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Christian churches and communities of all denominations in Rome are taking part in a week of prayer for Christian unity among Christians. Pope Benedict XVI has stressed the need for all those who had been baptised to ref...
Some 27,000 adults in the Rome area attend classes at regional training centres to help adults complete unfinished high school diplomas or adult literacy courses for foreigners. Some 4,500 individuals are enrolled on nig...
Last year was a bumper one for mergers and acquisitions in Italy as the value of activity more than tripled from $40 billion in 2004 to close to $130 billion in 2005 according to a new study published by KPMG Corporate F...
Money gained from prostitution is not income, but a form of damages or compensation to women, who suffer because they have to sell themselves. This was the opinion handed down in mid January by the Italian tax commission...
Romes fraternity of skateboarders and roller-bladers will soon be able to grind, flip and olly to their hearts content. When complete the new Skatepark-Flaminio-Roma will be the largest of its kind in Europe featuring a...
A new scheme involving marital courses for couples planning to tie the knot in a civil wedding kicks off on 17 January. The first 100 places for the initial round of courses have already been filled, and family councillo...
Italys new banking and investment laws, passed on 23 December 2005, have given the banking antitrust authority new powers to ensure competition and fair-play in private banking. The president of the antitrust organisatio...
The new governor of the Bank of Italy, Mario Draghi, took up his appointment on 16 January. Draghi, 58 years old, graduated from Romes La Sapienza university and took a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Te...
A month before the opening of the Winter Olympic games in Turin, Italys top woman downhill skier, Isolde Kostner, has announced that she is pregnant and will not be taking part in the games, saying that she is happier at...
More than 5,000 elderly people in Rome now have a helping hand thanks to a system of telephone assistance known as “Non pi soli” (No longer alone). The service, which is run by Farmacap, the company that runs...
Antonio Cassano, the 23-year-old striker from Bari in Puglia, has been bought by
Real Madrid on a four and a half year contract in a transfer deal worth 5 million euros to his last employers, the famous "Roma" team. The...
Romes first festival of science will be held at the Auditorium- Parco della Musica from 16-20 January. Sconfinatamente will explore the mysteries of the human mind in debates, exhibitions, lectures, films and theatre. It...
The Rome city prefect, Achille Serra , has ordered that the first important Roma football match of 2006, a return match between Rome and Naples in the Coppa Italia championship to be played at the Stadio Olimpico on 11...
Some 10 million ballot papers in the 9 April Italian general election will be submitted electronically following a recent government decree legalising e-voting in up to five unspecified Italian regions. The system, teste...
Mario Draghi, the new head of Italys central bank, has been received by the country's president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. It is not yet certain when he will take up his duties at the bank but it is expected to be in February...
Bars and restaurants in Rome face losing their licences if they put tables and chairs out onto public spaces without proper authorisation. The historic centre is getting tough with owners who flout the new laws in what i...
The main candidates for the vacancy of governor of the Bank of Italy are is now shaping up following the departure of the Antonio Fazio over claims of insider trading and fraud. Mario Draghi, currently vice-president of...
Over half of Italian families are not saving, according to a new report published by Banca Nazionale di Lavoro and Centro Einaudi. The percentage of families setting aside part of their income has fallen consistently o...
The Agenzia delle Entrate, the government tax office, part of the ministry of economy and finance, has published a booklet for foreigners resident in Italy, explaining many of the most common tax payments. The booklet, a...
Sergio Bill, the pastry shop owner from Messina who became president of the powerful Italian confederation of retail traders, Confcommercio, has submitted his voluntary resignation from the position. This follows judicia...
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Aperitif at the organic restaurant
Join Club Tutti Expats & Locals of Roma (https://www.meetup.com/clubtuttiroma) for a delightful aperitif which will be held on Friday April 26th at 6:30 PM at the organic restauran...
