Italy is working to find a diplomatic solution to the Russian war against Ukraine, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said. However, the country is set to keep backing sanctions in the meantime, he told the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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ISTAT reports Italy’s employment rate reached 59.9% in March. That equates to 23.04million people employed, the highest since this statistical series record started in 2004.
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Sergio Mattarella celebrates Labour Day on 1st May with a speech to parliament. He says the goal is to have zero workplace deaths. This comes after a spate on deaths over the last year. He also referenced the impact of the Russian war with Ukraine on the economy.
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The painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, who is regarded as one of the most important Venetian painters of the early 18th century, was born on this day in 1675 in Venice.
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In 1945, soldiers from the US army stole a cake cooling on the windowsill in San Pietro near Vicenza. 77 years later, the army replaced the cake on the girl’s 90th birthday.
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Masks will continue to be required in certain indoor places in Italy for a further six weeks. The health minister Roberto Speranza made the announcement just days before the indoor mask-wearing rules expire on 30 April.
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In Italy, children are automatically given their father’s surname. The Constitutional Court ruled this act is not valid in law.
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The Veneto region is home to unique villas. Designed in the mid-1500s by the architect Andrea Palladio for the wealthiest families of the region, these are the famous Palladian Villas. Along with the city of Vicenza, they are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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An Italian train conductor who issued 5,000 fines was wrongfully dismissed a court ruled. Francesco Bonanno was accused of terrorising passengers by working with ‘uncommon zeal’.
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Visitors to the Venice Biennale this week got a sneak preview of the island which is being transformed into an artistic centre. San Giacomo in Paludo fell into disuse six decades ago.
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