Category: Italy

Italy’s government has confirmed that a charge of €2,000 will apply to some non-EU foreign residents wanting to register with Italy’s national health service from 2024. But who exactly stands to be affected by the change? Source link

Italy has introduced an annual €2,000 registration fee for some foreign residents to be able to access its national health service, as one of the cost-saving measures included in the country’s 2024 budget law. Source link

From a back to school deadline to airport strikes, here’s what to expect in Italy this week. Source link

Italy’s iconic tricolour flag celebrates its 227th anniversary, the foreign minister calls for an EU army, a deadly avalanche, and more news from around Italy on Monday. Source link

Much of Italy is expected to see heavy rain and a major dip in temperatures this weekend in what forecasters say will be the start of “real winter” for the country. Source link

January 6th is a national public holiday in Italy, meaning that while some services may still be available to the public, albeit in a limited form, others may not. Here’s what you need to know. Source link

As Italy’s government finalises a new round of incentives for the purchase of low-emission vehicles in a bid to tackle pollution, here are the very first details about the upcoming measures. Source link

Italians are known for being both religious and superstitious enough to carry good luck charms and avoid travelling on certain days, but this isn’t a paradox, writes Silvia Marchetti. Source link

Italy’s TV licence fee is based on an automatic billing system, which means you could be paying it unnecessarily. But, with less than a month to go until this year’s opt-out deadline, who has the right to cancel it? Source link

World-famous pizza maker Gino Sorbillo stunned food purists recently by adding pineapple pizza to the menu of his historic Naples restaurant. Is this a reflection of the end of one of the longest-standing and most notorious culinary taboos in the country? Source link

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday called the eurozone’s bailout fund “obsolete”, saying Italy’s decision not to ratify a key reform of the system was an opportunity to make it “more efficient”. Source link

Keeping track of Italy’s tax deadlines is no simple task. Here are the key dates to keep in mind this year. Source link

Italians often say the are out of pocket, yet they always seem to find enough cash to go on holiday and dine out at restaurants. Silvia Marchetti explains why. Source link

You might not care about the meaning of this Italian word. Source link

Transport strikes are scheduled in Italy this month as multiple planned protests are set to affect air travel, public transport and taxi services. Source link

Milan’s new metro cards will be introduced from February and will have chip technology. Here’s what you need to know. Source link

It’s no secret that the Italian language has its fair share of words, but there are a few which sound similar when in fact they have two very different meanings. Source link

In Italy, if you’re not eating, you’re probably talking about eating. Source link

The famed Italian city of Venice will restrict tour group sizes from summer 2024 in an effort to regulate crowds of tourists that throng the streets. Source link

She’s got a crooked nose, a pointy chin and rides a broomstick through the night skies between on the eve of January 6th. But who is La Befana, what does she do and how does Italy celebrate her? Source link

While dozens of depopulating towns across Italy have successfully sold in past years homes for one euro or little more, many others have had to give up, struggling with a series of issues, Silvia Marchetti explains. Source link

An MP from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party was at the centre of a political storm on Tuesday after taking a gun to a New Year’s Eve party where someone was shot with it. Source link

These Italian phrases are both great ways to ask people how they are, but there are some differences in how they should be used. Source link

Italian authorities have detained the Ocean Viking migrant rescue vessel for 20 days over its alleged failure to follow a prescribed route after rescuing dozens of people off the Libyan coast, the ship’s operator said Sunday. Source link

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. Source link

The prospect of giving birth can seem daunting at the best of times – and expat mums-to-be face a whole host of added challenges, from differences in healthcare systems to language barriers and cultural cues. US nationals Patricia Bowden and Rhonda Turnbough, who each had their children in Italy, tell…

Italy’s football players association expressed satisfaction Friday at a government decision not to extend a tax relief measure benefiting foreign players on Italian teams. Source link

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You may have heard that in Italy – or at least the Milan area – it’s traditional to keep a slice of panettone from Christmas Day to eat several weeks later. Do people really do this, and why? Source link

Anyone who has visited Rome in the last two decades is likely to be familiar with the faces of the ‘hot priests’ who grace a calendar sold at newspaper kiosks around the city. Source link