Climate change is having a major impact on Italian agriculture. Cereals that need large amounts of water are in crisis, while fragile plants are threatened by alternating droughts and floods. Data collected by Italys ist...
The cost of fixed to mobile calls in Italy will drop by 20 per cent from 1 September, following a decision by the countrys Autorit per le Telecomunicazioni (telecoms authority). This means customers will save around 150...
Lazios emergency wards are on red alert this summer, and paramedics, doctors, and CPR specialists have all been put on reduced leave. The measures are justified on two fronts, say the authorities: first to cope with a po...
Anyone with a home in Rome near to one of the more recent architectural show-pieces is finding that the value of property in these areas is rising dramatically. Property owners at the Villagio Olpimpico, next to Renzo Pi...
Parking in Rome is set to get easier with a new car park along the Lungotevere, close to Piazza del Popolo. Construction of the Arnaldo da Brescia car park is due to start in September, having received a green light from...
The Rome city authorities have launched 15 broadband wireless points, called hot spots in the Villa Borghese park, from where the public may connect to the internet. At the launch city mayor, Walter Veltroni, he said tha...
In Greenland, the polar ice-cap, now 11,000 years old, has begun breaking up at as a result of global-warming and is now pouring 12 cubic miles of freed water into the north Atlantic every year, raising sea-levels around...
Lazios regional government is setting up a film commission to encourage production companies to make movies in the countryside around the capital. The city of Rome has always been a favourite location for film makers and...
Some 24 per cent of young Italians are unemployed, according to the latest report from the Assembly of European Regions (AER). In terms of 18-30 year olds, Italy is well behind the EU jobless average (19 per cent), thoug...
The world fireworks championships called Caput Lucis will be held for the third year running at Valmontone to the south of Rome from 3-7 August. The competition at Valmontone begins on Thurs. 4 August when pyrotechnists...
The Fondazione Symbola, which promotes Italian quality, is trying to encourage the development and production of high-quality inimitable Italian goods and services, and the movement appears to be gaining support.
The fo...
The Jewish catacombs are set to become the new archaeological wonder of Rome following a 1.4 million grant from Italys Ministero dei beni culturali (ministry of cultural heritage). First unearthed in 1918, forgotten for...
Works on the road surface of Via del Tritone between Largo Chigi and Largo Tritone, one of the busiest intersection in Romes historic centre, started at the beginning of August. The works, which are due to be completed i...
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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...