Italy

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

Italy

'Eight dead' as light plane crashes into office building near Milan

Seven passengers and the pilot are all said to have died when the aircraft crashed into an empty office building early on Sunday afternoon.

03/10/2021

Italy

COP26: Youth activists march in Milan ahead of UN climate summit

The 3-day youth event was aimed at putting pressure on COP26 delegates as they met to plan the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference.

03/10/2021

Italy

COP26: World leaders prepare climate commitments in run up to summit

Delegates from around the world met in Milan on Saturday to identify where progress can be made before the summit starts in Glasgow on October 31.

02/10/2021

Italy

Italians go to polls for mayoral elections and all eyes are on Rome

Some 12 million people are eligible to vote on Sunday and Monday, in the first electoral test for Prime Minister Mario Draghi since he took office.

02/10/2021

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

Moments

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

No Comment

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