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Michelangelo's David. Imagen de MustangJoe en Pixabay

Florence offers American teacher award

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An American teacher was forced to resign after showing pupils images of Michelangelo’s David. Florence’s mayor intends to invite the teacher to his city.

Bid for Italian cuisine to join UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian government is putting Italian cuisine forward as this year’s candidate to join the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.

Expats find it hard to settle in Italy

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

InterNation’s Expat Essentials Index ranks Italy in the bottom five out of 52 countries for ease of settling. Its bureaucracy is singled out for particular criticism.

Surrogacy a crime says FdI politician. Photo by RODNAE Productions: https://www.pexels.com/photo/bench-man-love-people-7982411/

Debate over same-sex parents is incendiary

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The rights of same-sex-parent families and surrogacy grew heated up on Monday. Federico Mollicone of the FdI party said surrogacy “is a serious crime, more serious than paedophilia”.

Pantheon in Rome. Imagen de G-tech en Pixabay

Pantheon to start charging entrance fee

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tourists visiting the Pantheon in Rome will soon be charged a €5 entry fee. Proceeds from the new entry fee will be split between the culture ministry and Rome diocese.

Milan rally in support of same-sex parents

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan hosted a large rally in support of same-sex couples. The rally was organised after Milan was forced to stop a procedure used to register both members of a same-sex couple as parents of a child.

Napoli into Champions League quarter finals

Clashes at Champions League match – 7 arrested

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Four Napoli and three Eintracht Frankfurt fans were arrested on Thursday following Wednesday’s clashes in Naples. The German fans flouted a travel ban and clashed with local fans and the police before their Champions League match.

Italy plans to strat marketing itelf as a remote working destination.

Marketing Italy for remote working

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Tuesday, the Minister for Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, announced plans to market Italy as an ideal base for remote working.

Non-EU nationals more likely to be over-qualified than EU nationals

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Employed non-nationals are more likely to be over-qualified for their job than nationals. Non-EU employees are especially affected by this phenomenon.