Pippo Baudo has died: farewell to the TV legend.
Pippo Baudo has died: farewell to the TV legend. The foremost television presenter in Italy, Pippo Baudo, died Saturday evening at the age of 89. Rai News hailed Baudo as the ‘lord of Italian television presenters’, a title he earned through a remarkable 60-year career. His shows, his discoveries, and his anchoring of the country’s […]
August 2, 1980: The massacre at the Bologna station
August 2, 1980: The massacre at the Bologna station Forty-four years have passed since the massacre at the Bologna station. Eighty-five dead, two hundred injured. The massacre at the Bologna station is an ever-open wound, a pain that never goes away. It was August 2, 1980, and hundreds of people were on holiday that day […]
EU court rebukes Italy over migrant transfers to Albania
EU court rebukes Italy over migrant transfers to Albania The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Italian judges who blocked Italy from sending refugees to camps in Albania. This decision is being seen as a significant blow to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s immigration plan. The EU’s top court has ruled against Italy’s […]
Mattarella: “Prejudice and anti-Semitism are returning. The experience of history must not be forgotten.”
Mattarella: “Prejudice and anti-Semitism are returning” The President of the Republic issued a clear warning about the rise of hatred and extremism, emphasising the urgency of the situation: “Slogans, prejudice, and anti-Semitism are resurfacing. The lessons of history must not be forgotten.” Sergio Mattarella emphasised that peace, justice, and tranquillity at the international level can […]
Carrefour leaves Italy
Carrefour leaves Italy Carrefour sells its Italian supermarkets to NewPrinces for €1 billion. Carrefour is leaving Italy. Carrefour Italia’s decision to sell its entire network of stores across the country to the NewPrinces Group has been confirmed. The Italian company NewPrinces (formerly Newlat) has signed a binding agreement with the French supermarket chain for the […]
No more cell phones in class in high schools
No more cell phones in class in high schools The use of cell phones in class during school hours is also prohibited in high schools. The ban on cell phone use is also coming to high schools: the Minister of Education and Merit Giuseppe Valditara has announced it, as he had anticipated a few days […]
2025 municipal elections, mayors elected from Matera to Taranto
2025 municipal elections, mayors elected from Matera to Taranto The centre-right party celebrates in Matera with Nicoletti as mayor, and the centre-left party with Bitetti wins in Taranto. Voting took place for the administrative elections in 7 municipalities in Sardinia (Nuoro, Oniferi, Monastir, Cardedu, Goni, Luras, and Soleminis), as well as a runoff in 13 […]
Referendum 2025, final turnout at 30.6%. Quorum not reached
Referendum 2025, final turnout at 30.6%. Quorum not reached A referendum aimed at making it easier for foreigners to apply for Italian citizenship and strengthening workers’ rights failed, as it failed to attract a majority of voters to the polls. Referendum turnout was 30.6%. The four referendums fail: Abstentionism wins. The Italian referendum to loosen […]
Security decree: new changes to the penal code
Security decree: new changes to the penal code The security decree prepared by the government has divided the country into two. While some describe this decree as an “assassin of freedom and the greatest attack on the opposition”, mainly because of the powers granted to the security forces, others argue that this decree is necessary […]
Sailing, the 2027 America’s Cup will be held in Naples
Sailing, the 2027 America’s Cup will be held in Naples Sailing, the 2027 America’s Cup will be held in Naples For the first time in its history, the America’s Cup will be held in Italy, and Naples will host the thirty-eighth edition of the most prestigious sailing tournament in the world in 2027. In 2027, […]