Italy

Italy

Turin lights up for Christmas with annual art installations

Since 1998 the Italian city has turned into an open-air art gallery during Luci d’artista (Artists’ Lights).

01/11/2019

Italy

Italy's Salvini triumphs in Umbria as ruling alliance slumps

Far-right League leader Matteo Salvini won a crushing victory in the Italian region of Umbria, results on Monday showed, raising questions about the survival of the ruling coalition.

28/10/2019

Italy

Watch: Mules replace bin lorries in hilltop Italian town

The mules go door to door collecting rubbish, but only if it has been properly separated. A mule can carry 150kg, but driver Francesco says he never loads them up that much because he loves his animals.

28/10/2019

Italy

Oscar winner Lina Wertmüller: 'Women have power'

The 91-year-old Italian director spoke to Euronews' Jack Parrock

27/10/2019

Italy

Watch: Special day pasta-ively promotes Italy’s favourite food

Did you know that Italy produces 3.3 million tonnes of pasta every year?

25/10/2019

Italy

Lazio fans filmed making Nazi salutes on streets of Glasgow

Football surporters were also heard chanting far right slogans.

25/10/2019

Italy

Rising from the ashes: Restored Herculaneum house opens to public

Pompeii wasn't the only Roman city to be engulfed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Herculaneum was buried even deeper than its neighbour so its secrets are just beginning to be revealed.

24/10/2019

Living

The young artist turning Rome’s trees into astonishing sculptures

Andrea Gandini is saving dead and decaying trees in Rome by making them into works of art.

24/10/2019

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The Making of a Global Village

Partner content presented by Matera 2019

In January, thousands of citizens of Italy’s Basilicata region gathered in a unique location to celebrate an historic occasion through music — which reverberated around adjacent tuff rock.

23/10/2019

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Flash floods bring havoc and destruction to northern Italy

The flash floods occurred on Monday evening (October 21) and forced the town's mayor to temporarily evacuate around 50 people, local media reported

22/10/2019

Italy

Number of children in absolute poverty in Italy has tripled since 2008

Save the children in Rome has released its latest edition of the Atlas on At-Risk Children in Italy report on the occasion of the launch of the campaign 'Let's Light Up The Future'.

22/10/2019

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Robots and innovative farming methods to future-proof humanity

The innovative solutions also rely on artificial intelligence, which can be used to compose music or drive a game of high tech football

21/10/2019

Italy

Turin firefighters handle blaze at UNESCO site Cavallerizza Reale

A portion of the roof collapsed after catching fire, firefighters said on Twitter.

21/10/2019

Business Planet

EYE exchange: getting the vision you need to start and run your own business

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet looks at a unique EU funded cross-border exchange programme which gives aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced small business owners in other parts of Europe.

18/10/2019

Business Planet

What exactly is Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs?

In partnership with The European Commission

The Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme (EYE) is an EU funded cross-border exchange programme that allows both new and experienced entrepreneurs to team-up, innovate and explore new markets.

18/10/2019

Italy

Girl, 5, flies to Italy after winning legal battle against UK doctors

A severly brain damaged girl is travelling to Italy for treatment after her family won a legal battle against hospital bosses in the UK, who wanted to stop her life-sustaining care.

15/10/2019

Economy

Italy considers new 'web tax' on tech giants to raise funds

Amid a crippling economy, Italy is trying to find a new way to boost the economy by taxing internet companies.

15/10/2019

Next Series

Space Chronicles: First UAE astronaut visits the International Space Station

Luca Parmitano, ESA Astronaut welcomes Hazzaa Al-Mansoori onboard the ISS

11/10/2019

Italy

Italian MPs vote to slash number of seats in parliament and senate

Italian politicians have backed a radical overhaul of the country's parliament that will see around a third of them losing their job.

09/10/2019

Italy

More than a dozen dead after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean

More than a dozen people have died after a crowded boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean late on Sunday.

07/10/2019

Italy

Italian politicians condemn hanged effigy of Greta Thunberg

Pictures posted on social media show the effigy sporting two blond braids. It also reportedly had a sign saying "Greta is your God."

07/10/2019

World

Dispatch from the field: Climate change and glacier fears in Italy

Correspondent Giorgia Orlandi and Field Producer Lindsay Rempel went to the Italian Alps to see the Planpincieux glacier, which is in danger of collapse.

07/10/2019

Italy

Watch: Giant dictionary highlights Italian words at risk of disappeari

Words people have declared they would save include 'caspita' (golly) and 'perdinci' (by jingo).

03/10/2019

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Rome metro offers trash-for-tickets to tackle plastic pollution

Italy's capital is offering travellers a way to exchange their waste plastic bottles for tickets on the eternal city's public transport system.

03/10/2019

Italy

Make America Grate Again: Pompeo given parmesan in US tariffs stunt

'Give it to Trump,' the woman said.

01/10/2019

Italy

Watch: First section of new replacement Genoa bridge is installed

The first section of a new bridge in Genoa was installed on Tuesday to replace a viaduct that collapsed last year, killing 43 people.

01/10/2019