Italy

Moments

How to travel around Italy entirely by train - and on a budget

The impressive rail infrastructure has made cleaner travel possible at pocket-friendly prices, and it’s fair to say it’s changed the travel map.

08/10/2022

Art

Italy's first Max Ernst retrospective exhibition opens in Milan

A 400-piece collection dedicated to the late surrealist artist has been curated by Jurgen Pech and Martina Mazzotta and opens at Milan's Royal Palace Museum.

07/10/2022

Moments

Trentino: Why you should try ‘forest bathing’ in this green paradise

Forest bathing involves immersing yourself in nature - and some doctors prescribe it for its meditative effects. Here’s why you should try it.

06/10/2022

Italy

Meet the farm in Italy making car fuel from cow poo

Behind the farm, a specific structure extracts bio-methane from animal waste and transports it directly to the front, where customers wait at the pump to get cheap gas.

05/10/2022

Italy

Gazprom resumes gas supply to Italy after weekend stoppage

It was suspended over the weekend due to regulatory changes in Austria, a country which the gas passes through on its way to Italy.

05/10/2022

Culture news

Barbie goes to space: how did space travel become un-chic?

Italian astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, has taken a Barbie doll to space. 50 years ago that would have been the chicest thing ever. What happened?

04/10/2022

Culture news

Cultural choices: What do we know about Giorgia Meloni?

What are the cultural likes and dislikes of Giorgia Meloni, the woman poised to become Italy's first far-right leader since Benito Mussolini? And how might they impact the country's cultural ties and policies?

04/10/2022

Italy

L'Eroica vintage bike race attracts thousands to Tuscany

Vintage bikes tour the vineyards of Tuscany as thousands complete Italy's L'Eroica cycle challenge

03/10/2022

Climate

Meloni: How will Italy’s new far right PM handle the climate crisis?

92 per cent of Italians feel that climate change is impacting their everyday lives, and will be looking to see how the Prime Minister acts.

30/09/2022

Europe News

Debate: What does the Italian election result mean for the EU?

Euronews aired a debate following the Italian election to discuss the reaction in Brussels to the result and what it means for the future of the country's relations with the EU.

29/09/2022

Italy

Italy slashes 2023 growth forecast while public finances improve

The 0.6% forecast for next year signals a considerable worsening in the outlook compared with the previous goal of 2.4%

29/09/2022

Italy

LGBTQ and women's rights advocates worried after Meloni's win in Italy

Meloni's Brothers of Italy party states that is is against marriage equality, gay parents adopting children, and surrogate pregnancies.

28/09/2022

Travel News

Italy travel: Ryanair and Vueling staff due to strike on Saturday

Italian pilots and flight attendants will walk off the job on 1 October to protest their working conditions.

28/09/2022

Italy

Italian activists raise alarm over abortion rights after Meloni's win

Activists in Italy are concerned about what far-right firebrand Giorgia Meloni’s election as the new prime minister could mean for abortion rights in the country.

27/09/2022

My Europe Series

In Rome's progressive quarter, Meloni's win causes anger and concern

Having Meloni in power — together with her coalition partners, Lega’s Matteo Salvini and Forza Italia’s Silvio Berlusconi — has made people who lean away from conservative ideas both worried and angry.

27/09/2022

The Cube

Fact-check: Was this EU flag torn down after far-right's election win?

In the footage, a man climbs onto an administrative building in Rome and replaces the EU flag with the Italian tricolour flag, while a crowd of protesters chant "Italy, nation, revolution".

27/09/2022

Italy

What Italy's election results tell us about the country and its future

Why did Italy elect the most far-right leader since WW2 and what does this tell us about the future of the country? We talk to three experts.

26/09/2022

Europe News

Here's what a Meloni government in Italy could mean for the EU

Here's what a Meloni government in Italy could mean for the EU.

26/09/2022

Italy

Five key takeaways as Italy makes historic lurch to the far-right

Here's what we have learned from a historic election night in Italy

26/09/2022

Italy

Far-right party wins most votes in Italy's snap election - exit polls

Exit polls suggest Giorgia Meloni's far-right party Brothers of Italy have won Italy's snap general election.

25/09/2022

Italy

Italy heads to the polls in election that could see far-right in power

Polls opened at 7 am CEST. The counting of paper ballots was expected to begin shortly after they close at 11 pm, with projections based on partial results coming early Monday morning.

25/09/2022

Italy

Italy elections: Final rallies held as campaign ends

Centre-left and centrist parties held their final rallies in Rome, far-right Giorgia Meloni headed to Naples, while the League's Matteo Salvini protested EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

24/09/2022

The Cube

Italy elections: Who has spent the most money on Facebook ads?

Parties and politicians have been campaigning for online votes from Italy's 38 million Facebook users.

23/09/2022

Italy

Giorgia Meloni's far right vision: Italy's first female PM?

On Sunday the Italian electorate could make history by electing Giorgia Meloni as the country's first female Prime Minister. If successful she would be the head of the most right-wing Italian government since World War Two.

23/09/2022

Italy

Italy's 67 governments since WWII and nine other election facts

Here are some surprising snippets about Italy's snap election on Sunday.

23/09/2022

My Europe Series

Italy election: Who's running? How does it work? Who may win?

Italy is holding another election on 25 September. Here's all you need to know.

23/09/2022