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The pope has urged the mayor of Rome, provincial and regional authorities to tackle poverty and degradation in the city.
At the meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the left-wing mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, the pop...
Rome residents over 70 years old who have previously registered with city transport company ATAC should receive their free public transport pass in the post by 18 January. Around 82,000 passes are being issued this year,...
Democrats Abroad Italy reminds all United States citizens who intend to vote for a Democratic candidate in the November presidential election that the deadline to register in the Democrats Abroad Global Primary is 31 Jan...
A new interactive cyberspace experience has been created at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome allowing visitors to wander around recreated landmarks along the Rome section of the ancient Via Flaminia. Up to four people at...
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 10 January between 15.00-21.00 as pollution-reducing limitations on...
New taxi fares agreed at the end of December come into force on 7 January with an 18 per cent increase on the old rates. However, it will take around one month for Rome
Winter sales start on 5 January in Rome this year, a week earlier than normal. This means that the crowds that make for the city
The Vatican Museums have announced new opening hours as from 2 Jan. The museums will now be open from 8.30 to 18.00 (last entry 16.00) all year.
The opening time has been brought forward to 8.30 instead 10.00. But ther...
With winter in full swing and the holidays fast approaching, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. The stress of finding the right gifts, deciding where to celebrate New Year, planning menus and, for many ex-pats, trying to ge...
The most celebrated and fascinating Christmas crib in Rome is hidden away so well that few foreign visitors ever get to see it. The Presepio dei Netturbini, the manger scene belonging to Rome
Not so long ago taking a taxi was a luxury, an extravagance for special occasions. Now it has become a frustrating part of ordinary life and taxi strikes are just as infuriating, perhaps even more so, than other public t...
The city council has voted against the creation of a register for unmarried cohabiting couples in Rome. The proposal, presented by the radical left, was rejected by the centre-right opposition and the recently created Pa...
City authorities have released their 2007 plan for reducing smog in the capital. Between 11 January and 29 March, 12 consecutive
From 10 January Rome will repeat its efforts to reduce pollution in the city with limitations on the circulation of traffic on Thursday afternoons and on a number of traffic-free Sundays.
Vehicles with number plates en...
There will be a bus and tram strike in Rome on Friday 14 December. The strike will begin at 08.30 in the morning and stop at 17.00 for the guaranteed rush hour service, before beginning again at 20.00 until 24.00. Metro...
The English Football Association (FA) has approved the appointment of Fabio Capello as the new English football team manager. The Italian is still in talks with the FA about details of the four-and-a-half year deal, incl...
Singapore Airlines made a surprise bid for the Italian government
Italian lorry drivers agreed to end the industrial action that has crippled the motorway system for three days after a meeting with government representatives on 12 December.
The drivers had been blocking the country
On Tuesday evening prime minister Romano Prodi ordered striking lorry drivers in Italy back to work, but drivers interviewed on the main evening television news were defiant, saying that they would remain on strike unti...
Bullying in Italian schools has risen by 6 per cent in the last two years, according to a new study by the Italian Pediatric Society. Almost three quarters of the 1,200 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 14 polled said...
This year the Piazza S. Pietro Christmas tree comes from Val Badia near Bolzano in Trentino-Alto Adige. The tree is around 140 years old, weighs three tonnes and, at 26 metres, is slightly shorter than last year
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