News Archive for December 2020

Here you can find articles published in December 2020. Return to full archive here

01 December
- Here's what changes about life in Italy in December 2020
- Christmas in Italy: How have your plans changed this year?
- Italian police fine 67 coronavirus testing centres over irregularities
- British pensioners and students living in Europe urged to apply for new EHIC card
- How to apply for Italy's new €1,000 emergency bonus payment
02 December
- 'A different kind of Christmas': What will be in Italy's new coronavirus emergency decree?
- Italian word of the day: 'Poiché'
- Italy lays out plan for coronavirus vaccinations 'from spring 2021'
03 December
- Italy bans travel between towns over Christmas
- Here's how you can earn cashback on your Christmas shopping in Italy
- Italian word of the day: 'Ristori'
- Tessera sanitaria: How do you apply for or renew your Italian health card?
- IN PHOTOS: First snowfalls of season turn northern Italy white
- Italy records highest ever daily Covid death toll
- UPDATE: Italian PM announces Christmas travel restrictions under new emergency decree
04 December
- Italy makes coronavirus testing mandatory for all arrivals from EU
- Open Meal with Refugees: The public potluck bringing newcomers and locals together in Amsterdam
- TIMELINE: How Italy's coronavirus rules get stricter towards Christmas
- What are Italy's new rules for Christmas travel?
- Switzerland adds US and parts of Austria and Italy to mandatory quarantine list
- How Italy has changed its travel rules for certain countries
- Can you spend Christmas with family and friends in Italy this year?
- Covid-19: Zone changes for nine Italian regions as transmission rate falls
06 December
- How insect invaders are threatening Rome's iconic pines
07 December
- Coronavirus death toll in Italy tops 60,000
- Italian word of the day: 'Burrasca'
- How law students in Germany are providing free advice to asylum seekers
- Q&A: Your key questions about Italy's coronavirus rules at Christmas
- UPDATE: How British second home owners can spend more than 90 days in Italy after Brexit
- IN PHOTOS: The empty streets of Venice illuminated for Christmas
08 December
- Italy's interior minister tests positive for Covid-19
- Italian expression of the day: 'Hai ragione'
- How a Cyprus charity realigned its services to face the pandemic
- Switzerland and Italy to suspend cross-border train services indefinitely
09 December
- Venice tide barriers raised after flooding due to 'miscalculation'
- First Covid-tested flight lands in Rome from New York
- Italy issues red and orange weather alerts as storms continue
- BREXIT: What Brits in Europe need to know about travel from January 2021
- Italian expression of the day: 'Il pacco da giù'
- How you could win up to €5 million in Italy's 'receipt lottery'
- Italy launches 'Christmas cashback' scheme in push for digital payments
10 December
- Italian bureaucracy explained: What's the IO app and what can you use it for?
- Adapting to address changing refugee needs in Athens
- Italy updates new rules on travel to second homes over Christmas
- EU announces no-deal plans to guarantee road and air travel with UK in January
- Panettone or pandoro: Which is the best Italian Christmas cake?
- UPDATE: Cross-border train service between Switzerland and Italy to continue running
- Pope to hold Christmas 'midnight' mass at 7.30pm due to virus curfew
11 December
- 'This year will be small for sure': How Italy's foreign residents have changed their Christmas plans
- EXPLAINED: Is Italy really about to cancel its Christmas Day travel ban?
- How a refugee-run factory is helping the Netherlands meet its need for face masks
- UPDATE: Coronavirus risk level downgraded in five more Italian regions
13 December
- UPDATED: UK and EU abandon deadline to continue Brexit trade deal talks
- Italy has Europe's worst coronavirus death toll
14 December
- UPDATE: New rules on pet travel as UK granted 'listed status' by EU
- 'Unacceptable crowds': Alarm as Christmas shoppers pack Italian cities
- TRAVEL: Do you still have to quarantine if you arrive in Italy after January 6th?
- 'Landlocked' in the EU: Are you affected by loss of onward freedom of movement?
15 December
- Covid-19: Is Italy about to announce a national lockdown over Christmas?
