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Snoopers cloned President Mattarella's email

Snoopers clone Italian President’s email

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Snoopers clone Italian President’s email

A gang of snoopers, allegedly led by former supercop Carmine Gallo and Fondazione Fiera Milano President Enrico Pazzali, reportedly accessed police databases. They aimed to gather sensitive information on business, political, and showbiz figures, according to wiretaps released on Sunday.

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Image shows man pocketing a bribe. Sogei director arrested for receiving a bribe. Credit:Freepik

Sogei Director arrested for receiving bribe

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Sogei Director arrested for receiving bribe

Rome finance police carried out searches on Tuesday in the offices and homes of public officials and companies, involved in a corruption probe. The investigation focuses on tenders in the telecommunications and IT sectors managed by the State-owned technology company, Sogei Spa.

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Trucking sector heading for a collision with Salvini. Credit: Rab Lawrence, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Italian trucking sector demands clarity from Salvini over diesel excise

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italian trucking sector demands clarity from Salvini over diesel excise

Italy’s trucking sector has officially entered what is being called a “hot autumn,” with mounting tensions between the industry and the government.

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RFI suspends contract with maintenance firm

Train chaos: RFI suspends contract with maintenance firm

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Train chaos: RFI suspends contract with maintenance firm

Italian rail agency Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) suspended its contract with Str92 on Thursday.

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Microsoft Headquarters Credits: Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images.

Microsoft to invest billions in Italy

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Microsoft to invest billions in Italy

On Wednesday, Premier Giorgia Meloni met with Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, at Palazzo Chigi to discuss the company’s latest investment plans in Italy. Microsoft has committed to a €4.3 billion initiative aimed at expanding its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure over the next two years.

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Swine fever affecting pork production in northern Italy. çImage: Italian Landrace pigs. By Whgler - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55868565

Swine fever threatens prosciutto production

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Swine fever threatens prosciutto production

African swine fever is posing a serious threat to Italy’s pork industry, which is worth €20 billion and renowned for producing prosciutto and cured sausages.

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Economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti says climate crisis affects economic stability

Climate crisis threatens economic stability – Giorgetti

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Climate crisis threatens economic stability – Giorgetti

Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti on Friday stressed the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis, warning of the dangers it poses to economic stability.

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Still of Giorgia Meloni from video. Meloni honoured Giacomo Matteotti yesterday, 100 years after his "death speech"

Meloni Calls for Changes to EU Green Deal at Confindustria Assembly

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni Calls for Changes to EU Green Deal at Confindustria Assembly

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told the Confindustria assembly in Rome on Wednesday that she plans to “correct” the EU Green Deal, claiming its current form is damaging to European businesses.

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Mario Draghi who questions the EU's AI Act. Image: Getty Images

Draghi report questions AI laws in the EU

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Draghi report questions AI laws in the EU

Mario Draghi, former Italian premier and European central banker, presented a report this week outlining Europe’s urgent need for a new industrial strategy to tackle an existential challenge. His report was critical on the EU’s stance regarding AI.

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Cannabis light to be banned. Image shows cannabis leaves and CBD product

Lower House approves move to ban sale of ‘cannabis light’

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Lower House approves move to ban sale of ‘cannabis light’

The Lower House approved a measure on Thursday in the government’s security bill that bans the sale of ‘cannabis light’. This includes hemp flowers and products containing a minimal level of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana that causes a high.

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Binge drinking poses a health issue for Italy

Binge drinking: 4.5 million Italians indulge

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026Deborah Cater
electric scooters require insurance and a targhino Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

Insurance required for electric scooters from May

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026Deborah Cater
What's behind the tradition of the pesce d'aprile? Image shows someone sticking a colourful paper fish to the back of another.

Pesce d’Aprile: How Italy does April Fool’s Day

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Deborah Cater
The Italian populat5ion remains stable only due to immigration. Births in 2025 were almost half the number of deaths.

Italy’s birthrate continues to fall while population remains stable

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Deborah Cater
northern Italy sea trains start their 2026 services this weekend. By Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch) - http://www.bahnbilder.ch/picture/8276, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17185297

Northern Italy’s sea trains return

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026Deborah Cater
Large Pet Friendly service to start with ITA in summer 2026

Large Pet Friendly service with ITA from this summer

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Castello Estense and statue of Savonarola at night - Our quick guide to Ferrara

A quick guide to Ferrara

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Piazza del Popolo, Ascoli Piceno. Image credit: Shutterstock

A quick guide to Ascoli Piceno

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026Deborah Cater

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