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Best City in the World list 2023 - Rome is no 7

Rome 7th best city in the world 2023

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Resonance Consultancy’s annual best cities in the world list was released this week. It places Rome as the number 7 best city in the world.

Cost of Living and Quality of Life Indices for Italy 2023

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Numebo released their 2023 Cost of Living and Quality of Life indices. Italy did not fare well in the Quality of Life index for European cities, but the Cost of Living index was better reading despite rising costs of basic foods.

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Italy into United Cup Semi-Finals despite loss to Poland

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

TENNIS – Italy celebrate a place in the United Cup semi-finals despite defeat against Poland. They will face Greece on 6th January.

Meloni announces rules to stop human trafficking

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni announced new rules to stop human trafficking across the Mediterranean.

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MSF rescue 85 migrants at sea under new NGO code of conduct

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rescued a total of 85 migrants from two capsized or struggling boats off Libya on Sunday night and Monday morning. The rescues were at the request of the Italian National Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre under the new NGO code of conduct.

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

New rescue decree increases risk of deaths say NGOs

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Wednesday (December 28), Italy’s government approved a cabinet decree which imposes tougher rules on charity ships that rescue migrants at sea. The new rescue decree will make it harder for such ships to rescue as many migrants as possible – with severe penalties in cases of non-compliance.