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Italy has delayed introducing the plastic tax once again in the 2024 budget but will increase VAT on items including feminine hygiene products and baby formula, according to the draft budget plan released on Tuesday. Source link
If it’s time to renew your Italian driving licence, it pays to get organised. Source link
CNN — Bobi, the world’s oldest dog ever, has died after reaching the almost inconceivable age of 31 years and 165 days, said Guinness World Records (GWR) on Monday. His death at an animal hospital on Friday was initially announced by veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker. She wrote on Facebook that…
Trento was named as the most environmentally-friendly place in Italy by a new report, which urged other cities to follow its example. Source link
We think you’re really going to knead this phrase… Source link
From a flight price cap to LGBT rights and migration, Giorgia Meloni’s government has decreed countless new laws in the past year – but many seem designed for show rather than lasting change. Source link
A British-Palestinian surgeon who traveled to Gaza to help in hospitals has warned that without electricity, the hospital he is in “will just be a mass grave.” Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah said that without electricity “there’s nothing to do for these wounded” who are at Al-Shifa Hospital where he is working. “The…
London CNN — Women across Iceland – including the prime minister – will go on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country. This will be the seventh time that women in Iceland strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers said…
CNN — At least six people were killed and 16 others injured after a Russian missile strike on a postal terminal in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, officials have said. Russian forces fired two missiles from the Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, at “a building belonging to a logistics…
Some countries in Europe have ‘golden visa’ options for wealthy investors, but is it true that Italy doesn’t and is there another option? Source link
Streaming platform DAZN will continue to show Serie A matches in Italy after the league on Monday voted it the main broadcaster until 2029 as part of a deal worth at least 4.5 billion euros. Source link
Bologna’s Garisenda tower and the area around it was closed to the public over the weekend after sensors detected unusual movement and officials said it was in a “worrying” condition. So how bad do things look and what’s being done to save it? Source link
With cold weather creeping in and the heating now going on in some parts of Italy, what’s happening with gas and electricity prices? Source link
Italy has rules governing when and for how long you can switch on your central heating – as well as how high you can turn it up. Source link
From switching the heating on to putting the clocks back, here’s a look at what’s going on in Italy this week. Source link
From enjoying the best of Italy’s seasonal events to understanding the importance of Italian regional dialects, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian. Source link
Kyiv CNN — Over the last week, a secret delivery of American weapons and a cross-river raid have injected much-needed energy into Ukraine’s largely stalled counteroffensive. In the east, Ukrainians claim to have inflicted massive losses on Russian forces trying to encircle an embattled city. Meanwhile in the capital Kyiv,…
From fringe far-right leader to a “friend” of Joe Biden, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni marks one year in office this weekend having confounded expectations. Source link
Reuters — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments made on and off air. “My relationship with Andrea Giambruno, which lasted almost 10 years, ends here,” Meloni wrote on…
Milan is set to banish cars from its centre by the middle of next year amid rising emissions, Mayor Giuseppe Sala said on Thursday. Source link
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Friday she was separating from her partner after he was recorded making sleazy comments and seemingly admitting to an affair. Source link
Italian authorities issued storm alerts on Friday as high winds and two months’ worth of rainfall in one day are expected to hit the north of the country. Source link
EU home affairs ministers endorsed on Thursday the new dates for the entry into operation of the new EU border systems, which will affect many non-EU citizens entering the Schengen area in future. Source link
After the Italian government announced plans to increase annual healthcare charges to €2,000 for some international residents, The Local’s readers told us what they thought of the idea. Source link
Italy’s government has said it wants to charge a €2,000 annual fee for some foreign nationals to register with the Italian national health service – but it’s not yet entirely clear who this would apply to. Source link
Here’s a phrase for those times when you need to put your foot down. Source link
Rome on Tuesday became the first capital city in the world to approve honorary citizenship for imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Source link
Italy said on Wednesday it was reimposing controls on the border with Slovenia for 10 days, citing concerns about national security following Hamas’s attack on Israel. Source link
