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Italy's illegal, or black, economy is experiencing a great boom
March 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
While Italy experienced a sure sign of an economic recovery last year, a new report states that Italy’s illegal, or black, economy is experiencing an even greater boom. Confcooperative, an organization representing Italian cooperatives, and Censis,...
Italy's Giuseppina Projetto is now the oldest living person in Europe
March 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy’s Giuseppina Projetto is now the oldest living person in Europe. Born in 1902 in Sardinia, “the grandmother of Italy” is the third-oldest person in the world today, after two Japanese women born in 1900 and 1901. The 115-year-old will turn...
An art exhibition closed after experts raised suspicions that the works were forgeries
February 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
An art exhibition in Genoa’s Ducal Palace last March closed the following July after experts raised suspicions that the works were forgeries. And, art historians have concluded that 20 of the paintings were indeed fakes. The exhibition featured...
Police in Italy and Germany have conducted mafia raids
February 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Police in Italy and Germany have conducted mafia raids, arresting 169 people thus far. Assets worth over $59 million U.S. were seized in the anti-mafia swoop. The operation targeted the ‘Ndrangheta crime group who forced German restaurants to buy...
Italy's largest bank plans to invest 5 billion euros in tourism
February 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy’s largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, plans to invest 5 billion euros in tourism. A large part of that money will be used for restoration and redevelopment projects, making more buildings available for use. The “Pact for Tourism 4.0” deal will...
President Sergio Mattarella officially dissolved the Italian Parliament
February 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
After Italian President Sergio Mattarella officially dissolved the Italian Parliament, therefore forcing a general election, the race to secure a lead in the polls has been in a constant state of motion. The campaign of the 2018 Italian election...
Italian coastguard rescued 86 people from a sinking boat
February 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Sixty-four people are dead after an over-crowded dinghy sank on its way to Italy from Libya. The Italian coastguard rescued 86 people from the boat just hours after it started sinking. Among the survivors was a 3-year-old girl whose mother drowned....
Last month, Sicily welcomed nearly 900 migrants rescued in Mediterranean waters
January 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Last month, Sicily welcomed nearly 900 migrants rescued in Mediterranean waters off the coast of Libya. Over half of those migrants were transported to Augusta aboard the Aquarius, a boat operated by charity group SOS Mediterranee along with...
Italy and Libya will set up a joint commission against human trafficking
January 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy and Libya will set up a joint commission to fight back against human trafficking and illegal migration, the Tripoli government said in early-December. This announcement came after talks in the Libyan capital between Italian Interior Minister...
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