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Francesca Albanese accuses countries of complicity over Israel "genocide" in Gaza Image credit: Getty Images

US reinstates sanctions on Francesca Albanese

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on US reinstates sanctions on Francesca Albanese

The Italian academic and UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories has been returned to the US Treasury’s blacklist over alleged anti-Semitism. It bars Francesca Albanese from credit card use and banking transactions with American institutions.

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Luxury brands see an increase in sales Consumer confidence is up

Italian consumer confidence rebounds in May

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italian consumer confidence rebounds in May

Istat’s latest survey delivers a mixed picture of the Italian economy. Consumer confidence is more optimistic than analysts expected, but firms less so, as the government operates with a sharply reduced growth forecast.

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Sinner loses in second round of French Open

Sinner crashes out of French Open

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Sinner crashes out of French Open

Jannik Sinner, the world number one was leading 6-3, 6-2, 5-1 before his body gave out in the Paris heat, handing Argentine qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo one of the most remarkable victories of his career, as he passes into the third round of the French Open.

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On this day: Baldassare Cossa, antipope John XXIII deposed

May 29, 2026May 30, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on On this day: Baldassare Cossa, antipope John XXIII deposed

29 May 1415: Baldassare Cossa, reigning as Pope John XXIII, is formally deposed by the Council of Constance after fleeing the city in disguise. The Council’s decision brought one of the most colourful and scandalous careers in Church history to an end.

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water rationing - tap drip of water into glass Tourist loses claim she has a right to drink tap water rather than bottled.

Italian restaurants have no legal obligation to serve tap water

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italian restaurants have no legal obligation to serve tap water

A tourist’s insistence on drinking tap water at a five-star Alto Adige hotel has produced one of Italy’s more unusual legal precedents. It confirms what most Italian waiters have always assumed.

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online gambling has grown exponentially in Italy

Italians lost nearly €22 billion gambling in 2025

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italians lost nearly €22 billion gambling in 2025

A new report co-produced by Italy’s largest trade union and a leading consumer group describes a country where gambling has grown to 7.3% of GDP. The only clear winners are the companies running the industry.

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Milan Certosa station By Sergio D’Afflitto, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40771908

Young man stabbed to death at Milan Certosa station

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Young man stabbed to death at Milan Certosa station

The killing of a 22-year-old at Certosa station has reignited a bitter political argument about urban safety, gang violence. A key question: has Italy’s government has delivered on its law-and-order promises.

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No quorum reached in June 2025 referendum secret ballot underway for new Italian president. Electoral law overhaul

Opposition erupts as government fast-tracks electoral law overhaul

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Opposition erupts as government fast-tracks electoral law overhaul

With general elections due next autumn and the centre-right currently ahead in the polls, opposition parties are accusing the government of rewriting the rules of the game in its own favour. The contentious issue, an electoral law overhaul.

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Ferrari presents its first all-electric car to Pope Leo XIV

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Ferrari presents its first all-electric car to Pope Leo XIV

Ferrari made history twice on Tuesday: unveiling the Luce to the new pontiff at Castel Gandolfo, and absorbing a 6.6% drop in its stock price before markets closed.

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Meloni tells Senate a fremework for nuclear power will be ready by summer in her weekly address. Meloni calls EU a Bureaucratic behemoth in Confindustria address. https://www.governo.it/en/media/meeting-us-secretary-state-rubio/31780 creative commonscreative commonscreative commons Images made available under licence CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 IT

Meloni attacks EU as ‘bureaucratic behemoth’

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni attacks EU as ‘bureaucratic behemoth’

The Prime Minister used her annual speech to Confindustria to renew her assault on Brussels’ regulatory culture, calling it a bureaucratic behemoth, and pledge domestic reform.

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Group of children in a kindergarten classroom attending an interactive learning session with teachers. Image credit: Pavel Danilyuk https://www.pexels.com/license/

Meloni defends foreign pupils cap proposal

September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Car tax to be abolished in 2027 for small and medium-sized cars and motorcycles. Image credit: Franck Michel's photo, licensed as CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

Government to scrap road tax for 14.5 million vehicles from 2027

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Deborah Cater
Blood donors urgently needed. Image credit: Adobe Stock

Italy issues urgent appeal for blood donors

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Deborah Cater
Pedestrians using phone whilst crossing the road Copyright: © by Westend61 / Maskot,

Italy set to fine pedestrians who use phones while crossing the road

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026Deborah Cater
24-hour transport strike back on after TAR ruling General strike

Italy travel warning: September strikes

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026Deborah Cater
Basilica di Santo Spirito in Florence, where a Michelangelo crucifix hangs. Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Deborah Cater

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