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Mountain tourism Trentino Alto Adige Image by Enrico Pighetti via Flickr shared under Creative Commons License

Italy at the top of the general ranking of European “tourism reputation”

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy is top of a new ranking for overall tourism reputation as a European tourist destination by the market research company Demoskopika.

Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy dies aged 86

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, the son of Italy’s last king, Umberto II, passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 86. The House of Savoy announced his peaceful death in Geneva at 7:05 a.m. on 3rd February 2024, surrounded by his family.

EU was wrong on farmers says Meloni

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni criticised the EU’s decision to mandate farmers to leave fields fallow for a year. The move aimed to reduce climate-impacting emissions and facilitate inexpensive Ukrainian imports.

ChatGPT violates Data Protection says Italian watchdog

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) says ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot, violates data protection regulations. The DPA’s inquiry revealed privacy breaches related to the collection of personal data and age protections.

Close up of wind turbine. The Energy decree which has now passed into law, allows for offshore wind farms.

Energy Decree has final approval

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Energy Decree has received the final approval from the Senate, securing 97 votes in favour, 74 against, and 2 abstentions. Consequently, the measure has now become law.

Meloni and Rama announce asylum centres plan

Albanian court approves Italian asylum centres

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Albania’s top court has given approval to a controversial deal allowing Rome to redirect asylum seekers, attempting to reach Italy, to the western Balkan nation. Two asylum centres are “in line with consitution”

Chiari station where a worker was hit and killed by a train. Image: Laura Faccoli - Own work

Another worker hit and killed by train

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In the early hours of Tuesday morning a worker was hit and killed by a train at Chiari station near the northern city of Brescia.

Ilaria Salis who is being held in a HUngarian prison.

Italian teacher dragged in chains into Budapest court

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Ilaria Salis, a 39-year-old Milan primary school teacher and antifascist militant, is currently on trial in Budapest for attacking two Hungarian neo-Nazis a year ago. On Monday, she was reportedly dragged in chains into a Budapest court.

On this day in history: La Fenice opera house burned down

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In the heart of Venice, La Fenice Opera House was a cultural symbol until a fire struck on January 29, 1996. Named after the mythical phoenix, the building would once again have to rise from the ashes.