Italy strikes for International Women's Day
Strikes in Rome and across Italy affect transport, schools and health services.
Trade unions representing workers across a range of public sectors in Italy are adhering to a nationwide strike on Frid...
EU citizens vote in European elections in Rome
Foreign EU nationals resident in Rome must register by 25 February.
Foreign EU nationals resident in Rome are entitled to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections on 26 May but must first r...
Rome expands Gay Pride festival
Mayor will be joined at 13 June parade by city administration.
This year Rome's Gay Pride (7-12 June) promises to be the city's biggest celebration yet of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender...
International Women’s Day in Rome
Wanted in Rome's guide to Festa della Donna
A series of exhibitions, installations, award ceremonies, readings, concerts, screenings and walking tours are scheduled in Rome in the days around Inter...
Men in Rome march to protest violence against women
International men's march in Rome against rape
An international men's march against rape, sexual assault and domestic violence takes place in Rome's Nando Martellini Stadium at Terme di Caracalla...
International Women’s Day in Rome
Wanted in Rome's guide to Festa della Donna
A series of exhibitions, installations, award ceremonies, readings, concerts and screenings are scheduled in Rome in the days around International Women'...
British embassy to Italy highlights violence against women
On the evening of International Women's Day on 8 March, Rome’s Colosseum will be illuminated with images from a British-led awareness campaign against sexual violence in conflict situations, in...
International Women’s Day in Rome
A series of exhibitions, installations, award ceremonies, readings, concerts and screenings are scheduled in Rome in the days around International Women's Day on 8 March. The traditional gift to women...
The mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno has denied claims by Nichi Vendola, the leader of the left-wing Sinistra Ecologia Libertà (SEL) party, that Rome is a homophobic city.
Vendola, a high-profi...
Italy mobilises against water privatisation law
Italy is mobilizing against a move to further privatise the management of water supplies under the terms of a government decree currently before parliament for conversion into law.
Under the new leg...
Parliament rejects anti-homophobia law
The Italian parliament has thrown out the bill brought by member of the opposition party Partito Democratico (PD) and gay rights campaigner Paola Concia to include homophobia in Italy
