Deborah Cater

Citizenship wage to be stopped. empty wallet on table

Citizenship wage to be replaced

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The government is set to replace the ‘citizenship wage’ minimum-income benefit with a new anti-poverty measure. According to the draft of a bill seen by ANSA, fit-for-work citizens will not be able to claim the benefit.

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Postponement of vote on sale of carbon-emitting vehicles “an Italian success”

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday hailed the decision to postpone a key EU vote on a proposed halt to the sale of carbon-emitting vehicles from 2035 as “an Italian success”.

Meloni with reporters in Abu Dhabi. Government did not hamper rescue of migrants.

Meloni dismisses idea government hampered rescue of migrants

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni dismissed speculation her government hampered rescue operations to save victims of the migrant shipwreck last weekend.

Palace of Caserta designed by architevt Luigi Vanvitelli. Imagen de Olivier en Pixabay

Caserta Palace opens Vanvitelli Halls

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Luigi Vanvitelli was the architect of the Royal Palace of Caserta. To celebrate the 250th year of his death, the palace is opening a hall to honour him.

Save the date: 31st edition of the FAI Spring Days

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 25th and 26th March, the FAI Spring Days event returns for its 31st edition. Over the weekend, over 750 sites in 400 cities which are normally inaccessible will be open to visitors.

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Self-declaration is not enough to be a woman says Meloni

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In an interview, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says self-declaration as a woman is not enough without the biology. Italy’s leading lesbian group agrees with her.

Mission: Impossible filming in Puglia

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

According to witnesses, Tom Cruise is shooting flight scenes for Mission: Impossible 8 in Puglia. The actor was seen boarding a helicopter in Bari for an unknown destination today.

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EU must help stop refugees turning to traffickers

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi says the EU needs policies to stop refugees turning to human traffickers. This follows Sunday’s migrant-boat disaster off Calabria in which scores of people died.

More than 40 dead in migrant shipwreck

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

More than 40 people, including a baby, have died in a migrant shipwreck off the Calabrian coast. Dozens survived after the boat broke up in rough seas.

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Water rationing may be a necessity, Minister says

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto said on Friday water rationing may be necessary in some parts of the country because of the severe drought it is suffering.