Italy

Italy

Toning down the violence, Italy's mafia has set its sights on EU cash

In the last few years, Italy's organised crime groups have become more business-oriented, helping cash-strapped companies to infiltrate the legal economy and make more money.

01/10/2021

Climate

'We need to be whipped into action': Draghi reacts to Greta speech

"Your pressure, frankly, is very welcome. Rest assured, we are listening," said Draghi.

30/09/2021

Italy

Italy: Outcry at jail term for pro-migrant ex-mayor Domenico Luccano

The Calabrian town of Riace had become a symbol of the reception of migrants while Domenico Lucano was mayor.

30/09/2021

Italy

Is Italy set for a referendum on legalising euthanasia?

As a country deeply entrenched in its Catholic roots, euthanasia – a practice condemned by the Church’s teaching – has long been a deeply controversial topic.

30/09/2021

Experiences

Watch hot air balloons fly tourists to new heights in Tuscany

Hot air balloons are taking tourists to new heights as Italy revitalises its beleaguered tourism industry.

29/09/2021

Destinations

Italy's €1 homes: Too good to be true?

We take a look at the ins and outs of buying a €1 home in Italy, with a few recommendations.

28/09/2021

Italy

Italian coastal town faces backlash for 'sexist' bronze statue

The statue was unveiled during a ceremony attended by the former prime minister Giuseppe Conte in Sapri, in the southern Campania region.

28/09/2021

Italy

Hundreds of migrants arrive in Lampedusa by boat

Lampedusa has a housing complex for migrants who reach the island after rescue from unseaworthy boats.

28/09/2021

Italy

Matteo Salvini's social media manager quits over drugs investigation

Luca Morisi has been placed under investigation by Verona prosecutors but has denied any wrongdoing.

27/09/2021

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Wild boars hog limelight as they roam around Rome

Wild boars are becoming a common sight on the streets of Rome, sticking their snouts in garbage looking for food.

25/09/2021

Italy

Man arrested over disappearance of woman who refused arranged marriage

Paris police have detained a man wanted in Italy over the disappearance of an 18-year-old woman, who had refused an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

23/09/2021

Italy

Italy set to hold a referendum on decriminalising cannabis

Italy will soon decide whether or not to decriminalise cannabis in a referendum next year, as campaign groups gathered 500,000 signatures, the threshold required by law to trigger a nationwide vote.

23/09/2021

Culture news

Rome embraces cuddle culture as pandemic sparks need for human touch

Hugs won't come for free anymore, as Italians start a new kind of business with "cuddle shops", places where people will never run out of hugs...unless they run out of money...

22/09/2021

Italy

MEP leaves League over its backing for mandatory COVID health passes

MEP Francesca Donato said she could not support the Italian government's "discriminatory" measure to make COVID-19 health passes mandatory for workers.

22/09/2021

The Kitchen

Chef Nino Mosca’s Pesto Amalfitano recipe | The Kitchen

There is one quarrel that has survived the passage of time: the one between Pesto Genovese and Pesto Amalfitano

20/09/2021

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Artist marks 200th anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky's birth with giant portrait

A land artist in northern Italy has created a giant image of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky to mark the 200 year anniversary of his birth.

20/09/2021

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Viareggio carnival returns after COVID delay

One of Italy's most popular parades, 'The Viareggio Carnival' has returned to the city after being postponed due to COVID-19. Tackling themes including the pandemic, the floats this year point to issues such as deforestation in Brazil and racial injustice in the US

20/09/2021

Italy

Inmate thought to have used drone to smuggle gun into Italian prison

An Italian prisoner, with links to the Neapolitan mafia, is thought to have smuggled in a gun by drone to shoot at other inmates, a prison union has said.

20/09/2021

Destinations

Overtourism in Venice means local people can’t buy homes

One of Europe's most popular tourist destinations is becoming unliveable for local people because of rising prices.

17/09/2021

The Kitchen

Chef Nino Mosca’s Parmigiana di Melanzane Napolitana | The Kitchen

Nino Mosca, Napolitan chef and maitre de maison of Relais & Chateaux Il Bottaccio in Tuscany, Italy, shares his Parmigiana di Melanzane recipe.

16/09/2021

Italy

Italy first in Europe to require all workers to have COVID health pass

The move aims to improve vaccine uptake and reduce the infection rate amid a potential surge in COVID-19 cases this winter.

16/09/2021

Art

Dante's Divine Comedy revived in 3D video 700 years after poet's death

Engravings by Gustav Dorè illıustrating Dante's Divine Comedy have been digitized in high resolution and enlarged for a truly atmospheric effect inside the Basilica of Santa Croce

15/09/2021

Italy

Italy launches probe into kidnap of sole cable crash survivor

Since the boy's release from hospital, his paternal family in Italy and his maternal family in Israel have been fighting over his custody.

15/09/2021

Green News

Italians are asking Vogue to apologise for this 'hypocritical' cover

This month’s edition of Vogue Italia features a beautiful scene from Rosignano, cropping out a toxic chemical plant that pollutes the coast.

15/09/2021

Culture news

'The Last Duel' and 'On the Job: The Missing 8' premiere in Venice

Filipino director Erik Matti and his cast premiered "On the Job: The Missing 8", the filmmaker's latest thriller movie at the Venice International Film Festival on Friday.

11/09/2021

Tech News

Italy's data authority seeks assurances over Facebook smart glasses

The Italian watchdog said it wanted to be informed on measures Facebook has put in place to protect people occasionally filmed.

11/09/2021