Italy Venice Film Festival: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas bring star power The two Spanish actors are in Venice for the premiere of their comedy, "Competencia Oficial". 05/09/2021
Italy Wild boar 'invasion' in Rome suburb sees mayor sue local government The animals are blamed for causing car crashes, attacking people and pets, as well as feasting on piles of uncollected rubbish. 02/09/2021
Italy Non-EU workers in Italy entitled to maternity allowances, rules ECJ Italian authorities had refused to grant maternity and childbirth allowances to non-EU citizens who hold a single work permit. 02/09/2021
Tech News Don't look now: How a robot's gaze can affect the human brain "The human brain processes the robot gaze as a social signal, and that signal has an impact on the way we're making decisions," said one of the researchers. 02/09/2021
Travel News Travelling within Italy? You'll need a Green Pass Protestors have threatened to block trains with their bodies. 01/09/2021
Italy Milan building fire 'reminiscent' of Grenfell disaster, officials say Italian firefighters said they were continuing to search a 20-story apartment building in Milan that was destroyed by fire, but said that there was no indication that anyone was missing inside. 30/08/2021
No Comment Mount Etna spews lava, plumes of ash in Sicily The activity of Europe's largest active volcano caused ash and lapillus to fall on some villages on the slopes of the volcano, according to the Catania Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology 30/08/2021
Italy Fishing boat crammed with over 500 migrants arrives in Lampedusa Accommodation for migrants on the Italian island designed for 250 people now has to cater for over 1,200. 28/08/2021
Italy Italy reimposes mask-wearing in Sicily as COVID hospitalisations rise This is the first time since the beginning of the summer that measures against COVID-19 are reimposed at the regional level. 27/08/2021
Italy Vaccinated Italians still lamenting Green Pass bureacratic nightmare With new rules from early August, and more to kick in in September, Euronews looks at the vaccinated Italians that, for one reason or another, have slipped through the administrative net. 27/08/2021
Italy Italian politician resigns after trying to rename a park 'Mussolini' A member of Italy's far-right League has resigned after he proposed renaming a town square after the brother of dictator Mussolini. 27/08/2021
Italy Italy wants to host an emergency G20 meeting on Afghan crisis Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G20, has proposed an extraordinary G20 summit on Afghanistan to be held in Rome in September. 27/08/2021
Italy Italy moves closer to a referendum on legalising euthanasia A petition to legalise euthanasia in Italy has been signed by enough people to hold a referendum on the subject. 26/08/2021
Italy Italy pays tribute to victims five years after Amatrice earthquake Mario Draghi has vowed to accelerate reconstruction efforts in central Italy, five years after a devastating earthquake killed nearly 300 people. 24/08/2021
No Comment Diving among ancient ruins where Romans used to party Fish dart across mosaic floors and into the ruined villas, where holidaying Romans once drank, plotted and flirted in the party town of Baiae, now an underwater archaeological park near Naples 21/08/2021
Italy Huge illegal rave involving 10,000 people broken up in Italy The rave was shut down on Thursday after several controversies and amid anger from locals. 19/08/2021
My Europe Series Meet the Turin-born champion athlete not allowed to represent Italy Despite being born in Turin, Italian rules mean Great Nnachi will have to wait until her 18th birthday before she can apply for Italian citizenship. 17/08/2021
Living Going the extra mule: Animals help Italians collect their rubbish The Italian town of Artena, about 30km from Rome, has found an effective and creative solution with no environmental impact to waste management: mules. 13/08/2021
Climate Mont Blanc under surveillance over fears glacier could collapse Local authorities are placing the Planpincieux glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc under special surveillance in case it collapses due to climate change. 13/08/2021
Italy 'Lucifer' pushes Italian temperatures near 49°C, fans wildfires Italian authorities expect 17 cities to be on "red alert" by Saturday amid the heatwave, while firefighters continue to battle wildfires in several regions. 12/08/2021