World news about “Italy” published by euronews.
Southern Europe hanging up on Vodafone Vodafone’s revenue for the final three months of 2011 came in lower than expected. It blamed increasingly difficult conditions in southern European countries… 09/02/2012
Costa Concordia set to remain at sea for months A fresh attempt to salvage the stricken Costa Concordia is expected to be made on Friday. Bad weather has hampered efforts to remove thousands of tonnes of… 09/02/2012
Capello quits as England boss England football manager, Fabio Capello has resigned. The Football Association released a statement saying he had quit following a meeting on Wednesday with… 08/02/2012
Ballerina sacked by La Scala over anorexia row A leading ballerina has been sacked from Milan’s La Scala for claiming that it turns out anorexic dancers and that colleagues are unable to have children… 08/02/2012
Venice Carnival masks the winter weather There is a party atmosphere in a chilly Venice, where revellers have been defying the wintry weather at the start of the city’s carnival. Couples danced in… 05/02/2012
Italy: Rome in the snow – nocomment Rome’s Colosseum was closed for a second successive day on Saturday, as tourists and locals faced disruptions following a rare snowfall which blanketed the… 05/02/2012
Big freeze tightens its grip on Europe The big freeze has tightened its grip on Europe. The death toll has risen as temperatures have dropped and snow has swept across the continent from the… 04/02/2012
UN court rules against Italy’s Nazi claims The UN’s top court ruled on Friday that Germany has immunity from foreign lawsuits by victims of the Nazi regime seeking compensation. The 15-member… 03/02/2012
Litvinenko’s father denounces son as traitor He was the ex-Russian spy whose poisoning by radioactive polonium in London sparked accusations of a Kremlin-sponsored murder. But six years after Alexander… 02/02/2012
A double for one of art’s most famous faces The “Mona Lisa” is arguably the most famous face on canvas. Now Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting has a double, unveiled by Spain’s Prado Museum. The find was… 02/02/2012
Concordia operation ‘too dangerous’ to continue The underwater operation to recover bodies from the half-sunken Costa Concordia has been abandoned because of the dangers to the divers involved in the task… 31/01/2012
France and Italy give green light to high-speed rail link France and Italy have signed an agreement to construct a high-speed rail link between Lyon and Turin. The line, which is due to be completed in 2023, will… 31/01/2012
Ship-wrecked newly-weds thank Giglio islanders A newly-wed couple who survived the Costa Concordia disaster have made an emotional return to the scene of the accident to thank locals who helped them… 30/01/2012
Inside the Costa Concordia – nocomment The Italian emergency services have release underwater footage of divers working in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship. 30/01/2012
Concordia wreck might not be moved for months The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain lying off the Italian coast until the end of the year or even longer. Bad weather and the fact the… 30/01/2012
Former Italian president Scalfaro dead at 93 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, the former Italian president, has died at the age of 93. The cause of his death is as yet unknown. Scalfaro held Italy’s highest… 29/01/2012
More delays to fuel pumping from cruise ship Concordia Work to pump fuel from the capsized cruise ship Concordia has once again been suspended due to bad weather conditions. The sea remains too rough for an… 29/01/2012
Pumping fuel from Costa Concordia called off The operation to pump fuel from the Costa Concordia cruise ship due to begin today has been delayed due to rough seas. Technicians from Italian company Neri… 28/01/2012
Costa operator offers passengers 11,000 euro compensation The operator of Costa Concordia has offered passengers 11,000 euros in compensation. Survivors who suffered no physical harm can get a payout for lost… 27/01/2012
Concordia victims in compensation talks With all hopes of finding any more survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster all but gone, attention is turning to helping those who made it alive. Talks have… 26/01/2012
Bonus interview: Fabio Luisi and Rudolf Buchbinder Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with pianist Rudolf Buchbinder and conductor Fabio Luisi (in Italian). 26/01/2012
Florence’s new opera house ‘a metaphysical space of absolute purity’ Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 is considered one of the most harrowing pieces in the classical repertoire. Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is a… 26/01/2012
Hope runs out of finding Italian wreck survivors Search efforts aboard the capsized Costa Concordia are now realistically aimed at recovering bodies rather than rescuing survivors. 13 days after the disaster… 26/01/2012
Italy says pollution from cruise ship contained Italian salvage crews say they expect to begin pumping thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wrecked Costa Concordia by Saturday. Authorities have been… 24/01/2012
