Italy

Italy

German ship with 800 rescued people sails to Sicily after days at sea

The humanitarian organisation Sea-Eye said its vessel Sea-Eye 4 was granted permission to dock by Italian authorities, on Saturday evening.

07/11/2021

Italy

Well-preserved 'slave room' unearthed in ancient Roman city of Pompeii

Archaeologists have unearthed what they think was a room for slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii

07/11/2021

Italy

Treasured toys given new life in Doll Hospital in Naples

In the centre of Naples, there is a special place where emotional well-being is restored and poignant memories saved from oblivion.

06/11/2021

My Europe Series

LGBT anger after Italian bill to fight homophobia is rejected

"I'm tired of feeling invisible," one man told Euronews after Italy's Senate blocked an anti-LGBT+ discrimination bill from passing.

02/11/2021

Italy

Italians protest against Bolsonaro's honorary citizenship in village

Around 200 people demonstrated in the town of Anguillara Veneta, where Bolsonaro's ancestors are from.

01/11/2021

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Leaders of the G20 throw coins inside the Trevi Fountain

G20 leaders gathered next to Rome's Trevi fountain, participating in the traditional ritual of throwing a coin into the fountain.

31/10/2021

Stays

Milan: Experiencing 5* luxury in Italy’s most stylish city

You can feel how many illustrious people have walked the corridors and strolled through the gorgeous courtyard of this hotel.

31/10/2021

Italy

G20 leaders make mild pledges on carbon neutrality and coal financing

As the COP26 climate conference begins in Glasgow, activists criticise the lack of concrete commitments undertaken by G20 leaders at their Rome summit.

31/10/2021

Italy

Thousands of demonstrators march in Rome amid G20 summit

Thousands of activists demonstrated in Rome to voice anger over governments' lack of action on climate change. Labour unions, factory workers and other groups also took part in the protests.

30/10/2021

Italy

World's top economies endorse global corporate tax at G20 summit

The leaders of the world's major economies are gathered in Italy this weekend as Rome hosts its first G20 summit, with the global health crisis, economic recovery, and climate change at the top of this year's agenda.

30/10/2021

Italy

Biden tells Macron US 'clumsy' in Australian submarine deal

The meeting between Biden and Macron on Friday is their first since last month's announcement of an Australia-UK-US security pact in the Indo-Pacific that resulted in France losing a multi-billion submarine deal.

29/10/2021

Italy

Italy’s senate rejects divisive bill aimed at fighting homophobia

Italy’s senate moved to block a divisive bill that aimed to fight homophobia.

27/10/2021

Art

'Portrait of a Lady': After years of 'hiding', Klimt work now on show

Mystery swirls around 'Portrait of a Lady', a Gustav Klimt painting believed to have been stolen - and later found not hanging on a wall, but stashed inside one.

27/10/2021

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Storms in Italy: red alert in Sicily and Calabria

Storms in Italy: red alert in Sicily and Calabria

27/10/2021

Italy

Two dead in Sicily as heavy rain causes flash floods

"The situation in Catania and its province is very critical," Regional President Nello Musumeci said.

27/10/2021

Eco-Innovation

Which country is paying people to eco-proof their holiday homes?

Italy is offering to cover 110 per cent of the costs for residents to make their homes eco-friendly and energy efficient.

25/10/2021

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Heavy rains leave widespread devastation on Sicily

The body of a 67-year-old man who was carried away by a flooded river was found in an orange grove in Sicily on Monday. Rescuers are still searching for the man's wife.

25/10/2021

Italy

Man asks police to jail him because life at home is 'unbearable'

The carabinieri in Tivoli said the 30-year-old Albanian national, who was under house arrest, "could no longer cope with the forced cohabitation with his wife".

25/10/2021

My Europe Series

How a COVID pass protest sparked a debate in Italy on its fascist past

Violence at the end of a COVID pass protest in Rome reminded some of Italy's fascist era. Others have rejected such comparisons, calling them an exaggerated conflation.

25/10/2021

Italy

Migrants 'must not be sent back' to danger, says Pope Francis

“How they suffer, those who are sent back” after rescue at sea, the pope said. Detention facilities in Libya, he said “are true concentration camps.”

24/10/2021

Italy

Italy's Salvini goes on trial for refusing migrant ship docking

Salvini is charged with kidnapping.

23/10/2021

Italy

Amnesty calls for inquiry into COVID deaths in Italian nursing homes

Amnesty International has called for an independent parliamentary inquiry into COVID-19 deaths in Italian nursing homes.

22/10/2021

Italy

Italy's Berlusconi acquitted in corruption trial

Lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian premier, say he has been acquitted by a court in Siena of corruption on Thursday.

21/10/2021

Travel News

Flight attendants strip off clothes in protest against airline closure

Flight attendants belonging to bankrupt Italian airline Alitalia are stripping off their old uniforms in protest against the national carrier’s closure.

21/10/2021

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Demonstration in underwear for the former flight attendants of Alitalia

Dozens of former flight attendants of the defunct Italian airline Alitalia removed their uniforms during a demonstration, wearing only underwear.

20/10/2021

Culture news

Quentin Tarantino receives recognition at Rome Film Festival

Quentin Tarantino receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Rome Film Festival

20/10/2021