Business Opera icons or birds? ECB invites Europeans to pick new euro banknotes The ECB has unveiled ten finalist designs for future euro banknotes. The culture and nature themes feature Leonardo da Vinci, Maria Callas, Beethoven, Marie Curie and birds symbolising Europe's biodiversity. 23/07/2026
Cinema Venice Film Festival backs auteurs: Herzog, Kore-eda, McDonagh and Moretti's return The Venice Film Festival unveils the line-up for its 83rd edition: five Italian films in competition, Nanni Moretti returns, top directors and a galaxy of stars on the red carpet 23/07/2026
Culture news Russia row: EU withdraws funding for Venice Biennale New clash between the European Union and the Venice Biennale: EU funds halted, the Foundation appeals and Italy’s government voices criticism. 21/07/2026
Europe News Vatican excommunicates Lefebvrists over unauthorised ordinations It comes after the controversial ordination of four new bishops carried out without papal approval. 02/07/2026
Europe News Pope Leo XIV to visit migrant hotspot of Lampedusa on 4 July Under Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church has continued to call for their humane treatment around the world, including decrying mass deportations in his home country, the United States. 30/06/2026
Europe News How AI drones could protect Europe's underwater networks From Fincantieri’s DEEP system to AI and drones: this is how ports and undersea cables are being protected. 02/06/2026
Europe News Two suspected Ebola cases detected in Italy test negative In an official statement, the Health Ministry stressed that the risk of Ebola in Italy "remains very low." 25/05/2026
Europe News Italy moves to Airbus A330 tankers in major NATO-aligned shift Rome shifts course: six Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft, worth around €1.39 billion in total, to bolster the European pillar in NATO. 21/05/2026
Europe News Study finds cancer-causing viruses emerging from wastewater A new study has detected all major human cancer-causing viruses in wastewater, opening up fresh possibilities for tracking public health trends. 20/05/2026
Europe News The Italian maxi-plant changing the energy balance in Libya Eni's maxi module starts from Ravenna to Libya: less waste, more gas and an increasingly strategic Italy-Libya axis in the Mediterranean 07/05/2026
Europe News Italian woman faces jail in Egypt for adultery Sentenced to six months in prison for adultery in Egypt, Nessy Guerra is caught up in a complex case of alleged abuse, a daughter stranded in the country and the limits of Italian intervention. 30/04/2026
Culture news Pompeii escape: AI reconstructs the last gesture of an eruption victim In Pompeii, the stories of two men who died during the eruption of 79 AD resurface. Between escape, everyday objects and AI, the story of their last moments take shape... 27/04/2026
Culture news Vespa turns 80: The Italian icon of global freedom From a 1946 patent to global icon: A revolutionary design which became a big screen darling and more. 23/04/2026
Earth News Rome reconnects with its historic Colosseum olive oil production There are about 2,200 farms within the city limits of Italy’s capital alone, making it the largest agricultural municipality in Europe. 18/04/2026
Europe News Trump and Meloni: From close relations to a transatlantic crisis The relationship between Trump and Meloni was typified by warm handshakes and even warmer words until the US leader did something considered by most Italians to be unthinkable: he criticised the pope. 15/04/2026
Lebanon Israel summons Italy's ambassador over comments on Lebanon attacks Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Iran-backed group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on 2 March, days after the opening salvo of US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei. 13/04/2026
Health news Stopping smoking: What really works to quit? From cytisine to psychological paths, via drugs and alternative techniques: what really works to quit smoking and why it is easier to do so today 02/04/2026
World News Healthcare, Europe 'snatches' Italian nurses before graduation Nursing Up enquiry: European countries recruit Italian nurses already during their studies. Over 200 million euro a year 'given' abroad while Italy is short of 175,000 professionals 31/03/2026
Italy Italy probes €17-million disappearance of military aircraft parts Italian investigators probe how thousands of vital avionics vanished from a Brindisi air force depot, amid suspicions of embezzlement and possible resale abroad. 24/02/2026
World News Italy ready to invest €9 billion in the Gcap project It is an expensive gamble, but also an attempt at technological emancipation from the major programmes of the past, in which Italy has often played a subordinate role. 23/01/2026