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President of the northern Lombardy region Roberto Formigoni of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi
Rome council has introduced a service on its website allowing people to see if they will be receiving a request for payment for outstanding traffic fines received before 31 December 2004. Clicking on the box titled Conco...
Throughout Italy state-run museums are open to women on 6-7 March (a weekend) free of charge as a way of celebrating women who have contributed to all the arts.
Since 1911, 8 March has been International Women
The Rome appeal court has admitted the civic list of the centre-right candidate for the Lazio regional elections, Renata Polverini, overturning an earlier decision to exclude it over a missing signature.
The ruling mea...
Rome pays tribute to the late South African singer-songwriter Miriam Makeba with a programme of events and concerts from 10-13 March. The tribute is an idea of the Movimento degli Africani in Italia, an organisation work...
Candidates for the province of Rome for the Popolo della Libert
Although the famous gardens of Villa Borghese are lovely at any time of the year, the brisk days of winter and early spring, when the air is fresh and crisp, are an ideal time to visit.
The garden occupies an area of gi...
Teatro S. Carlo in Naples opened its 2010 season in January in a completely restored opera house. The gold and stucco work in the main auditorium has been returned to its original splendour and now shines so brightly tha...
As we write it is hard to know exactly how the latest scandal will play out. We don
Foreigners living and working in Italy are striking on 1 March to draw attention to their contribution to society and protest against recent episodes of racism and discrimination. The protest draws inspiration from a sim...
The government has set up a telephone information line for immigrant workers and their Italian employers to provide guidance on immigration issues and especially domestic work. The service, called Linea Amica Immigrazion...
Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is a palace built by the family of the last king of Rome in Gabii along the Via Prenestina 20 km east of Rome.
The sixth century BC edifice sits atop a hill overlooking th...
Drivers and travellers in the centre of Rome can expect more disruptions over the coming weeks due to new roadworks on Via Nazionale.
The road is being resurfaced for the second time in less than a year after contracto...
A new rubbish recycling system for commercial premises is being rolled out in the historic centre of Rome. As of 22 February shops, offices and restaurants are no longer allowed to leave their refuse on the street for co...
The long-awaited exhibition of work by Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, opened at the Scuderie del Quirinale on 20 February to an enthusiastic public. Long queues formed outside the restored stables opposite the...
One full-body scanner will go into operation on an experimental basis at Rome
Reports of corruption in Italy rose by 229 per cent in 2009 over the previous year according to the state audit court, or Corte dei Conti, which controls possible irregularities in public spending.
Complaints of misapp...
Ninety years ago, on 18 February 1920, King Vittorio Emanuele III laid the first stone in what was to become the central piazza of the Garbatella district in south Rome. From here was born an area built for workers and t...
The Swiss Institute in Villa Maraini near Villa Borghese is now welcoming visitors every Monday for guided tours in Italian, English and French at 15.00 and 16.00.
Located on Via Ludovisi, the villa was built between 19...
Rome has often been described as an open-air museum but its picturesque majesty and theatricality also lend themselves to providing an excellent film set. Be it ancient Roman splendour, baroque decadence or neo-realistic...
Two days before Christmas 2009, 350 people gathered in Piazza Vittorio in the Esquilino district of Rome for a community photo. The group was diverse in nationality, age, gender, social status, religion and occupation. I...
On 1 March foreigners in Italy are organising a 24-hour strike to underline their role in the country and to protest against recent episodes of racism and discrimination. Inspired by a similar protest in France on the sa...
Travellers in Italy can expect disruptions over the next few days due to strikes or threats of strikes in various sectors.
Pilots and flight attendants working for the Italian flag carrier Alitalia are striking on 16 F...
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...
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