News Archive for December 2023

Here you can find articles published in December 2023. Return to full archive here

01 December
- Can I drive a minicar in Italy without a driver’s licence?
- OPINION: Why ending violence against women will be a tough task in Italy
- La Bella Vita: Italy’s best ski resorts and how visiting Venice will change in 2024
- Italy sees high demand for non-EU work permits as applications open
04 December
- On the agenda: What’s happening in Italy this week
- North vs south: What's the best place to live in Italy?
- Why few companies in Europe are hiring workers from abroad despite shortages
05 December
- What are the important changes for travel in Italy in 2024?
- Can you travel abroad while waiting for an Italian residency permit renewal?
- Demands for change as thousands attend funeral of murdered student
- EU reveals plan to boost passenger rights in Europe
- Italy unveils plan to charge passengers up to €9 in air travel taxes
06 December
- EU seeks world's first law on AI to protect citizens' rights
- The train routes connecting Italy to elsewhere in Europe in 2024
- Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road investment deal
- La Bella Vita: Planes and trains to Italy and planning an Italian-style Christmas feast
- Italy's government blocks attempt to bring in minimum wage
- San Nicola and the Krampus: How parts of Italy celebrate December 6th
- UNESCO recognises art of Italian opera singing
07 December
- How much more expensive will your ski trip in Italy be this winter?
08 December
- OPINION: Pre-Brexit Brits in Italy should be given EU long-term residency
09 December
- Archaeologists discover 'prison bakery' in ancient Pompeii
10 December
- Environmental activists pour green dye in Venice canal
11 December
- On the agenda: What's happening in Italy this week
- Train crash in northern Italy injures 17 passengers
- 'The only escape route': Why Italian same-sex parents are fleeing to Spain
12 December
- Ancient Roman home with 'unparalleled' mosaic found near Colosseum
- How is travel in Italy being affected by strikes on Friday?
13 December
- How has Italy's 'anti-immigrant' government changed the rules for foreigners?
- Italian expression of the day: ‘Mettere le mani avanti’
- Airbnb to pay €576-million settlement in Italian tax evasion dispute
- Elon Musk to attend Italian PM's right-wing gathering
14 December
- Albanian government denies 'selling' land to Italy for migrant camps
- What to expect from Italy's property market in 2024
- EU to resettle 61,000 refugees across Europe over next two years
- How to answer the phone in Italian
- Is it worth importing your car to Italy?
- 'No more last minute bookings': Airlines alarmed over EU's new EES border system
15 December
- Italy’s Covid rates are surging - but this time no one’s talking about it
- Rain and snow forecast for parts of central-southern Italy
16 December
- La Bella Vita: Tipping in Italy and knowing which Italian restaurants to avoid
- Historic Vatican fraud trial to deliver its verdict
- Elon Musk warns Italy that low birth rate could harm investment
- Italian cardinal handed prison sentence for financial crimes
17 December
- Italian radical philosopher Toni Negri dies in Paris
- Italy and UK leaders unite on migration and agree Tunisia deal
- 9 things you need to know about the EU's freedom of movement
18 December
- On the agenda: What's happening in Italy this week
- Seven of the best winter experiences in Italy
- How Italy's residency permit renewal process has become a 'nightmare'
19 December
- Chocolate wars: Italian artisans take on Swiss giant Lindt
- EES: EU's new border control system 'to start in October 2024'
- Italian word of the day: 'Presepe'
- Why is bingo so popular in Italy at Christmas?
20 December
- Couple in Italy sentenced to life for killing daughter
- Stolen ancient Catholic statue returned to Italy
- Italy hails 'great success' as EU approves migration reforms
21 December
- Panettone: Six things you didn't know about Italy's most famous Christmas cake
- EU's new migrant deal is an 'historic failure', charities warn
- Neo-fascist leaders jailed after Rome violence
- Sheds and sewage: How neighbour disputes complicate life in Italy
- From Tuscany to Sicily: 8 of the best ski resorts in central and southern Italy
- Italian MPs vote against key reform of EU rescue fund
22 December
- What to expect from your first Italian Christmas
- What you need to know about travelling in Italy this Christmas
- Italy's Senate approves 2024 budget despite growth concerns
23 December
- Italy fines Meta for hosting gambling advertising
27 December
- What you need to know about Italy's winter sales
- Italian word of the day: 'Auguri'
28 December
- What changes in Italy in January 2024
- How Italy’s ‘hot priests’ calendar became a January tradition
- Do Italians really save a piece of Christmas panettone for February?
29 December
- Italy cancels tax breaks for foreign football players
30 December
- Five Italian New Year traditions to bring luck for 2026