- US soldier traces the Italian children he almost shot during second world war
- IN PHOTOS: Magical nativity scene lights up Italy's Cinque Terre coast
- Italy's population still getting older despite increase in foreign residents
16 December
- Italy records highest annual death toll since second world war
- Italian word of the day: 'Ritocchino'
- WHO warns Europe of Covid-19 'resurgence' and urges families to wear face masks at Christmas
- 'Light at the end of the tunnel': Italy approves plan to begin Covid vaccinations in January
- Do you have to get tested or quarantine if you're transiting through Italy this Christmas?
- Calls grow for 'red zone' Christmas lockdown in Italy
17 December
- Who can register for national healthcare in Italy?
- How a community scheme is forging bonds between locals and newcomers
- Why you shouldn't suck prawn heads during an Italian Christmas feast
- 'Bad omen': Dismay in Italy as blood of Naples saint fails to liquefy
- UPDATE: Italy set to announce strict lockdown over Christmas and New Year
- Italian word of the day: 'Tredicesima'
- Italian fishermen return home after being held in Libya for three months
- Milan residents shaken by mild earthquake
18 December
- Venice praises UN listing for pandemic-hit glass bead makers
- What kind of Christmas lockdown will the Italian government announce?
- Italy confirms post-Brexit visa rules for British nationals
- Seven classic films to watch for an Italian Christmas
- Italian word of the day: 'Cinepanettone'
- Italy confirms 'red zone' lockdown over Christmas and New Year
19 December
- CALENDAR: What are Italy's new Covid-19 rules over Christmas and New Year?
- Floods and coronavirus leave legendary Venice cafe facing ruin
- What you can and can't do in Italy this Christmas
20 December
- UPDATE: Italy suspends air travel with UK over new coronavirus strain
21 December
- EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Italy’s UK coronavirus travel ban
- UPDATE- Travel chaos in Europe - Which countries have imposed transport bans on UK?
- IN PHOTOS: Everyday resilience in a Lesvos refugee camp
- REMINDER: Which coronavirus rules change in Italy on Monday?
- Coronavirus: Italian health expert warns new strain is 'probably already in Italy'
- UPDATE: European Union officially approves Pfizer vaccine for rollout
- Covid-19: Italy updates rules on visiting family over Christmas
22 December
- UPDATE: Brits in Italy to get EU biometric residence card from January
- Brexit: Should British second-home owners in Italy take up Italian residency?
- Covid-19: Italy to begin vaccinating health workers on December 27th
- EU says blanket UK travel ban should end to allow people to return home
- Italy set to allow residents to return home from UK
23 December
- 'Total confusion': Brits stranded in UK fear being unable to return to Italy
- Here's the form you need to leave the house in Italy over Christmas
- LATEST: Italy restarts travel from UK for essential reasons only
24 December
- Families of virus victims sue Italian government for €100 million
- Hack Your Future, Belgium's coding school for refugees
- 'The deal is done': EU and UK finally reach a Brexit trade agreement
- 'Europe is moving on': How EU leaders reacted to the Brexit deal with Britain
- 'Devastating': Anger and dismay after UK decides to pull out of EU's Erasmus student scheme
25 December
- 'Plans ruined and job opportunities lost': Freedom of movement ends as Brexit reality dawns for Britons across Europe
27 December
- Italian researchers unearth ancient fast food joint in Pompeii
- 29-year-old nurse first to get Covid-19 vaccine in Italy
28 December
- ANALYSIS: Britons in Europe still gripped by fear and loathing over Brexit
- Brexit will throw up endless hurdles for Britons in Europe, but we'll be there to help
- The Italian holiday calendar for 2021
- Italian word of the day: 'Imbiancato'
- REMINDER: What changes as Italy becomes a Covid-19 'orange zone' on Monday?
- IN PHOTOS: Snowfall turns central Milan white
29 December
- 'We stopped being afraid to meet local people': The Czech lunches that connect families
30 December
- EXPLAINED: Why do Italians eat lentils on New Year’s Eve?
- EU health warning: 'High' risk new coronavirus strains will lead to more deaths
- 'It's time to put Brexit behind us': EU chiefs sign trade deal with UK
- REMINDER: What are the coronavirus rules in Italy over New Year?
- Italian word of the day: 'Mica'
31 December
- Uncertain future: The challenges ahead for Britons living in Europe
- Findings from latest study suggest Italy’s coronavirus death toll is much higher than reported