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World Book Day – Top 10 Italian Books

April 23, 2023April 23, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

23rd April is World Book and Copyright Day, coinciding with St. George’s Day, in many places a rose and a book are given as gifts. We look at the top 10 works by Italian authors.

Italian Government pledges help for low-medium income earners

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti pledged help was on the way “in the next few days” for low to medium income earners in Italy.

Lollobrigida accused of using supremacist language by opposition leader Elly Schlein

Schlein accuses Agriculture Minister of using supremacist tropes

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein accused the Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Minister of using supremacist language today. Francesco Lollabrigida had said Italy was enduring “ethnic replacement”.

Auschwitz - described by Mattarella as a huge cemetery without graves.

Mattarella visits Auschwitz – a ‘huge cemetery without graves’

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Italian President Sergio Mattarella visited Auschwitz in Poland. The Nazi death camp was a crime for which there can be no forgetting or forgiving, he said.

Sea Watch 3 charity vessel rescues migrant arrivals at sea 24 December. The ECHr has determined Italy was not responsible for Libyan coastguard action during 2017 migrant resuce, when SeaWatch rescued some, adn the Libyan coastguard others

Migrant situation fracturing Italy

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The increasing number of asylum seekers is putting the country under pressure and the cracks are starting to show. The centre-left accuse the government of improvisation over the migrant situation, whilst President Mattarella again asks the EU for a bloc approach to the issue.

Hercules statue found on Appian Way to go on display

Hercules from Appian Way to go on Display

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An imposing life-size Ancient Roman statue of Hercules found on the Appian Way will soon be on display in the Parco Appia Antica.

Meloni revokes migrant special protection

Government to eliminate migrant special protection – Meloni

April 16, 2023June 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

During a trip to Ethiopia, PM Giorgia Meloni said the Italian government is aiming to eliminate migrant special protection for asylum seekers. She said it is seen as a pull factor for migrants coming to Italy.

Paestum, where the little temple is revealing interesting new finds

New discoveries at ancient Paestum’s ‘little temple’

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The excavations to uncover the temple discovered in 2019 by the ruins of the walls of the ancient Greek city of Paestum have produced some huge surprises. Paestum is in the Italian province of Salerno.

Drought means River Po already in worse situation than last year

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The drought that has brought water levels in the River Po down over three quarters is already worse than last year’s critical situation, the river’s local authority says.