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Italian exports are trailing further behind emerging countries like China and India, as the latter two pile on the pressure in the shirt, shoe, and high-tech markets. In the face of growing competition, Italy has seen it...
Photo: With summer in full swing, nocturnal Rome is one of the things not to miss. Home to over 400 discos and disco-pubs, the city has a vast range of nightlife for all tastes. In July and August some clubs move to Osti...
Mozzarella from Texas, and Pecorino from Wisconsin the sale of fake Italian food products is now worth around 52.6 billion worldwide.
This is according to the Confederazione Agricoltori (the Italian farming confederati...
On average, water costs Italians 16 per cent more than it did in 2000 according to a new report from Italian consumer group Cittadinanzattiva. The report is critical of the chaos of mixed and variable charges that, in te...
Are the summer holidays eating up your wallet? If so, Italian consumer body Codacons has 10 tips for making the most of your money. Codacons says you can save up to 30 per cent on your holiday by following these simple i...
Make an adventurous night-time journey to discover crocodiles, iguanas, tortoises and chameleons, birds and tropical plants in the heart of Rome. The voyage takes place in the exhibition "Furti di natura" and is designed...
Legambiente and the Dipartimento della protezione civile (department for civil protection) have launched a nationwide campaign entitled: Dont play with fire. The summer heat and lack of rain has fed the latest round of f...
The great ball, that sits 120 m up on top of the dome of St Peter's basilica, is being washed by restoration experts, for the first time since it was put up in 1593. They have found that the ball is completely covered in...
Romes hairdressers, barbers and beauty centres can now open on Mondays thanks to a new city council ruling. From now on they may remain open six days if they wish, and can work between 07.00 and 22.00, as long as they do...
The Movimento difesa del cittadino, an Italian consumer protection association, has awarded its annual prize "Cittadini on line 2005" to the Rome city council call centre 060606. The award has been given for the helpline...
A new type of traffic sensor to detect overtaking cars has caught 495 offending vehicles in its first seven days in use.
The sensor has been placed on a dangerous bend on the Via del Mare between Rome and the beach at O...
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...
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