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Author: Deborah Cater

Deborah Cater holds a Master’s degree in English Literature and is a skilled editor, copywriter, and journalist. As the founder of Italy News Online, she combines her expertise in content creation with an understanding of Italian culture to deliver accurate and engaging news for an English-speaking audience. Deborah splits her time between Italy and Spain.
Mother and baby. Motherhood aspiration controversy continues births at lowest number since WW2

Meloni address ‘motherhood aspiration’ row

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni address ‘motherhood aspiration’ row

Premier Giorgia Meloni addressed a controversy sparked by one of her MPs, who asserted that motherhood should be the ultimate aspiration for Italian women amid a persistently declining birth rate.

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Premier’s end of year press conference

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Premier’s end of year press conference

Premier Giorgia Meloni held her end of year press conference on Thursday. She said she was “tired” of opposition charges of ‘familism’, reform of bureaucracy is needed, and constitutional reform does not remove power from President, amongst other things.

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Gladiator star Russell Crowe has Italian ancestor

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Gladiator star Russell Crowe has Italian ancestor

Gladiator star Russell Crowe said Wednesday he was seeking his Italian roots and had an ancestor who was from Ascoli Piceno in southern Marche.

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Pozzolo whose gun injured a man on New Year's Eve

Meloni “irritated” by Pozzolo New Year’s Eve shooting incident

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni “irritated” by Pozzolo New Year’s Eve shooting incident

Premier Giorgia Meloni is said to be “irritated” by the case of her party member, Emanuele Pozzolo, whose gun was shot and injured a person on New Year’s Eve. Opposition members have called for his resignation or sacking.

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female employment is below EU average

Italy bottom of league for female employment

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy bottom of league for female employment

In the last quarter of 2022, the rate of female employment, for women aged between 20 and 64, was 55% in Italy.

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Emanuele Pozzolo, MP for Brothers of Italy

Pozzolo’s firearms licence to be revoked over New Year’s Eve shooting

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Pozzolo’s firearms licence to be revoked over New Year’s Eve shooting

The Biella Prefecture is to revoke the gun licence for personal defence issued to Emanuele Pozzolo, MP. A shot fired from Pozzolo’s gun injured a 31-year-old man on New Year’s Eve.

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Jam of gondolas in Venice. To combat crowds, a trial of the Venice ticket system will start in 2024.

Venice introduces further measures to curb over-tourism

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Venice introduces further measures to curb over-tourism

Venice introduces new measures in a bid to manage over-tourism in the lagoon city. The size of group tours will now be capped.

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Sparkling year for Italian spumante

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Sparkling year for Italian spumante

In 2023, Italian spumante will have outsold champagne with an estimated 95million bottles uncorked in Italy during the festive season, compared to around 6million bottles of Champagne.

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Sergio Matterrella delivering the President's end of year speech

President’s End of Year Speech 2024 – Love is not domination or possession 

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on President’s End of Year Speech 2024 – Love is not domination or possession 

Love is neither domination nor possession, was one of the messages in the Italian President’s End of Year speech. Sergio Mattarella also called for a culture of peace worldwide.

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Fireworks crackdown ahead of New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2023December 30, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Fireworks crackdown ahead of New Year’s Eve

Italian police seized six tonnes of illegal fireworks in Rome, today. However, there have already been two serious incidents were a man is intensive care and a child lost three fingers due to fireworks incidents.

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Italy passes parental consent law for sex and relationship education

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Il Sole 24 Ore’s 2026 generational quality of life index

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The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

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