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Davide Cefis, partner of the Eric Salmon headhunters firm, is the new director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Rome. This designation arrives just a few days after the one of John R. Phillips as new U.S. ambassado...
Shopkeepers in the St Peter's area of Rome are complaining of an "invasion" of illegal street vendors in the wake of mayor Ignazio Marino's pledge to tackle the problem around five key zones: the Pantheon, Colosseum, Pia...
The British embassy in Rome has issued the following press release in relation to travel insurance for Britons travelling to Italy:
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The long-awaited restoration of the Colosseum is set to begin within 10 days, the mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino said on 8 July.
The €25-m project is being financed by shoe magnate Diego Della Valle, the owner of h...
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Rome's police chief Carlo Buttarelli resigned on Sunday 7 July, following a resignation letter sent the same day to the the city's mayor Ignazio Marino.
In the letter Buttarelli cited "personal reasons" for his decisi...
The plan to ban private traffic from the stretch of Via dei Fori Imperiali near the Colosseum has "accelerated" according to Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino who presented the draft proposal to Italy's culture minister Massim...
Rome's historic Bar della Pace near Piazza Navona is at risk of closure over difficulties relating to the renewal of its lease.
In recent days residents, tourists and representatives from citizens' associations...
Roman taxi drivers have been voted the rudest in the world by a survey of British holidaymakers. The survey, taken by UK company Airport Transfers, was based on responses from 2,162 British holidaymakers who had taken an...
Pope John Paul II may be canonised by the end of this year after a second miracle attributed to him was approved by the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 2 July. Pending the signature of Pope Francis, th...
Swedish low-cost clothing store H&M is to take the place of Benetton's flagship store on Via Tomacelli in central Rome, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Benetton, an Italian clothing brand with a g...
An online restaurant reservation service has launched in Rome, allowing users to make direct restaurant bookings for free. The company, restOpolis, is already well-established in Milan and is currently expanding its netw...
Employees of regional bus company Cotral are holding an eight-hour strike on Monday 8 July from 08.30 until 16.30.
The strike action has been called by the trade unions Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Ugltraspor...
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino has requested "clarity" from the city's police prefect after a woman was seriously injured during a right-to-housing demonstration near the Campidoglio on the afternoon of 1 July.
M...
More than 80 trees are scheduled to be cut down in the centre of Rome at 09.30 on Monday 1 July as part of construction works for the Metro C project, according to Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
The 84 trees facing...
Rome's public buses and trams will follow a reduced summer timetable from 1 July until 2 September, when the city's schools reopen.
The move is to facilitate the summer holidays of employees of Rome bus company ATAC a...
Summer sales in Rome and across Italy begin on Saturday 6 July with discounted prices on offer until 31 August.
Shoppers can look forward to initial discounts of up to 50 per cent from the original price, according to...
Rome bus company ATAC is on the verge of bankruptcy according to a confidential letter sent by its chief Roberto Diacetti to mayor Ignazio Marino, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
Diacetti said the company...
Italian police have arrested a senior prelate in charge of Vatican accounts, an Italian secret service agent and a financial broker, in connection with an investigation into allegations of corruption at the Vatican Bank,...
On Saturday 29 June Rome celebrates its patron saints Peter and Paul with a public holiday in the capital. All public offices will be shut as will some shops while supermarkets may close at lunchtime.
There are liturg...
Two Swedish tourists were on the receiving end of an illegal taxi service at Fiumicino airport on 26 June, according to a report in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
After meeting the Swedes in arrivals and convi...
The newly-elected mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino and his new cabinet met for the first time on the afternoon of 27 June.
For his governing team Marino has chosen an even mix of men and women, with six of each. Seven of...
The Italian government says it has sourced the funds necessary to pay arrears owed to employees at the Colosseum who have engaged in two impromptu protests over the last week.
Ministry of culture workers are to be pai...
Italian environmental association Legambiente has called on the newly-elected mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino to tackle the capital's "illegal" night-time noise levels.
Tests undertaken by the group, in collaboration wit...
An American air hostess was arrested at Rome's Fiumicino airport on 23 June after Italian border police discovered a revolver and ammunition in her hand luggage.
The 60-year-old flight attendant – identified onl...
The future of Rome's 060606 helpline has been secured following the extension of its contract by the capital.
The helpline had faced an uncertain fate in the lead-up to the city's recent mayoral election which saw the...
James Walston follows the latest news about Berlusconi's trials and verdicts, the media interest and the potential political fall-out on his blog Italian politics with Walston.
James Walson is a political an...
In addition to the heat on 20 June tourists had to contend with lightening labour protests at the Colosseum, the Baths of Diocletian and Caracalla, as well as at Leonardo da Vinci international airport.
The strike at...
Traffic police have stepped up their checks on the capital's 40 horse-drawn carriages or botticelle during the current heat wave, following orders from Rome's newly-installed mayor Ignazio Marino.
The checks are to en...
The American actor James Gandolfini, best known for his role as Tony Soprano in the hit television series The Sopranos, died of a suspected heart attack in Rome on 19 June.
Gandolfini (51) had been on holidays i...
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