Italy targets lesser-known regions to ease over-tourism
Italy’s national tourism board plans to steer visitors towards lesser-known regions to ease over-tourism pressures.
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Meloni to auction foreign gifts for charity
Prime minister Giorgia Meloni will auction hundreds of gifts received over the past three years. The items, given mainly by foreign leaders, are worth an estimated €800,000. Proceeds from the sale will go to charity.
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British citizens in Italy: UK government updates advice on travel and dual citizenship
British citizens living in Italy need to understand fresh travel and border-control rules following recent changes to EU systems and post-Brexit arrangements.
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On this day in history: death of Renaissance sculptor Donatello
Early Renaissance sculptor Donatello died on 12th December, 1466 in Florence. More than five centuries later, his works remain central to Italy’s artistic heritage and are still visible across the country.
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Restored Madonna del Latte unveiled in Florence
A fourteenth-century fresco depicting the Madonna del Latte has returned to public view in Florence following a major restoration.
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Minister clashes with medical students in Rome
Italy’s minister for universities and research, Anna Maria Bernini, clashed with medical students during a public event in Rome on Thursday.
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Government steps in over Gedi newspaper sale
Italy’s government has intervened in talks over the proposed sale by Gedi of La Repubblica and La Stampa, two of the country’s most influential newspapers.
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Two takeover bids for Acciaierie d’Italia
Extraordinary commissioners at Acciaierie d’Italia (ADI) have received two takeover bids for the troubled steel group, which includes the former ILVA plants in Taranto. The announcement came on Friday, marking a potential turning point for one of Italy’s most contentious industrial assets.
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Supreme Court postpones Salvini Open Arms appeal
Italy’s supreme Court of Cassation has postponed to 17 December a hearing on the per saltum appeal filed by the Palermo Prosecutor’s Office against the acquittal of Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini in the Open Arms case.
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“Rape List” found in second Rome High School
ROME — A disturbing “rape list” naming female students has surfaced in a second Rome high school, reigniting shock across Italy and intensifying debate over gender-based violence and the culture of sexism in schools.
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