Italy

As Italy prepares to hold a pivotal referendum on easing citizenship by residency rules, we look at how it will work, including who’s eligible to vote and what’s needed for the reform to pass.

France-Italy trains to return after 19-month landslide closure, Italian court scraps referendum on contested regional autonomy law, and more news on Wednesday.

The popular train line linking Paris with the Italian cities of Turin and Milan is to reopen in March after a 19-month closure forced when a landslide damaged a tunnel, French railway operator SNCF and Italian counterpart Trenitalia announced on Tuesday.

Osama Najim was arrested amid claims he used detained migrants in ‘a form of slavery’, but then freed after a mistake by prosecutorsA Libyan general wanted for alleged war crimes and violence against inmates at a prison near Tripoli has been arrested in the northern Italian city of Turin – and then released after an apparent mistake by […]

Italians will soon be asked to vote on whether or not to ease citizenship by residency rules after the Constitutional Court approved a national referendum in a historic ruling. But what are the next steps in the lead-up to the vote?

Thinking of applying to become Italian? Here's how many other people do it each year, where they come from and how they qualify.

Italy will hold a historic referendum on whether the rules for citizenship by residency should be eased after the proposal received the final seal of approval by the Italian Constitutional Court.

Artisanal shellfish farmers face ruinous losses but money meant to help is going to the powerful fishing industry, say criticsEarly on a warm September morning in southern Italy, Giovanni Nicandro sets out from the port of Taranto in his small boat. Summoning his courage, the mussel farmer inspects his year’s work – only to find them all dead, a sight […]

Gathering of conservative politicians marks first time that foreign heads of state attend a US presidential inaugurationWhat time is Trump’s inauguration? How to watch the eventsConservative leaders and politicians from around the world have descended on Washington DC as foreign heads of state will attend a US presidential inauguration for the first time […]

Have you ever wondered where all the American residents live in Italy? Here’s a look at what regions and cities they prefer – and which parts of the country they tend to avoid.

Photographer and art director who oversaw a series of controversial ad campaigns for the Benetton fashion brandThe art direction and photographs of Oliviero Toscani were provocative not for what they showed – real life, he said, complex and contradictory – but where they were seen. The images, subjects ranging from a bloodied newborn baby to the […]

Briton Michael Whitbread has admitted stabbing his British partner to death at their home in Abruzzo, central Italy, before fleeing the country and driving back to the UK.

From Italian PM Meloni attending Trump's inauguration to potential disruption for rail passengers, here’s what to expect in Italy this week.

Italian PM’s office confirms she will join foreign politicians including France’s Éric Zemmour in WashingtonItaly’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, joining other European far-right figures including Éric Zemmour, a one-time French presidential candidate known for his xenophobia.Meloni’s […]

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has positioned herself as the closest European leader to US President-elect Donald Trump, but analysts caution that the EU should not depend on her as a reliable mediator between Washington and Brussels.

What would residence-based taxation mean for Americans in Italy if it were to become reality and how expensive is life in Rome this year? Find out in our latest Americans in Italy newsletter.

Michael Whitbread, 75, is on trial in Lanciano for murder of fellow Briton Michele Faiers, 66, in October 2023A British man living in Italy has admitted stabbing his partner to death, claiming he did it after she accused him of cheating on her.Michael Whitbread, 75, told a court he could not remember how many times he stabbed fellow Briton Michele Faiers, […]

In this week's Inside Italy review, we look at what’s really behind the Italian government's contested move to double consular fees for citizenship by descent applications – and what that may mean going forward.

Italian region comes surprise eighth place and has plenty of budget package deals available, according to Which?January is the best month to book a summer holiday – and this year there is a surprise budget option: Tuscany. According to Which?, the central Italian region is among the cheapest package holiday destinations for 2025.Researchers analysed […]

The UK has proposed a 60 percent increase to its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) cost, which is already in place for non-EU travellers but set to be rolled out for all EU arrivals in April.

Italian Tourism Minister Daniela Santanche will stand trial for alleged falsification of financial statements at her former publishing company, a Milan judge ruled on Friday.

Archaeologists at Italy's famed Pompeii archaeological park have uncovered a private thermal bath complex where guests would relax before sitting down to sumptuous feasts.

Thermal bath complex is latest discovery among ruins of Italian city destroyed by Vesuvius eruption in AD79A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex that was believed to have been used by its owner to woo well-heeled guests has been discovered among the ruins of ancient Pompeii.The baths were found during excavations of a home on Via di Nola in Regio […]

Canonisation has long been a way for the Catholic church to shape its image. The Vatican is preparing to anoint its first millennial saint, but how does it decide who is worthy? By Linda Kinstler Continue reading...

Education minister reveals revamp of national curriculum guidelines and says children must ‘learn to write better’Bible reading, Latin and learning poetry by heart could return to Italian primary and middle schools as part of a revamp of national curriculum guidelines criticised as “retrograde” and “nostalgic”.The education minister, Giuseppe […]

Under draft law, online reviewers would have to provide ID and proof that they visited the place in questionThe Italian government is seeking to clamp down on fake and paid-for online reviews in an effort to protect the country’s hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions from misleading and damaging content.Under a draft law announced this week, which […]

Climate activists say they were subjected to degrading treatment during questioning in Brescia on MondayItaly’s interior minister has been urged to open an investigation into police in the northern city of Brescia amid allegations that seven female climate activists were made to take off their underwear and perform squats during questioning.The activists […]

Exclusive: records show evacuees with pending applications to enter US ‘forced to remain in limbo’ in at least 36 countries, some in ‘untenable conditions’Afghan citizens who fled the country with American assistance after the US’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan remain stranded in third countries, new documents shared exclusively with the […]

Juan Bernabe revealed images of recent penile implant Eagle mascot Olympia will not be at upcoming gamesLazio fired the far-right sympathiser who handles their eagle mascot on Monday after he posted a series of videos and pictures of his erect penis online.Falconer Juan Bernabe, who has been present at Lazio home matches with Olympia the eagle since the […]

People applying for Italian citizenship by descent in 2025 will have to pay twice the previous fee to file their requests with consulates in their home countries. Tell us how you feel about it in this quick survey.