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Venice launched a new scheme on Thursday to charge day-trippers looking to enter the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism. , ...ادامه مطلب

When it comes to settling in Italy, there are some steps that every new arrival needs to complete before you can officially call your adopted country home. , ...ادامه مطلب

The Eteal City is full of secrets and surprises - even for long-time residents. , ...ادامه مطلب

Each country has its own rules and distinct culture when it comes to pets. Here's what you need to know if you're planning on moving to Italy with your canine companion. , ...ادامه مطلب

Celebrating San Silvestro in Italy? There are a few customs to follow to make sure you start 2024 with as much good fortune as possible. , ...ادامه مطلب

As we head into a new year, shops in Italy are gearing up for their big winter sales. Here's when they begin in each region. , ...ادامه مطلب

Italian property isn’t always as cheap as you might hope, but there are still a few ways to bag a bargain when buying a house. , ...ادامه مطلب

Here are the main things you should know if you want to succeed first time round when applying for Italy's popular - but elusive - elective residency visa. , ...ادامه مطلب

Many people living between two or more countries are unclear about whether or at which point they face the requirement to pay income tax in Italy. So what exactly are the rules? , ...ادامه مطلب

As sea arrivals to Italy soar and the govement announces more laws aimed at managing a migration 'state of emergency', here are five sets of statistics that help explain the situation. , ...ادامه مطلب

M5S leader Luigi Di Maio delivers a speech during the presentation of the movement's parliamentary candidates. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S), the country's most popular party according to polls, has been accused of plagiarizing a variety of sources in its programme for the March general election. Online newspaper Il Post reported on Wednesday that 11 of the programme’s 20 chapters included material apparently plagiarized from other sources. A full comparison of the M5S manifesto and the unattributed sources can be found on the website in Italian. These sources included articles, parliamentary papers, scientific studies, legal manuals, and even statements made by rival politicians. According to Il Post, the M5S manifesto included material plagiarized from the Wikipedia pages for eco-museums, the ministry for communications, and a govement agency responsible for managing EU farming funds, while in other places definitions were identical to those found in legal manuals. Other sections were identical to papers from the European Commission and the Italian parliament, reports from private and public think tanks, and a National Geographic re, ...ادامه مطلب

The head of the Northe League, Matteo Salvini, leads a rally against Italy's proposed citizenship law. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP Fear over migrants, not euro-scepticism, is fuelling populism in Italy ahead of next year’s general election, according to a survey by La Stampa and the Financial Times. The two centrist newspapers last month asked their readers to share their conces ahead of the spring vote, and those who did put multiculturalism high on the list. Of the more than 1,100 people who responded, fewer than half said that they believed in a multiethnic Italy. Most rejected the idea or said they had grave doubts about it. The findings are not necessarily representative, given that the sample was self-selecting. According to La Stampa, respondents mainly came from the north of Italy, the country’s wealthy industrial heartland and home of the far-right, anti-immigration, anti-EU Northe League. Nationwide opinion polls show the goveing centre-left Democratic Party (PD) losing ground to the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), which like the Northe League has long criticized the European Union and the single currency – though, ...ادامه مطلب

A hat in a "Borsalino" flag-ship store in Florence. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP Famed Italian hatmaker Borsalino, the company behind Humphrey Bogart's fedora in "Casablanca" and Harrison Ford's lucky headgear in the "Indiana Jones" movies, was declared bankrupt on Monday, a trade union said. A court in Alessandria in northe Italy threw out a rescue plan for the legendary company and put it into administration, Elio Bricola from the UIL labour union told AFP.He said that while "it is likely industrial activity will continue" for now, "employees are angry and worried about their future". Michael Jackson loved Borsalino hats, trend-setting music star Pharrell Williams is a contemporary fan and David Bowie opted for one of the Italian house's black fedoras for what was to prove his final photo shoot.The 1970 French gangster film "Borsalino" was also named after the distinctive fedora-style hats wo by heartthrob actors Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo. READ ALSO: Gucci confirms tax evasion probeBut even the endorsement of film and music royalty could not protect the 160-year-old company from the consequences of reckless management. The Haeres Equita investment fu, ...ادامه مطلب

Tourists visiting the Pantheon. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFP Visitors to Rome's Pantheon, an ancient temple-tued-church, will have to pay to visit the site from May next year, Italy's culture ministry announced on Monday. Tickets will cost €2 and will be introduced on May 2nd, 2018, so locals and those planning to visit the capital before then still have a chance to visit the site for free. And even after the fees have been introduced, it will still be possible to attend religious services at the Pantheon without paying. The decision to charge visitors was first mooted in September last year, as The Local reported at the time, in order to help cover the high running costs of the monument -- one of the few ancient Roman sites in the capital which had not already introduced a fee. On Monday, the ministry confirmed that the revenue generated by the fee would go towards "development and protection of the monument, maintenance and guaranteeing increased security during visits". READ ALSO: Woman arrested for damaging Pantheon's ancient candelabra The Pantheon was built over 2,000 years ago on the orders of Emperor Hadrian, and last year almost eight, ...ادامه مطلب

Voting in Rome. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Italy's populist Five Star movement (M5S) on Thursday called for inteational observers to monitor next year's elections, claiming irregularities during Sicily's regional polls. Luigi Di Maio, the party's candidate for prime minister, sent a letter making the request to several officials at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The OSCE often sends observers to monitor elections, including in the recent French, German and Austrian votes. In the letter, Di Maio, 31, pointed to alleged irregularities during the November 5th election in Sicily. "Cases of vote-buying and fraud were observed," , ...ادامه مطلب