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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...
Five Star Movement has called for a referendum on ditching the euro
January 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Alessandro DiBattista of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement has called for a referendum on ditching the euro which could be a key issue in the next election. DiBattista said he is not opposed to an exit from the European Union but did...
Two cans filled with 20,000 euros to bribe a bid lock for a landfill
January 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Two biscuit cans filled with 20,000 euros were presented as a “gift” to Mayor Franco Metta of Puglia. The Mayor claimed that a waste management executive walked into his town office with the cans to bribe a bid lock for a landfill. The...
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