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'A tree for each citizen': Reforestation project to transform Milan

The project, supported by local and regional authorities, is aiming to plant a total of 3 million trees in the northern Italian city's metropolitan area by 2030.

23/10/2022

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Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister

Meloni's Brothers of Italy party -- a national conservative movement with neo-fascist roots -- emerged as Italy's biggest party in a snap general election held on 25 September.

22/10/2022

Italy

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female PM

Meloni's appointment also marks the first time the country has had a far-right PM since World War II.

22/10/2022

My Europe Series

Italy has its 68th government in 76 years. Why such a high turnover?

Italy has had more than twice the number of governments than either the United Kingdom or Germany since WWII.

21/10/2022

Italy

Giorgia Meloni appointed as Italy's first female prime minister

"We are ready to provide Italy with a government that can competently and consciously tackle our present-day challenges and emergencies," said Meloni.

21/10/2022

Nature

Trentino: The Italian region embracing ‘back-to-nature’ forestry

In 2018, a devastating storm ripped up thousands of trees in Northern Italy. Then, a bark-beetle plague struck.

20/10/2022

Europe News

Polish MEP to Berlusconi: 'Send the vodka back'

A European lawmaker urged Silvio Berlusconi to send vodka back to Putin after the former Italian PM appeared to say in a leaked recording that he'd received a gift from the Russian president for his birthday.

19/10/2022

Italy

Italian ministry removes Mussolini portrait after uproar

Mussolini's legacy is in the spotlight as Italy prepares to install its most right-wing government since World War II.

19/10/2022

Travel News

Italy airport strikes see hundreds of flights cancelled this Friday

National carrier ITA has cancelled over 200 flights ahead of Friday’s strike and easyJet says disruption is likely.

19/10/2022

Italy

Italy's Meloni scolds ex-PM Berlusconi over 'sweet letters' to Putin

Silvio Berlusconi is in hot water after allegedly saying in leaked audio clips he has "rekindled" his relationship with the Russian president. His team denies this allegation.

19/10/2022

Italy

Some in Sardinia lament loss of Russian oligarchs amid war sanctions

“The damage has been done to us, ordinary people,” said a chauffeur from Sardinia.

18/10/2022

Europe News

Spats spell trouble for Italy's election-winning right-wing coalition

The recent public fracas between the conservative mainstay Silvio Berlusconi and far-right firebrand Giorgia Meloni might mean the three-way alliance might be headed for a rapid end.

16/10/2022

Italy

New Italian parliament speakers, both hardliners, stir controversy

The two new officials leading Italy's Senate and Chamber of Deputies -- far-right politicians Lorenzo Fontana and Ignazio La Russa -- have both been heavily criticised for their conservative and far-right stances.

15/10/2022

Italy

Italy: Working conditions force an exodus of emergency room staff

"Almost 50% of positions in emergency medicine remained vacant (in 2022), and many of those who fill these positions eventually decide to leave", the National Secretary of the doctors' union ANAAO told Euronews.

14/10/2022

Design

How is the FIFA World Cup trophy made?

Do Italians do it better? Take a sneak peek inside the Italian factory on the outskirts of Milan, which manufactures the FIFA World Cup trophy

13/10/2022

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Inside look at World Cup trophy factory in Italy

A peek inside a factory in a town on the outskirts of Milan, which manufactures the football World Cup trophy. Italy, however, will miss out on the 2022 World Cup after it failed to qualify for the tournament.

13/10/2022

Food and Drink

Spritz: From 19th century Venice bars to a 21st century phenomenon

The name Spritz derives from 19th century Venice, where Austrian soldiers would ask for a 'sprizen' -- or splash -- of water to dilute Italian wines.

12/10/2022

Italy

Vincent Van Gogh exhibit celebrates life of Dutch artist

Vincent Van Gogh’s famous self-portrait is on display outside of the Netherlands for the first time since it was restored two years ago.

08/10/2022

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

04/10/2022