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The British Embassy in Rome has issued a reminder to Britons resident in Rome of a European Commission directive that came into force in April regarding the free movement and residence rights of European Union (EU) natio...
Hundreds of cheeses have gone on show this weekend in the Piedmont town of Bra for the sixth edition of a bi-annual international festival, this year entitled Cheese 2007. Among the coagulated milk products on display be...
Bars in Rome are to increase the price of a cup of coffee to an average of 80 cents in the next few weeks, according to the association of bar owners Assobar. The price hike will see the cost of an espresso in Rome
Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died aged 71 at his home in Modena. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006. The son of a baker, Pavarotti made his professional debut on 29 April 1961 as Rodolfo in Puccini
Italian business association Confesercenti has hit back at reports that bars across Italy have raised the price of espresso in the last month. According to national daily Corriere della Sera, many people returned from th...
The tax position of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy is under scrutiny by the European Commission. Considerable tax breaks on buildings and income that Italy allows the Catholic Church may be in breach of EU regulation...
Around 7,000 homeless people are currently sleeping on the streets of Rome, according to city council estimates. This shows an increase of 3,000 people on the streets since 2003, based on figures from the Catholic relief...
The 12th congress of the International commission of Catholic prison pastoral care will take place in Rome on 5-11 September next.
Founded in 1950, the ICCPPC is a non governmental organisation in consultative status w...
The Italian mail service Poste Italiane has announced that it will be issuing a new postage stamp on 22 September featuring Italy
Pyrotechnicians from Italy, Malta, China, Romania, Japan, Slovenia, England and Spain are to gather in Valmontone southeast of Rome from 1-5 August for the fifth edition of the international fireworks competition Caput L...
Bars, restaurants and retail outlets in many parts of the city are not allowed to sell drinks in cans or glass bottles to take away between 20.00 and 03.00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights until 30 September. The re...
Anyone requiring a visa to enter the UK will have to have fingerprint scans and a digital photograph taken from 26 July. In Rome, it will be necessary to lodge visa applications at the WorldBridge Visa Application Centre...
The price of pasta is set to rise by 20 per cent in Italian supermarkets from the autumn, according to the Italian pasta manufacturers
The European Fundamental Rights Agency released a report Friday 6 July counting the number of children forced to beg on the streets of Italy at near 50,000. According to the study, most of the children are Roma or immigr...
The population of Italy rose by almost 380,000 between 2005 and 2006, largely due to the influx of foreigners coming to live in the country. The report by national statistics organization Istat reveals that the populatio...
Marriage is not what it used to be in Italy, according to statistics recently released by Istat, (Italian statistics institute).
The data was compiled from finalised divorce and separation procedures registered throug...
The Confcommercio (confederation of businesses) has specified that clothes and accessory summer sales in Rome will begin on 14 June and end on 24 August.
Rome is one of the last cities to begin its summer sales: shops i...
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