Draghi says deal reached with EU on Italy's recovery plan - officials
Italy has reached a deal with the European Commission over its Recovery Plan, Prime Minister Mario Draghi told the cabinet late on Saturday, after days of intense talks, paving the way for it to be submitted to Brussels by the end of April. Italy plans to spend more than 220 billion euros ($266 billion) from European Union and national funds to rev...
Why does Italy celebrate Liberation Day on 25 April?
Italy celebrates Liberation Day, known in Italian as Festa della Liberazione, with a national public holiday each year on 25 April. The occasion is held in commemoration of the end of the Fascist regime and of the Nazi Germany occupation during world war two, as well as the victory of Italy's Resistance movement of partisans, or partigiani, who opp...
‘Indominable’: Milva, beloved Italian singer, dies at 81
Milva, one of Italy’s most popular singers in the ’60s and ’70s who was also beloved by many fans abroad, died Saturday at her home in Milan. She was 81. In announcing her death, Italy’s Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said Milva’s versatile voice “stirred deep emotions in entire generations.” No cause of death was given. Milva also starred as...
Il Ministero ha risposto: ecco come gli italiani iscritti all’AIRE potranno vaccinarsi
La settimana scorsa, su queste pagine, avevamo denunciato il problema della burocrazia italiana che impediva agli italiani iscritti all’AIRE, ma presenti sul territorio nazionale, di accedere alla campagna vaccinale. A sollevare il problema in aula era stata l’Onorevole Fucsia Nissoli (Forza Italia) con un’interpellanza urgente rivolta al Ministero...
The Mausoleum of Augustus reopened to the public
Following a chief recovery and restoration project strongly supported by the Superintendency of Rome, began in 2017, and thanks to the support of Fondazione TIM, the Mausoleum of Augustus has finally reopen to the public after 14 years, as of 2nd March 2021. This major museum project, which also included the rearrangement of the Piazza Augusto Imp...
Why Puglia is Stealing Hearts All Around the World
Just after I decided to move to Italy from Sydney Australia, I started taking Italian lessons. Our teacher was from Puglia. I remember most of us in the class looked rather puzzled when she told us where she was from, as none of us had even heard of Puglia. That was back in 2014 and Puglia was still rather unheard of amongst foreigners. Today, it's...
Italy at the Oscars
From its first edition in 1929, the Academy Awards have represented the most prestigious ceremony in cinema. With a grand total of 3.140 Oscar statuettes awarded in all aspects of motion picture production, Italy’s 60 wins may not seem like many. But the country tops the list in the International Movie category, with 14 statuettes in that field alo...
First robot that thinks out loud built in Italy
Italy has produced the first robot in the world that thinks out loud and so learns new things like children, arousing empathy in humans. The robot has been created by two Palermo University experts, Arianna Pipitone and Antonio Chella. Pipitone is an expert in computational models for language and Chella an expert in informatics and robotics. Their...
Coffee Clash: Honors for Espresso Divide Italians
The unusual calm of Gran Caffè Gambrinus in Naples, a legendary cafe that has been emptied by coronavirus restrictions, belies the turmoil roiling Italy’s coffee community. The cafe is part of a clash between Neapolitan coffee culture and that of larger Italy, both of which are seeking international recognition for their contributions to world coff...
Ventotene, a guide to the Pontine Island
The Island of Ventotene is part of the Pontine archipelago and one of the pearls of the Tyrrhenian Sea, which consists of 6 islands. The 3 km volcanic island is located at the border between Lazio and Campania. Before Ventotene became a summer attraction, it was used as a fortress and an isolated piece of land where to send unwanted members of so...
The Discreet Wines of Valle d'Aosta
Located in northwest Italy, Valle d'Aosta is nestled into the Alps north of Piedmont, bordering Switzerland and France. While it's equally as enticing in summer for outdoor activities as it is in the winter for its skiing, it still tends to get overshadowed by the grand cities on Italy's customary tourism circuit. Yet its gastronomy and delicacies...
Meet Antonio Dikele Distefano, the new Italian superhero filmmaker
The beautiful Black creative golden age that we’ve been experiencing is now making its way to Italy. Zero, which debuts on Netflix Italia on Wednesday, is sure to be a part of it. A series with a majority Black cast, the story centers on a teen named Omar/Zero (Giuseppe Dave Seke), whose ability to become invisible is a metaphor for the erasure tha...