Protester’s death overshadows Italian strike A strike by Italian truckers against high fuel costs and government reforms has taken a tragic turn with the death of a man taking part in a road blockade. He… 24/01/2012
Costa Concordia search – nocomment As the tenth day of search operations around the Costa Concordia got under way on Monday (January 23), new footage released by the Italian navy shows interior… 24/01/2012
Two more bodies found in sunken Italian cruise ship Divers searching the sunken cruise liner, the Costa Concordia, have recovered two more bodies bringing the total number of those found to 15. The bodies of… 23/01/2012
Transport strikes pile up pressure on Italy’s Monti Could this be the week when the wheels come off Italy’s technocrat government-led drive for reform? The trucks blocking the road near Turin were a sign of… 23/01/2012
Unregistered passengers hamper liner rescue efforts The head of Italy’s civil protection authority, Franco Gabrielli, has claimed a number of unregistered passengers may have been on board the Costa Concordia… 23/01/2012
Divers recover another body from cruise wreck As rescue teams working on the stricken Italian cruise ship find another body, there is concern that a number of unregistered passengers may have been on… 23/01/2012
Decision on Costa Concordia salvage operation imminent Continuing the search in tandem with the salvage operation on the Costa Concordia has not been ruled out. A scientific and technical committee is expected to… 22/01/2012
Rescue workers find another body on stricken liner Rescue teams working in the stricken Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia have uncovered another body reported to be that of a woman. A spokesman for… 22/01/2012
Sicily slowly recovering from ‘pitchfork’ strike Sicily was slowly getting back to normal on Sunday after a week-long strike paralysed the country’s petrol stations and supermarkets. Reports say lorry… 22/01/2012
Costa accident’s absurdity A stone’s throw from the Italian island of Giglio the cruise ship Costa Concordia lies with a great gash in her side. The accident layered the unexpected with… 21/01/2012
Rescuers find another body on doomed cruise ship A rescue team has found the body of a woman on board Italy’s capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship. The discovery brings the total death toll to at least… 21/01/2012
Scuba diver inspects Costa Concordia cruise ship – nocomment Carabinieri scuba divers inspect the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship. 21/01/2012
Cruise liner search ‘will continue till no-one’s left’ The search of the wreck of the Costa Concordia began again at dawn on Saturday, a week after the cruise liner came to grief on the rocks off Italy’s Tuscan… 21/01/2012
Fears of oil spill amid plans to pump cruise liner Emergency teams are battling to prevent the Costa Concordia from causing major pollution in one of the least spoilt parts of the Mediterranean. There are… 21/01/2012
Hoping against the odds, a week after cruise tragedy Debris from the stricken Costa Concordia has washed up on the Tuscan shore as a painful reminder that more than 20 people remain missing. Of the 4,200… 21/01/2012
Weather worries hit Italian cruise ship recovery Concerns of approaching bad weather are hampering efforts to salvage the stricken Italian liner Costa Concordia. A week after running aground off the Tuscan… 20/01/2012
Concordia search suspended after ship moves Search and rescue operations have been suspended aboard the Costa Concordia, after the stricken Italian cruise liner began moving once again. Coastguard… 20/01/2012
Concordia search suspended after ship moves Italian recovery teams workers have suspended their search of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia after the ship moved again. There are fears it could… 20/01/2012
Passengers of stricken liner ‘told to return to cabins’ Passengers on the stricken Costa Concordia were told to return to their cabins, 40 minutes after the cruise ship struck a rock, according to Italian TV. It… 20/01/2012
Weather threat to Concordia operation The focus now for Italian authorities is on recovery rather than rescue. The hulk of the Costa Concordia is unstable and it is feared it could shift from… 19/01/2012
Armani rounds off Milan fashion week The four days of Milan fashion week came to a close with Giorgio Armani’s menswear collection for winter 2013 managing to combine everything a well turned-out… 19/01/2012
Inside the Costa Concordia – nocomment Underwater shots from inside the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground with more than 4,000 people on board. 19/01/2012
Italian police seek ship’s mystery blonde Italian prosecutors want to speak to a mystery blonde woman seen with Captain Francesco Schettino just moments before his ship crashed. Schettino denies the… 19/01/2012
Sunken Costa seen from spaceThe luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia is shown run aground off the coast of Giglio in this January 17, 2012 DigitalGlobe satellite photo… 19/01/2012
Filipino Concordia staff arrive home Some 100 Filipino crew members of the Costa Concordia have completed their long journey home. They touched down at Manila’s international airport late on… 19/01/2012
Divers resume Italian cruise ship search Calmer weather has allowed divers to resume their search of an Italian cruise ship. Officials want to complete the operation before conditions change again… 19/01/2012
