Latest Italy News
RSS-
Italian Parliament hit by cash-for-amendments allegations
Rome (dpa) - Allegations that lawmakers are paid regular sums by corporations to get them to amend legislation in the firms‘ favour triggered calls Monday for greater transparency in lobbying in Italy."We immediately need to present a law to regulate relations between parliamentarians and lobbies," said Laura Ravetto, a member of Silvio Berlusconi‘s conservative People ...
-
The Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem to show at the Venice Biennale
On May 30, Mohammed Kazem will become the first UAE artist to represent his country at the Venice Biennale in a solo show. He has been developing his contemporary practice since the 1980s when, at the age of 14, he met Hassan Sharif, the nation's first modern artist who was producing experimental installations and performance work - at a time when even the skyscrapers had not been built, ...
-
Young People Cast Out Of Italys Welfare System
In Italy, the youth jobless rate is nudging 40 percent, a record high in postwar history. Demographer Stefano Rosina says the Italian welfare system has always been skewed toward the middle-aged and elderly, leaving Italian youths with no political or trade union ...
More Italy News
RSS-
Italys PM Exiting EU Deficit Procedure is Priority
ROME-Italy's exit from the European Union's excessive deficit procedure is a priority for the country and will it give it more leeway in pushing forward growth-boosting measures, Prime Minister Enrico Letta said Tuesday. Addressing the Senate a day before a European summit in Brussels, Mr. Letta said that "joining the so-called club of the virtuous will give us greater margins ...
-
In 2nd message on Edict of Milan Pope Francis calls for recognition of religious freedom
On May 15, Pope Francis sent a telegram to Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew traveled to the Italian city to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan. Patriarch Bartholomew, who holds a primacy of honor among heads of Orthodox churches, then returned to Istanbul, where the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in conjunction with the Council ...
-
ECB stress tests not a problem for Italian lenders - ABI
ROME | Tue May 21, 2013 5:20am EDT ROME May 21 (Reuters) - The head of Italy's banking association (ABI) said on Tuesday that European Central Bank stress tests to gauge the credit strength of the country's lenders are not a problem as long as the ECB applies the same criteria across the euro zone. "We do not have any worries about stress tests," ABI chief Giovanni ...
-
Update-Moodys Telecom Italias weak Q1 results reflect challenges to deliver performance targets
Tue May 21, 2013 5:02am EDT Telecom Italia S.p.A For the full text of this story please click the following ...
-
Armani wont use cash pile for Italian acquisitions
Giorgio Armani does not plan to use his group's cash pile to purchase other Italian fashion firms and shield them from foreign predators, the designer was quoted as saying on Tuesday as the company reported a rise in 2012 sales. Sales at Giorgio Armani's fashion house rose 16 percent to 2.091 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in 2012, faster than a year earlier thanks to growth in all ...
-
Italian-speaking conman on the loose in SA
AN Italian-speaking con artist has been trying to trick elderly Adelaide women out of their money, police warn. Last week the man, described as being of European appearance and speaking Italian with a northern accent, approached two women claiming to be a former friend of their late husbands, and seeking cash in exchange for gifts. In one instance he made off with a small amount of cash from a ...
-
Emirati art gains permanent home at Venice Biennale
The UAE has become the first Arabian Gulf nation to secure a permanent pavilion at the Venice Biennale for art and architecture. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has signed a 20-year agreement with the Biennale allowing the UAE to move from the temporary space it has occupied since 2009 to a designated building in the old Venetian shipyards or the Arsenale. Only 32 countries exhibit in the ...
-
Lambton inheritance Selfish Ned is damaging our family
Three Lambton sisters, written out of their disgraced father’s will, are battling their younger brother, who refuses to pay them a penny from his ...
-
Italy - Factors to watch on May 21
Tue May 21, 2013 2:57am EDT The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). * TELECOM ITALIA Franco Bernabe, the chairman of Telecom Italia, met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Monday to discuss plans to spin off the group's domestic fixed-line network, a ...
-
Obama discusses Syrian conflict with Italian PM
US President Barack Obama on Monday called Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta to discuss a range of issues including economy, security in North Africa and the Syrian conflict.The two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation in securing North Africa and addressing the 27-month conflict in Syria.The United States and Russia are working toward a peace conference in Geneva either this or next month ...
