After the violent street clashes by protesters on the afternoon of 14 December, authorities are taking stock of the damage caused to the city centre. In a preliminary assessment Rome's mayor Gianni Alemanno estimates the...
Retailers in Rome are asking for a moratorium on street demonstrations over the Christmas-New Year festive period. During the student protests on 30 November and the tight security cordons around the historic centre many...
The city has announced the creation of 184 collection points for large-scale household rubbish in 19 districts across the city. The new free service by Rome's refuse collection company Ama will allow people to dispose of...
Demonstrations in Rome could be limited to one on Wednesdays and Fridays and two on Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays, only one of which could be in the historic centre. These are the new suggestions under examination by th...
Ordinary life in Rome promises to be difficult on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 October when protests, combined with the U2 concert on Friday evening at the Stadio Olimpico, the main football stadium, are expected to bring tra...
Following the likes of New York and Paris, Rome has become the latest city to brand itself. Aimed primarily at the online audience, city authorities hope that the newly adopted logo will soon become a readily recognisabl...
Preliminary plans have been revealed for a radical restructuring of the area surrounding the Ara Pacis museum complex, which, if passed will turn the area into a pedestrian zone with a large public park. The principal el...
Rome has launched a new project to light areas of the city not already illuminated at night. Over 53,000 lights will be installed in approximately 3,700 streets at a cost of
The city council has introduced a new service allowing Rome residents to obtain certificates via email through its website. In all 16 certificates are available on-line including residency, marriage, birth, citizenship a...
The annual non-competitive Stramilano marathon has been moved to Sunday 21 March because of regional elections in Lombardy on 28 March, which was the original date for the run.
The event starts at the Duomo at 09.00 and...
Nine thousand signatories have added their names to a petition to bring back the bus stops on Via del Plebiscito, in front of Palazzo Grazioli, Silvio Berlusconi's Rome residence. Serving 18 buses in all (13 daytime and...
Snow covered the centre of Rome early on the morning of 12 February, the first seen in five years. By mid-morning it was settling and traffic was beginning to have difficulties, especially on the main roads into the city...
Rome city council and the ministry for cultural heritage have signed a protocol regulating the use of public land in the historic centre for cultural, sporting, religious, political and other events. A register of permit...
Rome is marking the eighth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States with a series of events across the capital.
A new memorial to the victims of the attacks in New York, Washingto...
With the summer heating up towards the end of July, volunteers with the city civil protection service have begun handing out free bottles of water at metro B stations Termini and Piramide. Trains on the metro B line are...
A lifeline is being thrown to senior citizens to help them endure the summer heat. The new scheme has been set up by the city hall and the Lazio regional council, with the assistance of the local health authorities, the...
Rome celebrates its patron staints St Peter and St Paul on 29 June with a public holiday in the capital during which most shops and offices will be shut. This year, the feast day falls on a Monday so making for a three-d...
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