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The governor of the Bank Antonio Fazio finally resigned his position on Monday 19 December in order to restore some calm to the political scene and to the Bank of Italy after months controversy surrounding his position....
Italians are spending less on traditional Christmas food, according to a national survey carried out by Lista Consumatori a consumer group linked to the left-wing Unione political coalition. Compared to 2004, consumers...
Jobs growth in Rome is largely thanks to the rising numbers of women in work, according to a report (Rapporto sull Economia Romana) published by the Rome city council. In the province of Rome, female employment rose by 5...
Enrolment for the 2006 Rome Marathon is now open. There are three deadlines for registration with different fees according to how early you enroll: 20 Dec (30); 31 Jan (40); 9 March (50). In an attempt to encourage more...
In 2006 there will be no excuse for people to buy goods from illegal street sellers. All sellers, or ambulante as they are known, will have to display a clear permit that they have a licence to do business. In this way,...
A new train station was officially opened mid December at Parco Leonardo in Via Portuense close to Fiumicino international airport. Fiumicino-Parco Leonardo, as it is called, is on the line FR1 Fiumicino Aeroporto-Roma....
Ireland is represented for the first time in this years Centopresepi (100 cribs) exhibition in Rome. Designs by Patrick Pye, Thomas Ryan, Carmel Mooney and Andy Devane are among the nativity scenes in the Sala del Braman...
The director of the Salvation Army in Rome is calling for help for the homeless over the winter months. Emanuele Pavoni says around 3,500 people will be homeless in the city this Christmas. All donations, whether food, c...
The Nutcracker is the Teatro dellOperas Christmas offering for the Rome public; it is a traditional production and very appetizing. The scale is grand, with large numbers of dancers, beautiful and imaginative costumes an...
Over the past six years average rents in Rome have risen by 139 per cent according to a report by Cresme, the Centro ricerche economiche, sociali e di mercato per ledilizia. The increase in Rome has far outstripped those...
Lazio is preparing new measures for common law couples, with a view to recognising their civil and social rights. A sign of the times, the memorandum approved on 13 December commits Lazio to safeguarding non-traditional...
Crib crawling round the various churches to admire the beautiful nativity scenes on display is one of the delights of a Roman Christmas. Many of these are authentic works of art, lovingly fashioned by master craftsmen of...
The Italian minister for health, Francesco Storace, and the countrys dispensing pharmacists have come to an agreement to reduce the price of prescribed medicines. Those that come into what is known as category C will fal...
Three new rectors have recently taken up posts with English-speaking Roman Catholic churches in Rome.
Father Louis Brennan has come to S. Isidoros after 13 years as a provincial delegate in Dublin of the Irish province...
Park and ride public car parks near the city centre offer parking with good bus and metro connections to the historic centre for Christmas shoppers. There are facilities at Stazione S. Pietro in Via della Stazione 5; Cip...
When the poet Shelley stayed in Rome in 1819, he wrote of his evening walks when he saw the radiant Orion through the columns of the Temple of Concord (in actual fact, he was referring to the Temple of Saturn with its di...
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The Rom or gypsies, as they used to be called, have historically held a precarious position in society and to say that they have suffered persecution seems an understatement if not a simplification. But in contemporary t...
Diamonds are said to be a girls best friend, so lets begin this cocktail party with the recipe for a Diamond Martini.
Diamond Martini
125 ml Wyborawa vodka or other premium-grain vodka.
A dash of Martini & Rossi (...
Today Christmas is celebrated in much the same way in Italy as it is in most other western countries, and this is also largely true when it comes to the food. However, in Italy strong regional or even local traditions ha...
This is near perfection. Once again the Teatro dellOpera di Roma, as it did earlier this year with Cos fan tutte, has put together brilliant young singers who really know both how to sing and act, put them into attractiv...
The Domus Aurea, once the home of the emperor Nero, has been closed to the public because of structural damage caused by the recent heavy rain in Rome. Some of the frescoes are also in danger lifting off the walls becaus...
The heavily built-up S. Lorenzo-Tiburtina area of Rome may be in for cleaner, quieter and less-congested times. Rome urban planning councillor, Roberto Morassut, speaking at the reopening of the renovated Piazza dellImma...
A truce has been declared between the Italian government and protesters in the Val di Susa in Piedmont in the north west of the country.
The protesters have been demonstrating against the building of a high-speed train...
According to a new study by Unicredit Banca, some 6,000 Roman small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) risk bankruptcy and another 43,000 are already experiencing serious banking-related problems. Rome is described as I...
The Rome city council has come up with plans which it hopes will keep private cars off the roads in the run-up to Christmas.
Five free shuttle buses will link undergrounds stations, railway stations, car parks and comme...
The power of Address Unknown lies in the simplicity of its telling. It is a story of friendship and its disintegration, and of the bitterness and tragedy that unfolds as a result. Published in 1938, it is also a damning...
After more than half a century, and years of negotiations, the Circolo degli Ufficiali (officers club) is finally preparing to move out of Palazzo Barberini into nearby Palazzina Savorgnan di Brazza. The move will mean t...
Builders redeveloping a former wasteland on the north-eastern outskirts of Rome unearthed a second century AD necropolis containing several sealed sarcophagi. Local historians and archaeologists were aware of the existen...
The new winter timetable for the Italian state railways comes into effect on 11 December. All the new train times are visible on the website of trenitalia, www.trenitalia.it.
A new station will be opened on the line bet...
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