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10/03/2010 - Strikes in Italy on 12 March

Italy’s main trade union confederation CGIL has called a four-hour strike on 12 March over labour, taxation and immigration issues. Transport services will be worst hit but people should expect other public services to be disrupted at some point during the... [more]

10/03/2010 - Rome court rejects Berlusconi list again

The Rome electoral office, a section of the Rome tribunal, has rejected for the second time the list of candidates for prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Popolo della Libertà (PdL) in the 28-29 March regional elections. The court first rejected the PdL... [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 - Court confirms Berlusconi list exclusion in Rome

The Lazio regional administrative tribunal has upheld an appeals court ruling excluding candidates of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right Popolo della Libertà (PdL) from running in regional elections in the constituency represented by the province of Rome on 28-29 March. In... [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]

08/03/2010 - Formigoni civic list readmitted to elections in Lombardy

President of the northern Lombardy region Roberto Formigoni of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right Popolo della Libertà (PdL) is back in the running for re-election on 28-29 March. The Lombardy regional administrative court accepted his appeal against an earlier court decision... [more]

05/03/2010 - Rome pays tribute to Miriam Makeba

Rome pays tribute to the late South African singer-songwriter Miriam Makeba with a programme of events and concerts from 10-13 March. The tribute is an idea of the Movimento degli Africani in Italia, an organisation working to promote the rights of... [more]

05/03/2010 - Polverini civic list admitted for Lazio election

The Rome appeal court has admitted the civic list of the centre-right candidate for the Lazio regional elections, Renata Polverini, overturning an earlier decision to exclude it over a missing signature. The ruling means that Polverini can run for election on... [more]

04/03/2010 - Berlusconi’s Pdl list excluded from regional elections in Rome

Candidates for the province of Rome for the Popolo della Libertà (PdL), prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's party, have been barred from running in regional elections on 28 and 29 March after party officials failed to present the list on time. The... [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 - Mills wins final appeal

Italy’s supreme court of cassation has ruled that the charge against David Mills of taking a bribe from prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to perjure himself in court was covered by the statute of limitations, overturning an earlier verdict sentencing the English... [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]

23/02/2010 - Caffè Greco renovation

The Antico Caffè Greco, the historic café at 86 Via dei Condotti founded in 1760, is getting a makeover to bring it into line with health and safety regulations. The café closed to the public in mid January and if all... [more]

19/02/2010 - Corruption reports rise in Italy

Reports of corruption in Italy rose by 229 per cent in 2009 over the previous year according to the state audit court, or Corte dei Conti, which controls possible irregularities in public spending. Complaints of misappropriation also showed an increase of... [more]

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