News Archive for June 2019

Here you can find articles published in June 2019. Return to full archive here

01 June
- Ten of the most common Italian mistakes you should avoid
- Italy takes rescued migrants to Genoa, but says they can't stay
- Italian 'populist school' vows to fight eviction from monastery
- Salvini vows not to yield to Brussels in Italy budget dispute
02 June
- 'Lively spattering': Italy's Mount Etna sparks into life
- Impounded Sea Watch rescue vessel released in Italy
- WATCH: Cruise ship crashes into Venice wharf as tourists flee
03 June
- Rome begins €12 million makeover of the city's parks and gardens
- School bus hijack 'hero' students still waiting for Italian citizenship
- New calls for Venice to ban cruise ships after harbour crash
- Striking French workers blockade world's largest Nutella factory
- Foreign business owners in Italy have increased by a third since 2010
- Snow in southern Italy in June? No, it's just a monster hail storm
04 June
- Italian PM threatens to quit unless coalition stops bickering
- Vatican gets its first women's football team
- Travelling back in time: Five of the best old Italian travel books
- Captain of crashed Venice cruise ship under investigation for 'criminal damage'
- Italian word of the day: 'Caso'
05 June
- How an American spy helped liberate Rome, 75 years ago
- EU puts Italy on notice over spend-happy budget
- Why Airbnb thinks a free holiday can help fix Italy's depopulation problem
06 June
- Italy's populists lash out at Brussels over EU's debt warning
- Renault shares plunge as Fiat merger talks fail
- How Italian fishermen are helping study plastic pollution in the Med
- Italian word of the day: 'Sbrigarsi'
- France was 'too provincial' over failed Fiat-Renault merger: Italian union
- Hebdomada Papae: The pope's new podcast, in Latin
07 June
- Gucci to restore ancient cliff Romans used to throw traitors off
- Europe & You: Boris our 'best chance to stop Brexit', EU Green Cards and cash for residency appointments
- The 25 stats that help explain Italy today
- Weekend Wanderlust: Exploring Umbria by bike
- Italian expression of the day: 'Fare la scarpetta'
08 June
- How Italy's migrant model town Riace veered far-right
- 'Don’t dress up as a Roman': Rome to punish tourists for messy eating and bad manners at historic sites
09 June
- VIDEO: Venice's gondoleering goddesses teach ancient art to the masses
- Thousands demonstrate against cruise ships in Venice
10 June
- Italy's mayoral election results: Right claims historically leftwing cities
- Ban smoking on Italian beaches: consumer watchdog
- Italian expression of the day: 'Come ti pare'
11 June
- Britons in Europe denied vote in EU elections urged to help legal campaign
- Rome to remove cobblestones from its main roads
- Italian word of the day: 'Sistemare'
- Trial of Italy's 'migrant model' mayor adjourned
- Italy 'absolutely determined' to avoid EU sanctions over debt: PM
12 June
- Italy to fine migrant boats up to €50,000 for approaching without permission
- Italy heading for scorching heatwave with temperatures set to hit 42C
- Agriturismo: Italian region declares only local wines can be served to tourists
- Italian expression of the day: 'Me la cavo'
- Lake Como homes evacuated amid flash floods in northern Italy
13 June
- Why moving to southern Italy with a foreign pension could cut your tax bill
- Hot weather brings plagues of insects to Sardinia and northern Italy
- Sardinia, Cilento and Tuscany top Italian seaside awards
- Amanda Knox returns to Italy for the first time since leaving prison
- Eurozone ministers urge Italy: 'Rethink your budget'
14 June
- How to make authentic pasta all'Amatriciana
- Art expert stakes reputation on 'lost' Caravaggio painting
- Europe & You: An interesting new Brexit poll and what's Switzerland's problem with the EU?
- Amanda Knox back in Italy as an advocate for the wrongfully convicted
- Why is Italy talking about introducing another currency?
15 June
- Spain's Almodovar to win life award at Venice Film Festival
- 'I am afraid': Amanda Knox breaks down at Italy forum
16 June
- Italian film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli dies aged 96
- PROFILE: Zeffirelli, the modern maestro of past masterpieces
- Salvini clears 10 migrants to leave rescue boat
17 June
- Italian George Clooney 'imposter' arrested in Thailand for fraud
- The lira is still being used in Italy - by the mafia
- Thousands gather in Florence to pay homage to Italian director Zeffirelli
- Italian word of the day: 'Addosso'
18 June
- Italian crime writer Andrea Camilleri critically ill in hospital
- 'We've never been closer': Italy's Salvini in US to meet Trump administration
- Ripped off: Italy's worst tourist scams and how to avoid them
- Is Italy about to introduce a minimum wage?
19 June
- Five million people are still living in 'absolute' poverty in Italy
- Italian expression of the day: 'Ci penso io'
- Brexit: Why won't the EU act to protect the rights of Britons in Europe?
20 June
- American in serious condition after fall from Turin monument
- More than 40 migrants left in limbo on rescue boat off Italy
- Three dead after building collapses in northern Italy
- Germany returns Ancient Roman bust to Italy
- Italy is in a 'demographic recession' not seen since World War One
- Italian word of the day: 'Stufo'
21 June
- Italy busts 13,000 'total tax dodgers' for more than €3 billion
- Italian nonno graduates from middle school at 98
- Weekend Wanderlust: Scilla, the jewel of Italy's Violet Coast
- Tourists fined for taking bikes through Venice shirtless
22 June
- Wave hello to Italy's first surf park, one of the world's biggest
- 'False imprisonment' case against Italy's Salvini dropped
23 June
- Vatican cancels women's match after abortion protest
24 June
- Mild earthquake shakes Rome
- Italy vs Sweden: Who will host the 2026 Winter Olympics?
- Italy braced for 'one of the hottest heatwaves in a decade'
- Italian mafia boss escapes prison in Uruguay
- Italy beats Sweden to host 2026 Winter Olympics
25 June
- Winter Olympics will create 20,000 jobs in Italy, says government
- Why is Rome's public transport on strike?
- Heatwave: The hottest places to avoid in Italy this week
- Ship's captain threatens to bring stranded migrants to Italy to end limbo
- Italian word of the day: 'Tranquillo'
26 June
- Caravaggio's 'lost masterpiece' snapped up by unnamed buyer
- Rome's Repubblica metro station finally reopens after 8 months of repairs
- How mafia and corruption scandals rocked Italian football
- 'Enough, we're coming': Stranded rescue ship heads for Italy without permission
- Italy puts 16 cities on red alert for extreme heat
27 June
- Sea Watch captain 'ready to go to jail' for bringing stranded migrants to Italy
- How expensive is Italy compared to other EU countries?
- Italian word of the day: 'Occorrere'
- Heatwave: Two dead in Italy from suspected heatstroke
28 June
- IN PICTURES: How Italy is coping with the heatwave
- Italian police uncover gang that 'brainwashed kids and sold them to foster parents'
- VIDEO: Genoa's collapsed Morandi bridge blown up
- Sea Watch: Italy says other countries have agreed to take in migrants
- How to make Neapolitan octopus salad
- How the rest of the world sees Italy: Good for tourism, bad for tolerance?
- Italian expression of the day: 'Per nulla'
29 June
- Migrant rescue ship captain faces jail time for landing migrants in Italy
- Italy fines Facebook over Cambridge Analytica case
- Italy lose out to Dutch in bid to reach World Cup semi-finals