Neighbours stand by Costa captain While the world is holding one man responsible for the running aground of the Italian cruise ship, Captain Francesco Schettino is not without his own… 19/01/2012
Cruise crew unprepared The chaotic organisation of passengers on the Concordia, with deadly consequences for some, raises serious questions about emergency procedures and crew… 18/01/2012
Etro, Versace and Prada on show in Milan Designer Kean Etro had his head in the clouds with his menswear collection – putting feathers on everything from hats to velvet slippers on the third day of… 18/01/2012
Italy turns on cruise captain Italy is transfixed by the Costa Concordia tragedy, and in the eye of the media storm are Captain Francesco Schettino, being painted by everyone as the… 18/01/2012
Concordia captain under house arrest The man at the centre of the investigation into the Italian cruise ship disaster, Captain Francesco Schettino, is under house arrest after appearing in… 18/01/2012
Eleven known to have died in Italy cruiser crash Eleven people are now known to have died on board a cruise liner stranded off Italy’s Tuscan coast. Rescue workers found another five bodies inside the… 17/01/2012
Fall of an Italian cruise captain A captain stripped of his ship, Francesco Schettino has been in a cell since Saturday, the 52-year-old portrayed as a maverick by critics — as the man who… 17/01/2012
Freedom for Italy militant jailed for police killing A former leftist militant in Italy is free again after serving a jail term for ordering the murder of a top policeman in 1972. Milan Commissioner Luigi… 17/01/2012
Damning tape of cruise ship’s captain As the captain of the stricken Costa Concordia Francesco Schettino was appearing in court, and the death toll rose to 11, a recording emerged purporting to… 17/01/2012
Five more dead bodies found in the Costa cruise liner Italian rescuers have found five more dead bodies inside a capsized cruise liner off the Tuscany coast. Officials had said earlier that 29 people were… 17/01/2012
Italy may declare cruise liner emergency The Italian government will declare a state of emergency in waters around Giglio Island if the stranded Costa Concordia starts leaking fuel. The vessel… 17/01/2012
D&G, Cavalli and Fendi schmooze Milan Dolce & Gabbana threw gold over eveything, even underwear, for their autumn winter 2013 menswear collection in Milan. The make-believe chandeliered opera… 17/01/2012
Three blasts damage Naples tax office Three bombs have exploded outside the tax offices in Naples causing damage but no injuries. It’s not the first time Equitalia, an agency which has been… 17/01/2012
More feared missing in Italian cruise ship disaster The Italian coast guard has once again revised its estimates of those still thought to be missing after the capsizing of a cruise ship on Friday… 17/01/2012
Search resumes for Italy cruise liner missing Rescuers resumed their search of the Costa Concordia off western Italy on Monday, after poor weather and the risk the wreck might be displaced forced the… 16/01/2012
Concordia survivors speak of panic and chaos As the investigation into the Costa Concordia disaster continues, more images and witness accounts have emerged of what took place. Survivors have spoken of… 16/01/2012
Search continues after Costa cruise ship accident – nocomment Search and rescue efforts have been conducted around the Italian island of Giglio, to find survivors of the Costa Concordia cruise ship accident 16/01/2012
Sunken ship’s owners cite ‘human error’ for deadly accident The chairman of Costa Cruises, the company that operates the Costa Concordia that ran aground after hitting rocks off western Italy on Friday, has cited… 16/01/2012
Another body found in cruise disaster A sixth body has been discovered in the wreck of the cruise liner which capsized off the coast of Italy on Friday night. Confusion remains over the number… 16/01/2012
Ship owners blame Costa Concordia captain A multi-million euro cruise ship lies on its side off the Tuscan island of Giglio and the captain is being blamed. According to the operators of the Costa… 16/01/2012
Cruise ship captain in custody as horror stories emerge ‘Like the Titanic.’ That is what many are saying as the Costa Concordia’s captain is held on suspicion of multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and… 15/01/2012
Two more bodies found in capsized liner off Italy A third survivor has been plucked to safety from a capsized cruise liner off the west coast of Italy. But shortly afterwards two more bodies were found in a… 15/01/2012
Italy: Third survivor rescued from capsized liner Italian rescue teams searching for dozens of missing people on a cruise ship have pulled a third survivor to safety more than 24 hours after it… 15/01/2012
Couple rescued from capsized Italian cruise liner A couple have been brought ashore after being found alive on a stricken Italian cruise ship. The Costa Concordia hit rocks off the west coast of Italy, with… 15/01/2012
Passengers recall chaos onboard stricken liner A scene of panic and confusion. That is how passengers are recalling the moment they had to abandon the doomed Costa Concordia. Video filmed by one… 15/01/2012
