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19/03/2010 - Rome Marathon on 21 March www.maratonadiroma.it

The 2010 Rome marathon takes place on Sunday 21 March. Over 15,000 competitors from 83 nations, including 80 differently abled athletes, will start the 16th edition of the city’s marathon at 09.00. The 42 km route begins and ends in Via... [more]

19/03/2010 - Pro-Berlusconi demonstration in Rome

Supporters of Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right Popolo della Libertà (PdL) are to take to the streets of Rome on 20 March in support of the prime minister and to protest against the exclusion of the party’s candidates from elections in Lazio on... [more]

18/03/2010 - Certificates available on-line www.comune.roma.it

The city council has introduced a new service allowing Rome residents to obtain certificates via email through its website. In all 16 certificates are available on-line including residency, marriage, birth, citizenship and civil status; the only certificate that cannot be obtained... [more]

17/03/2010 - Rome's talking statues restored www.statueparlantiroma.it

The restoration of the Pasquino statue (near Piazza Navona), done by the ATI Ghia-Equilibrarte, is now complete after almost five months of work. The Pasquino is the most famous of the Talking Statues in Rome, and in the past was always... [more]

16/03/2010 - New raised car park at Termini www.grandistazioni.it

Work is underway to create a multi-storey car park above the tracks at Rome’s Termini station. The project involves the creation of a special platform across the railway to support the structure, which will have space for 1,400 cars and 180... [more]

15/03/2010 - Rome parks to get overhaul

Some of Rome’s most important parks and gardens are to get an overhaul under a project carried out by the city council with support from the culture ministry. The works involve Villa Carpegna in the Aurelio district in northwest Rome, Villa Celimontana... [more]

09/03/2010 - New School Rome students present WFP with donation for Haiti quake victims

Students from one of Rome's leading international schools presented the Rome based World Food Programme with a cheque for €6000 on Tuesday 9 March to help victims of the recent Haiti earthquake. Five students from The New School Rome representing both... [more]

09/03/2010 - Pincio restored

The Pincio, which looks out over Piazza del Popolo, has once again become a place for leisure-time strollers, children and tourists. It has now been restored after several years of abandon during excavations for the proposed Pincio car park. The present mayor... [more]

09/03/2010 - Rome campaigns against plastic bags www.amaroma.it

Some of Rome’s more eco-conscious supermarkets already provide paper and eco bags for customers. Now AMA, the city’s waste disposal utility, has started to distribute paper shopping bags throughout the city. From 8-14 and 22-28 March it will give out 500,000... [more]

08/03/2010 - Online Rome council service for traffic fines www.comune.roma.it

Rome council has introduced a service on its website allowing people to see if they will be receiving a request for payment for outstanding traffic fines received before 31 December 2004. Clicking on the box titled Concordato multe elevate fino al... [more]

01/03/2010 - Popolo Viola demonstrates in Rome

The Popolo Viola (literally, “violet people”) returned to the streets on 27 February under the slogan “Everybody equal under the law”. The rally, in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo, was to protest against the so-called “legitimate impediment” bill allowing the prime minister... [more]

01/03/2010 - Information service for immigrants http://lineaamica.gov.it

The government has set up a telephone information line for immigrant workers and their Italian employers to provide guidance on immigration issues and especially domestic work. The service, called Linea Amica Immigrazione, comes under the auspices of the ministry of public... [more]

26/02/2010 - Tarquinian palace discovered near Rome

Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is a palace built by the family of the last king of Rome in Gabii along the Via Prenestina 20 km east of Rome. The sixth century BC edifice sits atop a hill overlooking the ancient... [more]

25/02/2010 - More works on Via Nazionale

Drivers and travellers in the centre of Rome can expect more disruptions over the coming weeks due to new roadworks on Via Nazionale. The road is being resurfaced for the second time in less than a year after contractors did a... [more]

23/02/2010 - Rome regulates horse-drawn botticelle

Rome’s horse-drawn carriages, or botticelle, have been banned from the city’s seven hills. In future they will only be allowed along the flat parts of the city, which means almost anywhere from Piazza del Popolo to the Colosseum, across the river... [more]

23/02/2010 - Rome extends recycling to commercial premises www.amaroma.it

A new rubbish recycling system for commercial premises is being rolled out in the historic centre of Rome. As of 22 February shops, offices and restaurants are no longer allowed to leave their refuse on the street for collection. Instead it... [more]

05/02/2010 - Fiumicino mega marina

The first ground has been broken for a new marina on the Rome coastline, close to Leonardo Da Vinci international airport. The new project, which will have space for 1,400 yachts, is being built near the old lighthouse at Fiumicino, on... [more]

News in Europe

Dublin, Ireland: Dublin Christmas sales

published on 15/12/2209

Dublin's biggest department stores, Arnotts, Clerys and Brown Thomas, are breaking...

Milan, Italy: Marathons in Milan

published on 17/03/2010

The annual non-competitive Stramilano marathon has been moved to Sunday 21...

Milan, Italy: New traffic restrictions for Arco della Pace

published on 15/03/2010

New traffic limitations are to be introduced on an experimental basis...

Vienna, Austria: Vienna city referendum results

published on 12/03/2010