Italy

My Europe Series

Meet the Turin-born champion athlete not allowed to represent Italy

Despite being born in Turin, Italian rules mean Great Nnachi will have to wait until her 18th birthday before she can apply for Italian citizenship.

17/08/2021

Italy

Gino Strada: Italian surgeon and Emergency NGO founder dies aged 73

The Milan-born medic's humanitarian agency has treated more than 11 million people in 19 war-torn countries since it was founded in 1994.

13/08/2021

Living

Going the extra mule: Animals help Italians collect their rubbish

The Italian town of Artena, about 30km from Rome, has found an effective and creative solution with no environmental impact to waste management: mules.

13/08/2021

Green News

Euroviews. Sicily's heat is a warning to us all: What life is like here right now

Yesterday it hit 48.8C in Syracuse, Sicily. A journalist living on the island explains what daily life is like in these extreme conditions.

12/08/2021

Travel News

Turkey, Greece and Italy all hit by huge wildfires

Many Mediterranean countries are being affected by extreme high temperatures and wildfires right now. We find out why.

12/08/2021

Italy

'Lucifer' pushes Italian temperatures near 49°C, fans wildfires

Italian authorities expect 17 cities to be on "red alert" by Saturday amid the heatwave, while firefighters continue to battle wildfires in several regions.

12/08/2021

Italy

Tensions in Italy over bid to rename park after Mussolini's brother

A cabinet member's bid to rename a park after Benito Mussolini's younger brother has sparked outrage in Italy.

12/08/2021

Italy

Italy fears an increase in migrants from Tunisia's political crisis

Two weeks ago, Tunisia's President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of the parliament

11/08/2021

No Comment

Tourists and locals on the hunt for water in Rome heatwave

in Rome, tourists and locals hunt for fountains to refresh themselves and cope with the high temperatures.

11/08/2021

Climate

Sicily's fruit farmers adapt produce to changing climate

Sicilian fruit growers are battling to adapt to drought and extreme heat as the Italian region experiences its driest summer of the last ten years.

11/08/2021

Italy

Italy's citizenship law back in focus as multicultural stars triumph

The debate was sparked anew after complaints about the bureaucratic headaches confronting Italian-born athletes who want to compete for their country but lack citizenship.

10/08/2021

Travel News

Venice floods: Watch tourists wade through knee-deep water

Rare summer flooding has left Venice’s St Mark’s square up to 1 metre deep in water.

09/08/2021

My Europe Series

How a bill to fight homophobia has split Italy & sparked a culture war

“If you criticise the Zan bill, you’ll be accused of being a homophobe – which just isn’t conducive to having a constructive debate.”

09/08/2021

Italy

Letter sent to Pope containing bullets intercepted by postal workers

A letter addressed to Pope Francis that contained bullets was intercepted by postal workers in Italy.

09/08/2021

Italy

Italian police nab woman reputed to be Naples crime boss

Maria Licciardi, 70, was one of the victors in a long-running blood feud between alliances of clans that left Naples littered nearly daily with bodies earlier this century, prosecutors say.

07/08/2021

Italy

Italy allows 2 boats with 800 migrants on board to dock in Sicily

Earlier this week, Italy appealed to the European Union to press other member states to take some of the thousands of asylum-seekers who have arrived in the country in recent months, a sharp uptick since 2020.

07/08/2021

Italy

Italy makes COVID 'Green Pass' mandatory for public venue access

The Green Pass, which is an extension of the EU's digital COVID certificate, contains a QR code with the personal information of every citizen.

06/08/2021

Nature

Wildfires in Sardinia likely to have killed 30 million bees

The beehives on 20,000 hectares of land were destroyed by the fires.

05/08/2021

Italy

Italy's Draghi wins confidence votes on justice reforms

The Italian Premier risked his government's survival by putting the bill on a key judicial reform to a confidence vote, which he won.

03/08/2021

Italy

Economic fears in Venice as cruise ship ban comes into force

There are concerns that the decision will further affect the city's economy after it was bruised by a drop in tourism due to the pandemic.

02/08/2021

Travel News

Italy has the highest number of people unable to afford a holiday

Some 35 million of the poorest in Europe can't afford a one week holiday. About 7 million of them are Italians.

02/08/2021

Italy

Ancient Roman vessel discovered off Sicilian coast

An ancient Roman vessel has been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off the Sicilian coast of Palermo, lying at a depth of 92 metres. Images from the dive site, taken by a submarine robot, indicate that the ship was carrying a copious cargo of wine.

02/08/2021

Italy

Italian NGO calls on government to address overcrowded prisons

53,637 people occupy the approximately 47,000 prison cells in Italy, according to the annual report of prisoners’ rights association Antigone.

02/08/2021

Italy

Italy's Marcell Jacobs sprints from unknown to Bolt’s successor

Marcell Jacobs won the 100 metres at the Tokyo Olympics to succeed Usain Bolt as The World’s Fastest Man.

02/08/2021

Italy

Italian website for vaccination appointments targeted by hackers

Hackers attacked the IT systems behind COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region.

02/08/2021

Cinema

Enrico Caruso film restored after 100 years

A film which starred the legendary tenor, Enrico Caruso, has been restored after more than 100 years and combines his voice and his image for the first time.

01/08/2021