Tag: Italian

Italian Premier Meloni calls European Union a ‘bureaucratic giant’

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticized the European Union as a “bureaucratic giant” that imposes a multitude of untenable rules. Speaking on Wednesday in the Chamber of Deputies in Rome she called on the European Commission to consider making the reduction of bureaucracy its rigorous duty. She said this would help clear away the […]

Italian femicide activists paint Rome’s Spanish Steps red

Activists smeared red paint over Rome’s Spanish Steps on Wednesday in protest at the high number of femicides in Italy. The protest was mounted by the “Let’s Burn It All Down” group of feminist activists, who distributed posters with the names of recent femicide victims on the Piazza di Spagna, a popular tourist destination. Femicide […]

Firm fined for selling China-made cars as Italian

The Italian government has fined a car company $6.4m (£5m) for allegedly branding vehicles that were made in China as being produced in Italy. DR Automobiles misleading market cars as being produced in Italy, even though they were mostly made in China, according to the country’s competition regulator. The firm said it would appeal against […]

Historic Italian Building in Ancient City Damaged by Parkour Stunt

Approximately one million people every year flock to the town of Matera in southern Italy. It’s believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to its iconic cave dwellings dating back thousands of years. The delicate buildings aren’t immune to […]

Aid worker says dozens saved from Italian shipwreck

The captain of an aid ship has described the moment his crew used axes and hammers to rescue migrants trapped in the cargo hold of a sinking wooden boat off the coast of Italy. Ingo Veert, captain of a RESQSHIP aid vessel, told the BBC’s Today programme that his crew initially saved 50 migrants stuck […]