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Read the latest news from Italy on travel, tourism, cost of living, culture, food, jobs, visas, bureaucracy, property and more. From Milan to Turin to Rome, Italian cities have deeply changed over the past decade and "authentic" locals have all …
EXPLAINED: When you can switch on your heating in Italy this year
Oct 23, 2023 · In the interests of saving energy, Italy has rules in place which state when the heating can be turned on - and how high - in different provinces based on their average seasonal temperature. As you'd expect, northern and mountainous areas are the first to be allowed to switch on the heat in October, while some parts of the south can't turn up ...
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Political cheat sheet: Understanding the Brothers of Italy
Sep 6, 2022 · Meloni has always furiously denied that Brothers of Italy is fascist. This is despite the fact that FdI decided to keep the tricolour flame, the original symbol of the MSI, in its logo, and that up until 2017 the logo also featured the letters ‘MSI’. A 2021 undercover investigation by the Italian news outlet Fanpage showed footage of (among …
IN MAPS: A brief introduction to Italy's many local dialects
Sep 1, 2020 · The least widely-used is Croato. This dialect is used by an ethnic minority from a region corresponding to present-day Croatia and is spoken in the southern region of Molise. Today it only around 1,000 speakers. In the southernmost parts of Italy, such as Salento and Calabria, Griko dialects are thought to derive from ancient Greek.
Covid-19: Bologna turns red as whole province goes into …
Mar 4, 2021 · Covid-19: Bologna turns red as whole province goes into lockdown on Thursday. Bologna is living up to its moniker, ‘la rossa’, as the city and the whole province turns red from Thursday March 4th. It joins a growing number of Italian towns and provinces that fall under differing rules aimed at halting the rising number of coronavirus cases.
EXPLAINED: How are Italy's prime ministers chosen? - The Local Italy
Feb 4, 2021 · These may consist of several parties of various sizes, often with opposing views and conflicting political agendas. This means that even the initial tasks of agreeing to form a government and naming cabinet ministers can be a long, drawn-out affair rife with squabbling.. Choosing a prime minister, then, is often a particular bone of contention between parties.
EXPLAINED: How Italy's international travel rules change in February
Jan 31, 2022 · Based on Italy's new vaccine pass validity rules that came in on February 1st, a foreign-issued vaccine certificate based on two doses (or one for Johnson & Johnson) is valid for entry to Italy for six months from the date of the last dose. A vaccine certificate based on a booster shot, by contrast, has indefinite validity.