Full tank costs 11 euros more in Italy than EU average
A 50-litre full tank of petrol cost 11 euros more in Italy in August than the European average, the Faib Confesercenti association representing gas stations said in a report on Wednesday. It said that, with the average motorist filling up…
Macron OK, we’ll work together on migrants – Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Monday welcomed French President Emmanurl Macron’s overture to cooperate with Italy on migrants, saying they will work together. “Italy and the government very much appreciated the words of President Macron and your…
Woman dies after being set on fire by partner
A 48-year-old woman died from her injuries at a Palermo burns unit on Monday after being doused with flammable liquid and set on fire by her partner during the night between Friday and Saturday. When Anna Elisa Fontana, from the…
Meloni says UN Security Council should be overhauled
Premier Giorgia Meloni called for the United Nations Security Council to be overhauled in her address to the General Assembly in New York overnight. “Italy supports the need for a reform of the Security Council that makes it more representative,…
I won’t let Italy become Europe’s refugee camp – Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni has said that “I will not allow Italy to become Europe’s refugee camp” in New York, where she is taking part in the United Nations General Assembly. The premier has said that a surge in migrant-boat arrivals…
Filmed rapes pass limits of atrocity – privacy watchdog
Filmed rapes pass the limits of atrocity, Italy’s privacy watchdog Pasquale Stanzione said Monday. He said that “the offended women and girls are two-time victims, and greater contempt is added to the crime”. Italy has seen several cases of youth…
Venice warns tourists about greedy gulls
Venice has put up notices warning tourists about greedy seagulls in the lagoon city. The signs, in Italian and English, advise tourists not to get too close to the increasingly aggressive animals, or feed them. The warnings have come after…
Le Pen represents the Europe we want says Salvini
Marine Le Pen, the president of France’s National Rally (RN) party, “represents the Europe that we want”, League leader, Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said on Saturday. Salvini was speaking at a League youth event at…
Von der Leyen calls for global panel on challenges posed by AI
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of a “global panel”of scientists, tech firms and independent experts to address the challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), along the lines of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on…
COVID-19 infection rate up again in Italy
COVID-19 cases have risen by 44% in the last week, according to the latest bulletin from the health ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS) issued on Friday. The number of new cases rose to 30,777 from 21,316, confirming the…
Migrants do not solve demographic decline – Meloni
Migration is not the solution to the demographic decline facing many European countries including Italy, Premier Giorgia Meloni said at the Budapest Demographic Summit in Hungary on Thursday. “It is often instrumentally claimed that migration will contribute to the growth…
Von der Leyen asks Draghi to prepare competitiveness report
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during her State of the Union address in Strasbourg on Wednesday that she has tasked former European Central Bank president and Italian ex-premier Mario Draghi with compiling a crucial report on EU…
