Italy

After 75 year, national carrier Alitalia has operated their last flight yesterday night, the domestic AZ1586 linking Cagliari Elmas to Rome Fiumicino; a new airline ITA is expected to begin operations today, amid industry perplexities and protests

Rai - Italy's leading television broadcaster and one of Europe's largest communications companies - has announced that the 2022 edition of Eurovision, Europe's biggest singing contest and the world's most popular non-sporting event, will be held in Turin

Last update of DEF (Document of Economy and Finance) estimates GDP to reach pre-Covid levels in mid 2022; reports +6% growth in 2021 - well above projections - and public debt under 150%; envisions relation dept/GDP at pre-crisis standards by 2030

The 500.000 signatures needed for a referendum on the legalization of cannabis have been reached and almost one million signatures have been collected to call for a referendum on legal euthanasia

Doctor Gino Strada, surgeon and founder of the NGO Emergency, has died yesterday; since 1994 the NGO has treated over 18 million patients and their families in 18 countries, offering war victims and poverty-stricken people access to top quality care

According to 'I am Culture 2021’ - the annual report by the Symbola Foundation and Unioncamere - the cultural and creative production system of 2020 amounted to €84.6 billion, 5.7% of the Italian added value

Fires continue to destroy natural reserves on the main islands of Sardinia and Sicily, with enormous repercussions for the parks ecosystem, livestock and tourism, especially crucial in summer

Sport returned to the forefront yesterday as tennis player Matteo Berrettini was the first Italian reaching the final at the Wimbledon Slam tournament in its 134 years history, and the national football team became European champions after 53 years

The underground tunnels of the Colosseum in Rome have been restored and opened to the public; for the first time in 1500, people can now wander through underground chambers and vaulted passages once reserved for athletes, prisoners, animals and workers

For the first time ever an Italian band, Maneskin, are in the UK top 10 single charts

Architects from Carlo Ratti Associati and Italian gelato and frozen-desserts company Sammontana have unveiled a new beach umbrella that uses the sun’s energy to provide cooling, creating the perfect way to make summer enjoyment sustainable