Italy | Euronews

English

Italy

Italy's finance ministry asks for consultants willing to work for free

Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finances is criticised after posting an announcement on its website asking for consultants who are willing to work for free.

World News

Economic forecast for eurozone slashed in latest OECD report

Economic forecasts for the eurozone have been slashed with a particular focus on Germany and Italy as policy uncertainties, stalling trade and Brexit darken the outlook

World

Can new Citizens' Income scheme inspire Italians out of poverty?

The citizens’ income is expected to cost the state 7.1 billion euros this year, 7.8 billion in 2020 and 8.0 billion in 2021.

Italy

What is Italy's new 'Citizens' Income' scheme? | Euronews Answers

The government says those who take part will be signing an employment pact or a social inclusion pact, with recipients expected to retrain and get back into the work force.

ADVERTISEMENT

World News

Europe briefing: Five top stories to know about today

Euronews brought you the latest news and updates as they happened this morning.

World News

Watch: This Italian trumpetist duets with 30,000 bees

"What thousands of bees might think upon hearing my trumpet, well, that will remain, at least for now, a sweet mystery," Francesco Cilione told Euronews.

Italy

Italian cooperatives fight organised crime with organic food boxes

Italian cooperatives fight organised crime with organic food boxes.

Italy

Italians have massive fruit fight in annual Battle of the Oranges

Italians in Ivrea used around 500 tonnes of oranges in the battle.

Next Series

3D modelling will document Europe's cultural heritage

In partnership with The European Commission

The EU funded Inception project is developing a cultural and architectural heritage data base using 3D tools which everyone from academics to tourists will be able to access.

Italy

Mafia "super fugitive" arrested in Naples

Mafia "super fugitive" arrested in Naples

Italy

Watch: New Costa Venezia cruise ship will carry over 5,200 guests

Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri has launched a massive new cruise ship, the Costa Venezia, with a capacity of over 5,200 guests. With 135,500 tons and 323 metres in length, the Costa Venezia will be the largest ever ship introduced by Costa to the Chinese market.

Italy

Can Italy's millennials afford not to be 'Mama's Boys'? | Left Field

How can a struggling generation of young people transform Italy’s future? Ten years after the global financial crisis, Italy’s economy is stagnant while the country's youth unemployment rate is among the highest in Europe.

World

Which countries have been helped or hurt by the euro? | Raw Politics

A new study from the Centre of European Policy shows which countries benefited from the introduction of the euro 20 years ago.

Italy

Woman in butterfly suit kicks off Venice Carnival

A woman in a butterfly costume who jumped off from St Mark's Campanile kicked off this year's Venice Carnival.

Italy

Sardinian election seen as a key test for Italy

As well as being a litmus test for the government in Rome, Sardinia’s election is also being watched carefully to see how the coalition partners might fare in May’s European elections.

Italy

Strong winds kills at least three people in Italy

Gale force winds have caused havoc along the Adriatic coastline as a wall collapsed killing two people and a tree toppled onto a car.

No Comment

Hurricane Bora hits Italian and Croatian coasts

Hurricane Bora hits Italian and Croatian coasts

Ireland

Ryanair to appeal after being hit with €3m fine for baggage charges

On Thursday, Italy's competition authority issued a penalty of €3 million to Ryanair and €1 million to Wizzair.

Europe News

Electrifying politics? The new candidates vying for your votes

"Bad politics brought us were we are," says Colombe the co-founder of Volt - a pan-European party hoping to win at least 25 seats across seven EU countries in May's elections. We met three of the members, who met as students, in Brussels this week.

Italy

Watch: rare and antique dolls worth thousands go on show in Rome

"Currently Parisian dolls, with their rich costumes and wardrobes, are in strong demand among collectors in the Western world. There are beautiful French creations from the last quarter of the 19th century."