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New fines for traffic offences are due to come into force in Italy if parliament converts a government proposal into law by the end of August. The fine for driving while under the influence of drink or drugs is expected...
Rome city council's urban parking plan foresees the creation of some 50,000 parking spaces for residents and commuters in and around the city centre over the next few years. With some 11,000 spots already opened and a fu...
Italian gas and electricity bills are among the highest in Europe, in part due to the lack of competition and the continued dominance of Enel and Eni (Italys major energy producers). The cost of electricity and gas in It...
Everything is ready for the biggest concert ever to be held in Italy, on Saturday 2 July at the Circus Maximus in Rome, as part of the Live8 series of concerts organised by Sir Bob Geldorf to raise awareness of poverty i...
After years of campaigning by local groups, the Tiburtina archaeological park will soon become a reality. The mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, has requested 5 million to purchase the first 10 hectares. As for the remainin...
In 2004, women in Italy had more children than in the past 15 years, according to Istat, Italys national institute for statistics. Birth rates in Italy had been declining for 30 years, reaching a low-point of 1.19 childr...
There are five different motions to tighten up gun-control laws waiting to be examined by the Italian parliament. All of them have become more urgent after the tragic event near Novara in north Italy this week when a 54-...
The football federation has told Italys most famous football referee, the bald-headed Pierluigi Collina, who became famous when he refereed the World Cup final match in South Korea in 2002, that he can have one more year...
Every day, some 2.5 million Italians pay for their lunch with buoni pasto (luncheon vouchers), creating a business that is worth 2.5 billion per year. Since 20 June, when cafs and restaurants in Turin began a boycott of...
The summer sales will begin officially in Rome on Saturday 9 July and will end on Friday 19 August. Shop keepers are expected to reduce their prices by as much as 33 per cent from the start of the sales, hoping to sell a...
Horses in Rome may have to wear red and grey knicker-type garments from the beginning of July. If a city ruling comes into force, the horses that pull the brightly-coloured tourist carriages will be wearing these underpa...
Most votes allow the losers some crumbs of comfort*, ways of salvaging some pride, or glimmers of support that can be cultivated into a winning combination in the future. Italys fertility referendum in mid-June gave no s...
Feeling pasty and white, like a big blob of mozzarella cheese? Tired of peeling off the clothes plastered to your body? Does the idea of the beach sound great but a million kilometres away? Well, consider your problems s...
Young Flavio Burattin is sitting in a small aeroplane that is ascending to 4,000 m. The cabin is cramped and filled with seven other Italian men, all smiling and wearing tights. The door opens and the sound of wind and t...
Enisa Bukvic is a remarkable woman. President of the community of Bosnia-Herzegovina in Italy and a member of the council of the international diaspora, she has worked tirelessly for 13 years on behalf of the victims of...
There were angry protesters and shattered glass in the corridor leading to the office of Nicola Galloro in the EUR district of Rome. The protesters must have broken into the building earlier because two glass-fronted not...
From the 1 July 2005, holders of Italian driving licences who have not had any points removed since the penalty system was introduced in 2003 will receive a bonus of two points.
All Italian driving-licence holders have...
Organisers of the Criss Cross exhibition at the Swiss Institute say that it provides an opportunity to see that Switzerlands achievements extend beyond traditional images of designer clocks, military knives and chocolat...
Anyone who has a passion for Ferrari motorcars and a big bank account, should hasten to Maranello, home of the Ferrari racing team. On Tuesday 28 June at 18.00 Sotheby's, the fine art auctioneers, are holding a sale of F...
The cost of calls from fixed to mobile phones in Italy is among the highest in Europe and must fall, according to the Autorit per le comunicazioni (AC), the countrys communications authority. A study by London-based cons...
Anyone who wishes to drive a low-powered motorcycle and does not hold any other sort of driving licence, will have to take a test to get a patentino or mini driving licence.
The test was previously required only by youn...
An exhibition entitled Luigi Moretti: La Casa delle Armi, le sue opere e il suo archivio, has opened at the Italian central state archives EUR. Luigi Moretti (1907-1973) was an Italian architect, famous for his design fo...
The Italian council for refugees will present a series of exhibitions and performances in Rome to mark the United Nations (UN) day for the support of torture victims on 26 June.
There will be an exhibition entitled Linf...
Italy is making headway in IT use but can still do more, according to a report from the Associazione per la convergenza nei servizi di comunicazione or Anfov, an association that promotes and reports on internet use in I...
Say goodbye to boredom on the metro this summer Romes literary jukebox is back in town. Literary Subway 2005 is the fourth edition of the event in which booklets of short stories and poetry are distributed free in metro...
The Protestant cemetery in Rome has been listed by the World Monuments Fund as one of the 100 most endangered monuments in the world. Inclusion on the WMFs list for 2006 not only gives the beautiful cemetery close to the...
Romano Prodi, leader of the left-wing political alliance LUnione, has announced that primary elections will be held on 8-9 October 2005 to choose a leader for the alliance. Only four people are so far standing as candida...
Romes mayor, Walter Veltroni, has formed a new team to work on the Decoro Urbano. In all, 48 people divided into teams of three will work two shifts a day, six days of the week in various key areas of the city. These tea...
On 21 June Parma officially becomes the home of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises the European Commission on food production methods and safety for all European member states. Silvio Berlusconi, th...
The fifth edition of Rome Hip Hop Parade, the festival dedicated to hip hop and street culture, opens on 20 June. Featuring hip hop dancers from all over Italy, an Italian rap competition, a writing (graffiti) competiti...
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