Italian general elections have been set for 13-14 April after president of the republic Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on 6 February. The move came after speaker of the Italian senate failed in his mandate to fi...
Italian institute for statistics (Istat) has made its annual alterations to the contents of the shopping basket to be applied in 2008 in determining the changes in the cost of living. New in this year
Writing political commentary and analysis for a fortnightly magazine such as Wanted in Rome is always a risky business. The final deadline for articles is ten days before publication, after which it is impossible to chan...
Franco Marini, the speaker of the Italian senate, who was asked by the president of the republic, Giorgio Napolitano, to try to form a government, has resigned his mandate on the grounds that he has been unable to find a...
Rome has announced a new plan to tighten up on rubbish collection and to improve recycling. The large street containers for recycling glass, plastic and metal (blue) and paper (white) will be emptied every three days ins...
Rome city council has begun distributing special cards allowing residents to indicate whether or not they wish to donate their organs for transplant in the event of their death. The card
A rugby weekend in Rome has established itself as one of the most popular events on the Six Nations calendar. But first, on Saturday 2 February, the Azzurri with new coach Nick Mallett will debut at Dublin
The speaker of the senate, Franco Marini, is continuing talks with political parties to establish whether there is enough cross-party support to form an interim government following the fall of the Romano Prodi administr...
Melitus Were, the Kenyan opposition member of parliament who was shot and killed in Nairobi on the night of 28 January, was well known and loved in the Kenyan community in Rome. He came to Italy at the end of the 1990s a...
Rome city council has published a guide to Italian schools in the city for immigrant parents ahead of registration for the next academic year. The guide has been translated into eight languages
Prime minister Romano Prodi faces a vote of confidence on 24 January to determine whether his government will remain in power after ex-minister of justice Clemente Mastella withdrew his Unione Democratici per l'Europa (U...
Rome city council is launching a new service that allows tourists to receive tickets to the cultural events at their hotel. Some 65 venues in Rome and 128 hotels three-, four- and five-star hotels are participating in th...
Vehicles with number plates ending in an even number (including 0) will not be allowed to circulate within the so-called Green zone in Rome on Thursday 24 January between 15.00-21.00 due to pollution-reducing limitations...
Poor Romano Prodi. From the moment he won the elections almost two years ago, it was clear that he was going to have a tough time holding a very fractious coalition together and defending his majority of two seats in the...
The Iowa caucus on 3 January marked the official kick off for what Americans are likely to remember as the longest and most expensive electoral campaign in their nation
Aperitivi hours offer a social outlet where you can relax, enjoy a glass of wine and light snacks in the company of friends before heading out for dinner. Different bars in Rome offer various types of aperitivi nibbles r...
On 15 March 44 BC Julius Caesar lay prone and dying in an area of Rome now known as Largo Argentina, after having been stabbed by Brutus. Today, it is likely that where the bloody corpse of Caesar once lay you will find...
In the two weeks pivoting around the international Holocaust remembrance day on 27 January, schools and organisations throughout Rome have arranged events for what are called the
John Cabot University, a regionally accredited American liberal arts university in Rome, Italy, is currently seeking an enthusiastic and skilled person to fill the position of Facu...
John Cabot University, a regionally accredited American liberal arts university in Rome, Italy, is seeking a candidate to fill the position of Art and Design Studio Assistant. The...
John Cabot University (JCU), a regionally accredited American university in Rome, is seeking a dedicated and dynamic individual to join our Career Services Center as a Career Couns...