Dozens missing from stricken Italian cruise ship Dozens of people are still unaccounted for after a Mediterranean cruise ship ran aground off the west coast of Italy. Divers are searching the submerged… 14/01/2012
‘It was like a scene from the Titanic’At least 11 people were killed and 20 more were unaccounted for after a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran hit rocks off the west coast of Italy… 14/01/2012
Three die as cruise ship runs aground off Italy At least three people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a luxury Mediterranean cruise turned to catastrophe off the coast of Italy. The… 14/01/2012
At least six reported dead as Italian cruise ship runs aground At least six people have reportedly been killed after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Italy. According to coastguards, the Italian vessel took on… 14/01/2012
After austerity, Italy’s Monti looks to growth Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said that Europe cannot rely on austerity to fix its economic problems. The former European Commissioner told… 12/01/2012
Monti loses junior minister to bribery claims A junior minister in Italy’s government of technocrats, Carlo Malinconico, has resigned over allegations he was favoured with free hotel stays in 2007 and the… 10/01/2012
Shaky start for UniCredit rights issue Shares in UniCredit slumped again on Monday— so much that they were briefly suspended from trading on the Milan Stock Exchange — as Italy’s biggest bank moved… 09/01/2012
Etna still going strong in 2012Mount Etna spews volcanic ash during an eruption on the southern Italian island of Sicily January 5, 2012. Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest and most active… 06/01/2012
Tiber dive marks Rome new year – nocomment Italians marked the start of 2012 by diving into the river Tiber, a tradition dating back more than 50 years. 02/01/2012
Italy calls for bigger euro fund after tough debt sale Italy’s borrowing costs fell from record highs at its latest government debt auction, but cautious investors still demanded interest rates of close to seven… 29/12/2011
Italy short-term debt costs halve Italian debt costs have halved at its latest auction of short-term government bonds. Traders said that was thanks to an emergency austerity budget pushed… 28/12/2011
Festive spending hits highs and lows in Europe Christmas cheer was in short supply for Italian retailers. As analysts say austerity measures prompted households there to cut spending. The shoe and… 27/12/2011
Ligety claims victory at World Alpine Rock Fest The world’s best athletes of the Alpine World Cup circuit took part in an extraordinary Giant Slalom race; the Alpine Rock Fest at the Paganella ski resort… 24/12/2011
Free festive shopping in Italy A dream of free shopping at Christmas is a reality in Italy as the country’s senate approved the final stages of Prime Minister, Mario Monti’s 33-billion-euro… 23/12/2011
Gloomy figures on Italian growth Italy’s economy contracted in the third quarter, sparking fears that the country might have gone into its fifth recession since 2001. GDP fell 0.2 per cent… 21/12/2011
Pope Benedict XVI visits prison – nocomment Pope Benedict XVI arrived at Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Sunday for a visit during which he called for better conditions for inmates, while meeting with some of… 19/12/2011
New ash cloud detector could spell less passenger chaos Work is underway on new technology which could be used to prevent the disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic cloud eruption in 2010. A system using… 12/12/2011
Italy: anti-high-speed rail demo – nocomment Demonstrators clashed with police near the Italian village of Chiomonte on Thursday after several thousand protesters marched towards the construction site of… 09/12/2011
Geithner praises Italian debt efforts US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the US and all economies have a very strong interest in efforts being made to strengthen the euro. He also… 08/12/2011
Italy’s hopes to restore its fortunes and credibility Italy’s latest austerity package was welcomed by the financial markets which slashed Rome’s borrowing costs. The country’s political parties also look set to… 06/12/2011
Monti’s austerity plan angers unions Mario Monti’s so-called ‘Save Italy’ emergency decree measures announced on Sunday have not been well received by the country’s unions. However, in most… 05/12/2011
Italian debt sells at record levels in high volumes Italy’s borrowing costs surged to 8 percent in its latest auction of three year bonds. Most analysts would see that as an unsustainable level over a long… 29/11/2011
Patriotic Italians urged to buy bonds Banks in Italy are appealing to the patriotism of ordinary Italians to help the country out of its debt crisis. The Italian Banking Association is pushing a… 28/11/2011
Italian debt interest hits record high Italy’s central bank paid 7.7 percent today on two billion euros of two year bonds; an historic record and more than twice as expensive as they were in… 25/11/2011
Cycling’s Cobra snared in doping case Italian cyclist, Ricardo Rico has been in the dock. The 27-year-old has been found guilty of doping offences during the 2008 Tour de France. He was handed a… 22/11/2011
