Tag: Italy

Biden heads to Italy to pitch world leaders on more cash for Ukraine

PARIS — Amid signs that Americans are tiring of sending weapons to Ukraine after two years of war, President Joe Biden this week will huddle with other world leaders in search of new ways to get aid to the country as it struggles to fend off Russia’s invasion. Biden will participate in a three-day meeting […]

Pictures and videos of Italy arriving in Germany for Euro 2024

Pictures and videos of Italy arriving in Germany for Euro 2024 Watch the best pictures and videos of Italy arriving in Germany ahead of Euro 2024. The Azzurri landed in Dortmund on Monday afternoon before heading to their headquarters and training centre in Iserlohn. As reported by the FIGC, approximately 100 fans waited for the […]

Portuguese footwear industry offers ‘alternative to Italy’

By reducing costs or developing new market segments, Portugal could become a key player in the luxury footwear sector according to EY Parthenon. Portugal’s footwear, components and leather goods sector currently employs around 40,000 people and exports 90% of its goods to 173 countries. Miguel Cardoso Pinto, partner at EY Parthenon, said that increased competition […]

Pictures and videos of Italy arriving in Germany for Euro 2024

Pictures and videos of Italy arriving in Germany for Euro 2024 Watch the best pictures and videos of Italy arriving in Germany ahead of Euro 2024. The Azzurri landed in Dortmund on Monday afternoon before heading to their headquarters and training centre in Iserlohn. As reported by the FIGC, approximately 100 fans waited for the […]

Voting in EU elections ends as polls close in Italy

Voting has ended in the European Parliament elections in 2024 after polls closed in Italy on Sunday evening at 11 pm (2100 GMT). Exit polls predicted a strong result for the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and far-right parties in both the Identity and Democracy (ID) and the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) groups. Indeed, […]

Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy win EU vote

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s nationalist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party has come first in the country’s European Parliament elections, winning 26-30% of the vote according to a forecast by national public broadcaster Rai. If confirmed, this would be an increase of around 20 percentage points compared to the 2019 European elections, placing the party […]

The Extra Charge You Should Expect When Dining At Restaurants In Italy

For first time visitors, dining in Italy can prove confusing. Even if you understand the language, you’ll want to research national traditions, such as aperitivo: Italy’s version of the happy hour. Likewise, impatient Americans will have to adapt to Italy’s slow-paced, often hours-long dinners that are an experience as much as they are a meal. Yet […]

Amanda Knox back in court in Italy hoping to finally clear her name

Almost ten years after her acquittal in a notorious murder trial, the US-American Amanda Knox is back in court in Italy. The now 36-year-old appeared before an appeals court in Florence on Wednesday because she wants to obtain another acquittal in connection with the murder of a British exchange student in 2007. Knox now lives […]

Amanda Knox back in court in Italy, in slander retrial

Amanda Knox returned to court in Italy Wednesday for a slander case related to her infamous jailing, and later acquittal, for the murder of her British roommate in 2007. The American was only 20 when she and her Italian then-boyfriend were arrested for the brutal killing of 21-year-old fellow student Meredith Kercher at the girls’ […]