds of flights across Italy were cancelled Saturday forcing traveller to make alternate plans at the peak of tourist season

15/07/2023

Italy

Venice faces a critical shortage of GPs

The city of Venice has launched a campaign to attract family doctors from around the world to replace 44 who will retire in the coming years

14/07/2023

Italy

Eggs on the beach: Volunteers in Italy rally to protect turtle nest

A loggerhead sea turtle laid 91 eggs on a popular beach in Cervia, on Italy's popular Adriatic coast, forcing marine biologists to intervene.

14/07/2023

Italy

From Pompeii to Jerash, Riccardo Muti's music builds bridges

Since 1997 in Sarajevo, the 'Roads of Friendship' project has been closely intertwined with the Ravenna Festival, bringing a message of peace and unity between cultures.

12/07/2023

Culture news

Prada kicks off collaboration with China Women's football team

The luxury Italian fashion house has announced its partnership with the Chinese Women’s National Football Team ahead of the sporting event kicking off on 20 July.

11/07/2023

Italy

Six dead and dozens more injured in fire at Italian retirement home

Several people have died and dozens more were injured after a fire broke out at a retirement home in northern Italy.

07/07/2023