News from italy
An Italian prosecutor will ask to increase Francesco Schettino's sentence
February 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
An Italian prosecutor will ask the Italian highest appeals court to increase Francesco Schettino’s sentence from 16 to 27 years for the 2012 shipwreck of the Costa Concordia. The mishap claimed 32 lives. Schettino’s appeal from his...
Minister Paolo Gentiloni is back on the job
February 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Minister Paolo Gentiloni is back on the job following an emergency operation on a blocked blood vessel. On his return to Rome from Paris, Gentiloni was taken to the hospital after complaining of discomfort. He underwent an angioplasty procedure to...
Italian government to hire a new director of the Colosseum
February 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The Italian government is looking to hire a new director of the Colosseum. The ancient amphitheater in Rome attracts five million visitors each year, but the crumbling stadium where gladiators and animals once fought to the death 2000 years ago has...
Men's outerwear was the focus of Italy's international trade menswear fair in Florence
February 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Men’s outerwear was the focus of the recent 91st edition of Italy’s international trade menswear fair in Florence and classic staples dominated the winter 2017 collections. That included blazers in a wide variety of fabrics and...
Rescuers are still digging in hopes of finding more survivors after an avalanche
February 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
At the time this article was published, rescuers are still carefully digging in hopes of finding more survivors after an avalanche smashed into a spa hotel in the remote mountainous region of central Italy. A total of nine men, women and children...
Paolo Gentiloni named as Italy's new Prime
January 2017 | Serena Scaiola
Dopo lunghe consultazioni con 23 formazioni parlamentari, Sergio Mattarella, Presidente della Repubblica, ha designato Paolo Gentiloni nuovo Presidente del Consiglio. L’ex Ministro degli esteri e delle Comunicazioni succede a Matteo Renzi,...
M5S: The Five Star Movement. Who Are They?
January 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Considered to be populist, anti-establishment, environmentalist, anti-globalist, and Eurosceptic by both its supporters and the opposition, the Five Star Movement in Italy can be credited as the spearhead for former Prime Minister Matteo...
Premier designate Paolo Gentiloni was asked to form a new government
January 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The December 4 vote in Italy resulted in a new prime minister and cabinet team. Italy’s youngest premier ever, Matteo Renzi, resigned because his plan for an overhaul of the legislature was solidly rejected by nearly 60% of the voting...
Italians earn much less than their peers in other western countries
January 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italians starting professional careers earn much less than their peers in other western countries. Per a U.K. 2016 Global 5-Remuneration Planning Report, Italy came in last among the 15 western European nations ranked. Switzerland ranked first...