Italy

Italy

Centre-left claims victory in Rome’s mayoral election

Partial results indicated that former finance minister Roberto Gualtieri had a wide advantage over his right-wing challenger.

18/10/2021

Italy

Tens of thousands demonstrate in Rome against neo-fascists

The protest comes a week after right-wing extremists forced their way into the headquarters of Italy's most powerful labour confederation.

16/10/2021

Stays

This restored Italian palace will be shared by more than 100 owners

Built in 1799, the historic Palazzo Ricci will soon be transformed into 14 luxury residences.

15/10/2021

No Comment

Protest against green pass in Italy

Protests erupted in Italy on Friday as a new anti-coronavirus measure went into effect requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment.

15/10/2021

Travel News

Italy's new airline ITA takes off, as Alitalia is permanently grounded

The new state-owned carrier, Italia Trasporto Aereo took its first flight this morning as 75 years of Alitalia came to an end.

15/10/2021

Italy

Protests across Italy as COVID pass becomes mandatory for workers

Thousands have demonstrated over COVID passes being made mandatory for employees to enter their workplaces.

15/10/2021

Italy

Italian judge halts Giulio Regeni trial, orders police to find accused

The judge said it was not clear that the police officers accused of killing Regeni knew that they were on trial.

15/10/2021

Italy

Italy ship captain convicted after sending migrants to Libya in 2018

The verdict is the first of its kind in Italy and has been welcomed by the human rights group, Amnesty International.

14/10/2021

Italy

Four Egyptian police officers on trial over murder of Giulio Regeni

Four high-ranking Egyptian security officers are being tried in absence of the 2016 murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo.

14/10/2021

Travel News

'Arrivederci': Final flight for Italy's troubled airline Alitalia

The final flight, from Rome to Cagliari, brings to an end the company's financially troubled history.

14/10/2021

Italy

EU humanitarian aid package 'not enough' for Afghanistan, NGO says

On Tuesday the European Union announced a revamped humanitarian aid package worth €1 billion to deal with the aftermath of the Taliban takeover.

13/10/2021

Green News

Can we survive extreme temperatures of -40 and +60 Celsius?

A research centre in Italy is testing how humans react to climate conditions like blizzards and heat waves, with everything being produced artificially.

13/10/2021

Italy

Italian church oratory thief was inspired by 'Lupin' TV series

A young man in Italy has admitted to stealing from a church oratory, saying he had "learned techniques" from the popular French TV series "Lupin".

12/10/2021

Italy

Calls grow in Italy to ban far-right Forza Nuova after demo violence

Some political parties are calling for Forza Nuova to be dissolved following Saturday's violence at anti-health pass protests in which the far-right group was implicated.

11/10/2021

The Kitchen

Barbra Streisand inspires Nino Mosca's pasta recipe | The Kitchen

Chef Nino Mosca shares with The Kitchen his recipe for Tagliolini in Salsa di Pomodoro Ciliegino, a much-loved dish of his, commissioned and inspired by American superstar Barbra Streisand.

11/10/2021

Italy

Far-right leaders arrested at large protest in Italy over COVID passes

The demonstration was against moves to extend Italy's COVID pass to all workplaces from October 15.

10/10/2021

Italy

Street cinema is taking off in Milan

What started as a few friends wanting to watch a movie together outside during the pandemic has grown into a popular regular feature

09/10/2021

Italy

Merkel meets Pope Francis and Draghi on farewell visit to Italy

Her meeting with the pope centred on the issues of migration, climate change and COVID-19.

08/10/2021

Italy

Italy marks 20 years since Linate airport plane accident in Milan

A total of 118 people were killed when two planes collided at Milan airport in Italy's worst-ever air disaster.

08/10/2021

Italy

St Ambroeus: Milan football club integrating migrants into society

St Ambroeus is the first football team in Milan made up of refugees and migrants from outside the EU, and affiliated with the Italian Football Federation.

07/10/2021

My Europe Series

Is Italy set for a vote on decriminalising cannabis?

A petition collected half a million signatures in support of a referendum on decriminalising cannabis. Now Italy's Supreme Court will decide if it can go ahead.

06/10/2021

Italy

Mussolini's granddaughter wins most votes in Rome municipal elections

The granddaughter of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was the most municipal popular candidate in Rome, according to a near-final tally.

06/10/2021

Climate

Pope Francis and religious leaders call for action over climate change

"We have inherited a garden, we must not leave a desert to our children."

05/10/2021

Italy

Italy's Five Star Movement set to lose power in Rome and Turin

MS5 leader Guiseppe Conte declined to form an alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) in Rome. Exit polls put the PD in the lead.

04/10/2021

Italy

Puigdemont: Italian extradition hearing delayed pending EU rulings

Madrid wants former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to return to Spain so he can face trial on charges of sedition.

04/10/2021

Italy

Hundreds of migrants land on the Italian island of Lampedusa

At least 18 small ships bearing more than 600 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday.

04/10/2021