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The proposed increase in the Italys IVA (VAT) rate for chocolate, from 10 per cent to 20 per cent, announced recently as part of a government fund-raising exercise,by the minister for finance, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, has...
The Etruscan museum at Villa Giulia in Rome and many of the Etruscan sites in northern Lazio are being neglected, according to a report from the superintendent of the sites in Lazio to the minister of culture. Upkeep and...
After a year of painstaking restoration work, the Turtle Fountain in Piazza Mattei in Rome was inaugurated on 20 July. The fountain was built between 1581 and 1588 by Giacomo della Porta and Taddeo Landini, but the turtl...
Regional authorities have approved a law that will put an end to the bread and cover charge (pane e coperto) added to bills in many bars and restaurants in Lazio. The charge, usually amounting to around 1.50, is made if...
A series of 24 information panels have been put on the most important bridges and river banks along the Tiber in Rome. The weatherproof panels have information about the history of the older bridges, the hydraulic engine...
Taxi drivers came to an agreement with the government over the new liberalization laws late on 18 July after nearly two weeks of demonstrations and wildcat strikes. Trouble began after economic development minister Pierl...
The restoration on the section of the Aurelian walls, which were damaged during some violent storms in the year 2002, have now been completed.
The affected area is the external wall between the seventh and eighth tower...
Parking times in the blue parking lines in Testaccio have been increased from 08.00-23.00 to 08.00-03.00 seven days a week. In addition, parking meters have been introduced in the Piazza Orazio Giustiniani-Via di Monte T...
Taxi drivers from across Italy were due to converge on Rome on 17 July as part of ongoing protests at the governments new law that will liberalise the issuing of taxi licences. Wildcat strikes have now been ongoing since...
This summer season is proving a tragic one for swimmers and divers, with a number of deaths already reported on Italys shores and beach resorts.
Two underwater divers have been killed off the coast of Italy in the past...
City authorities have pre-selected ten architectural studios to come up with plans to renovate Piazza Augusto Imperatore and the Mausoleum of Augustus in the heart of Rome. A total of 48 studios took part in the pre-sele...
Italy's most famous and successful club Juventus have been relegated to the second division of Italian football and docked 30 points following an investigation into match-fixing.
Fellow Serie A league sides Lazio and Fi...
Talks between taxi drivers and the ministry of economic development broke down on 13 July, prompting wildcat demonstrations that slowed traffic and blocked Piazza Venezia in Rome. Taxi drivers are protesting against new...
Ten young dolphins have been found washed up on the shores of the Gulf of Venice over the last ten days between Basso Veneto and the Marche, prompting fears of a lethal virus. Experts are particularly concerned because t...
The unseemly spat in the Italian noble Savoia family over which member should be the head of the family is causing grave embarrassment to Italys minuscule monarchist party and some mirth amongst the vast majority of the...
The Vatican has announced a positive balance of 9.7 million for the year 2005, the highest in the last eight years, despite expenses incurred during the change of popes. The cost of the funeral of John Paul II and the co...
From Friday 14 July it will once again be legal to carry a passenger on the back of a low-powered 50cc scooter, overturning an unpopular law made by the last government. Three conditions have been imposed, however: the d...
Marcello Lippi has resigned as Italy's football coach just three days after leading the country to a fourth World Cup title.
Lippi was at the helm for over two years, culminating in Sunday's World Cup Final win over Fra...
Five hundred years ago, on 14 January 1506, a large and beautifully intricate marble sculpture was discovered in a vineyard at the Terme di Tito on the Colle Oppio in Rome. The sculpture depicted the Trojan priest Laocoo...
Sitting on a Rome roof-terrace one early summer evening during cocktail hour, I overheard an American girl ask: Whats with those birds up there?
She pointed to the hundreds of swirling, darting, spiralling, lunging bird...
Assaulted by thousands gasping for air in summer and once by Roman emperors the coastline of the giant province of Rome, has nevertheless long been a dicey place, tinged with scandal.
Over the past few years whisper...
A summer of science
City Museum of Zoology, Via Ulisse Aldrovandi 18, tel. 0632609200, www.commune.roma.it/museozoologia.
Until 28 July.
Summer camp for children 5-11 years of age. Science workshops, laboratories a...
The director of the Holy See press office, Joaqun Navarro-Valls, resigned from his post after 22 years of service on 11 July. Spanish-born Navarro-Valls trained in medicine and journalism and was appointed director in 19...
Everyone is, of course, familiar with the saying When in Rome, do as the Romans do. It is an oft-repeated phrase because, deep down, we know that the Italians have got so many things right. Forget the bureaucratic nightm...
Thousands of jubilant Italian fans welcomed home their World Cup heroes with open arms last night.
An estimated crowd of half a million lined the streets of Rome as the national football team paraded through the streets...
Rejoicing spilled over into violence in some parts of Romes historic centre during the late-night celebrations for Italys victory over France in the final of the World Cup on Sunday.
Police cars in Piazza Venezia at one...
Passport requests and renewals can now be made at 1,500 post offices in the 20 largest towns in Italy, Poste Italiane announced on 7 July. The new service presents an alternative to the other methods of obtaining a passp...
Italy are World Champions for the fourth time after a thrilling win over France. The Azzurri could not have claimed soccers World Cup in more dramatic fashion, winning 5-3 with their last kick in a penalty shoot-out in B...
The management of the Italian National Chocolate Company is protesting about the government increasing the sales tax, IVA, from 10 to 20 percent on certain confectionary, including chocolate.The president of the company,...
Archaeological excavations began on 7 July on two central sections of Romes proposed metro C line, which will run between Piazzale Clodio and Pantano (Casilino). The work on the Piazzale Clodio-Piazza Venezia and the Pia...
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