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Several countries in Europe are reducing the salaries people from outside the EU need to be eligible for a work visa, although one – Sweden – is raising the threshold. Here’s a comparison of current rules in the countries covered by The Local. Source link
A Jewish school in central Rome was evacuated on Wednesday after a bomb threat, police in the Italian capital said — before later saying it had been a drill. Source link
You’ll be grateful you learned this phrase. Source link
If you want to move to Italy for work, you may have heard that you’ll need a work permit first. But what does this mean and are they easy to get? Source link
Italy is braced for a general nationwide strike on Friday, October 20th, expected to cause disruption to trains, flights, and local public transport services. Source link
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — A swarm of Ukrainian jet skis races across the ocean under pitch black skies, visible only from the infra-red camera of a drone watching from above. They slow down as they approach the shore to avoid detection and hurry onto dry land. “Crimea will be Ukrainian,”…
Italy’s government wants to charge a €2,000 annual fee for some foreign nationals to register with the Italian national health service – but many already pay this much, or more. What are the rules and what would change under the plans? Source link
CNN — Poland’s opposition is on course to remove the populist ruling party from power, the final results from a tight national election have confirmed, setting the stage for weeks of high-stakes negotiations to form Warsaw’s next government. The incumbent Law and Justice party, known by its Polish acronym PiS,…
The fee for applying for recognition of Italian citizenship via ancestry is a few hundred euros, but other expenses can quickly mount into the thousands, as The Local’s readers explain. Source link
Italian police on Tuesday arrested two men in Milan on terrorism charges, accused of helping finance the Islamic State (IS) group and spreading propaganda online. Source link
After the news on Monday that Italy’s government wants international residents to pay another €2,000 euros a year to keep using the health service, here’s what we know so far about the proposal. Source link
CNN — Two people with Swedish nationality were shot dead in the Belgian capital Brussels on Monday evening with the suspect still at large, according to Belgian public broadcaster VRT. The motive of the shooting is not yet clear, which came as Belgium hosted Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying…
Foreign nationals living in Italy got a nasty surprise on Monday as the government’s budget plan was revealed to contain a requirement for them to fork out €2,000 to continue using the public health service. Source link
Italy’s biggest tourist attraction will from Wednesday introduce a new system to prevent resellers from snapping up all the official tickets online, the culture ministry said. Source link
The Italian government on Monday announced the contents of its 2024 budget law, including a long-planned income tax reform and increased resources for families. Source link
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outlined her proposed 2024 budget on Monday, with the focus on tax cuts and funding for larger families. Source link
From the budget announcement to a general strike, here’s what people living in Italy can expect this week. Source link
CNN — Poland is voting Sunday in a high-stakes and unpredictable national election, the results of which could have major ramifications for the country’s direction, the balance of power in the European Union and the future of the war in Ukraine. Populist ruling party Law and Justice, which has been…
From finding lesser-known Italian shows to watch to preparing for the most stressful style-related event of the year, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian. Source link
CNN — Russian forces have launched a “fierce,” large-scale attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, intensifying the fighting there, but they have so far been unable to make significant progress, according to Ukrainian officials, analysts and geolocated footage shared on social media. “The fighting has been going on…
Italians are famous for criticising foreigners who fall foul of their country’s unwritten culinary rules. But even Italians make food-related mistakes, writes Silvia Marchetti. Source link
Paris CNN — A teacher was killed Friday and several people injured in a knife attack at a public school in Arras, northern France, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV. The attack occurred in the Gambetta High School at around 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET) Friday, BFMTV said. According…
An Italian court on Thursday handed a suspended fine of 1,000 euros to journalist Roberto Saviano after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sued him for criticising her stance on migrants. Source link
Lublin and Kostrogaj, Poland CNN — A few days ago, eastern Poland was basking in unseasonably warm weather. But the winters here are long and harsh, and they can arrive with little warning. It’s Friday night in Lublin, and the weather has changed. The city’s youth are out, en masse,…
Paris CNN — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Paris on Thursday, in defiance of a controversial new ban on pro-Palestinian rallies in the country. French police and members of the gendarmerie worked to disperse the crowds with tear gas and water cannons, visuals showed. The ban had been announced…
As the Italian government prepares to publish its budget plan for the coming year, income tax and other reforms are at the top of the agenda. Source link
The 16th-century corridor above Florence’s River Arno is set to open its doors to the public for the first time since 2016. Source link