-
Waitress receives $1000 tip on $60.42 meal for dream trip to Italy
The receipt received by Tumblr blogger Casual Cynic's waitress mother, showing the $1,000 tip a first-time customer left her. (Casual ...
-
Internacional in talks to sign AC Milans Robinho
Internacional coach Dunga has revealed his club has "made contact" with AC Milan in an attempt to sign forward Robinho in the ...
-
Monti Italy Not Headed for Another Election Soon
just weeks after its formation, raising questions over how long it will last. But, former Prime Minister Mario Monti said he does not believe an election will be called any time soon. "I don't believe that [Italy will be headed for an election in the next six months] for two reasons," Monti said at a press conference in Singapore on Tuesday, which was one of his first public ...
-
Gigi Riva leaves Italy setup
Italy team manager Gigi Riva is leaving the national team setup. Riva has been connected with the Azzurri for over 50 years. "I am leaving quietly, even if Giancarlo Abete wants me to stay on," announced Riva, who turns 71 later this year. "Today I confirmed my decision to FIGC President Abete and director general Antonello Valentini. "It was enormously pleasing ...
-
Vatican commissions modern art for Venice Biennale
A multimedia presentation inspired by Genesis was made by Italy's Studio Azzurro cooperative for the Venice Biennale. Photo from StudioAzzurro/Vatican Museum/ via ...
-
Protester unfurls banner after climbing dome of St Peters Basilica in Rome
A man climbed on to a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show", an apparent reference ...
-
British Deep Water Diver Dies At Italy Wreck
A British man has died during a dive on a wreck in Italy, coastguard officials have confirmed. The man was in a group of six divers taking part in a week-long programme involving several deep water explorations on ships that had been sunk during World War Two. Coastguard officials said the man had been diving at a depth of around 300 feet when he got into difficulty and died shortly after ...
-
Italy’s Petri Dish for New Path
In ordinary circumstances, broken campaign promises might be given grudging latitude by the public, the track record of Italy's politicians being what it is. But Parma is the first major city whose administration is being run by the Five Star Movement, which has presented itself as a nearly revolutionary alternative to a political system it dismisses as ossified and out of ...
-
Romes Horrors The Colors of Love
Gosnell Trial Is a Lesson for the New and Old Worlds AlikeBy Elizabeth LevROME, April 25, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Tourists from the United States tend to see ancient Rome like a distant mirror of their own culture. The ancient Romans were a people under a rule of law; they were resourceful and respected throughout the world.In the tourists' eyes, the Forum is an ancestor of the Washington Mall, ...
-
Obama Tell Italys Leader U.S. Wants to Help
The United States wants to help Europe beat its economic crisis while respecting budget discipline, US President Barack Obama said Monday in a telephone call with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Both the European Union and the US were badly affected by the global financial crisis that started in 2008, but in the first quarter of 2013, the US economy grew at an annual rate of 1.8 per ...
-
Italys industrial output falls back to 1970s
Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano has called for immediate measures to combat a "dramatic crisis" after the country's industrial output fell back to levels reached in 1979. Mr Napolitano said the hardships faced by the people have become excruciating, and demanded a spate of measures to boost growth and halt the relentless rise in unemployment. The plea came after ...
-
Vatican launches news app for smartphones
The Vatican has introduced a 'app' for smartphones, providing a free news feed. The new app, called Missio, provides news headlines from Fides, the news service sponsored by the Congregation for Evangelization, and from the Vatican news site: News.va. Officially launched by Pope Francis on May 17, the service is available for iPhone and Android platforms, in English, Italian, Spanish, ...
Italy Digest
-
Italy heavily involved in multi billion euro South Stream project
Italy’s natural gas company ENI is a major investor in the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, but the infrastructure development is being held up by a number of trans-national issues, which the Italian government believes is detrimental to the country’s energy security.
South Stream is the name of the transit pipeline that is intended to transport natural gas from Russia to Southern Europe, bypassing Belarus and the Ukraine. It has been highlighted by Prime Minister Berlusconi as important for the energy needs of Italy as it will eliminate the so-called ‘middle man’ and enhance the security of our energy supply, an issue that was underscored in 2005 when ongoing business disputes between Russia and the Ukraine spilled over into trans-national political issues. Read more
News from around our Network
