Italy Italy warns riders 'treated like slaves' by food delivery firms About 60,000 riders using bicycles and motor scooters mostly work without any kind of contract, pension contributions, paid holidays, sick leave or accident coverage. 25/02/2021
Italy Volcanologists in awe as Mount Etna puts on spectacular show Europe’s most active volcano has been lighting up the Sicilian night sky with eruptions. 23/02/2021
Italy 200 coffins fall into Ligurian Sea after Italy landslide 200 coffins fall into Ligurian Sea after Italy landslide 23/02/2021
Democratic Republic Of Congo Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack on UN convoy The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed on Monday while traveling in the DRC in a UN convoy, the Foreign Ministry said. 22/02/2021
no comment Sicily's Mount Etna erupts for fourth time in four days Sicily's Mount Etna erupted for the fourth time in the last four days in the early hours of Sunday morning, spewing lava flows and sending up plumes of ash. 21/02/2021
Italy The town of Codogno remembers being at the centre of Italy's epidemic In a ceremony on Sunday, Codogno will mark one year since it recorded the first locally acquired case of COVID-19 in Italy. 20/02/2021
View With Draghi, Italy has a chance to set aside Conte’s economic misadventures ǀ View In moments of acute crisis, Italy relies on apolitical technocrats to make difficult decisions and demonstrate the long-term thinking its elected politicians cannot. It thus falls to Draghi to craft Italy's recovery. 20/02/2021
brussels bureau Europe's week: Vaccine boost and Afghanistan decision delayed There was some relief for the EU this week both on vaccines and defence. 19/02/2021
no comment Italy's Mount Etna volcano continues to scatter lava and ash Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, continued scattering lava, ash and volcanic stones on Thursday. 18/02/2021
Italy New Italy PM Mario Draghi easily wins vote of confidence in Senate The new government of national unity, drawing together elements across Italy's political spectrum, is also expected to win a similar vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament. 17/02/2021
Good Morning Europe Northern Italian town leading the way to eliminate use of fossil fuels 15/02/2021
no comment Red dust from Sahara turns Italian alpine villages orange The alpine village of Sestriere, in the Piedmont region, was blanketed as were several regions in Europe over the past week. 11/02/2021
View Draghi is Italy’s best hope but the issues he'll face are huge | View The fact Draghi's government depends on such a disparate group of political parties will restrict his room for manoeuvre and make it hard to reach consensus, argues Dr Luigi Scazzieri 11/02/2021
Italy Amid a pandemic, Italian town rebuilds its earthquake-hit basilica A tale of resilience in central Italy. 11/02/2021
Good Morning Europe Can Italy's disparate parties realign themselves under Mario Draghi? Cecilia Sottilotta, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the American University of Rome says it's difficult to believe these very diverse parties are actually coming together. 11/02/2021