Europe Italy In 2023, more than 33% of Italians will forego treatment, due to unavailability of healthcare facilities and waiting lists, according to the Report on the Italian Healthcare System 'The Health Thermometer', compiled by Eurispes and Enpam
Europe Italy Silvio Berlusconi, media tycoon and four times PM, died on 12 June at the age of 86; an iconic figure, both beloved and hated, he brought major changes in Italian TV and politics
Europe Italy A congestion in passport emission, due to both a peak in applications after a ‘freeze’ in 2020-2021 and to the obsolescence of the information system, is resulting in months of waiting to book the service, while the passport is then issued in a few days
Europe Italy FEE has awarded 458 Italian beaches with iconic Blue Flag, 11% of the total flags assigned this year by the international organization
Europe Italy The regulation of academic careers is to be reformed amid concerns over parts of the system controlling progression; Italy’s complex system is presently based on 370 research areas that are being replaced with 192 new groups
Europe Italy In a political climate where the ruling party does not seem to support celebrations for 25 April, the day of liberation from Nazifascism, President Mattarella called for 'keeping memory alive and not forgetting those who fought to defend freedom'
Europe Italy National state of emergency has been declared for the next six months after the dramatic increase in migrants arriving from the Mediterranean sea; activists and NGOs denounce consequent lowering of living standards for migrants
Europe Italy The birth rate in Italy is at an all-time low: Istat reports for the first time only 7 newborns and over than 12 deaths per 1.000 inhabitants, and fewer than 400.000 newborns
Europe Italy The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is among the twenty top museums on the planet and 'best Italian art museum in the world' in 2023 for American Art Awards, which annually compiles the World Art Awards ranking
Europe Italy Claudio Anastasio, newly appointed CEO of the public company 3-I by the government, resigned in consequence of his e-mail to the Board of Directors in which he quoted fascist leader Mussolini’s infamous speech on the murder of antifascist deputy Matteotti
Europe Italy Prime Minister Meloni, for the first time, six days later, spoke out on the shipwreck of the migrant fishing boat off the coast of Calabria and the controversy that followed, denying any responsibility of her government
Europe Italy The primaries to elect the new secretary of the Democratic Party, the largest left-wing party in Italy, saw the victory of Ms. Schlein with 53,75% while Mr. Bonaccini got 46,25%; Ms. Schlein has become the first woman leader of PD in its history
Europe Italy A serious attack on a group of students by young people from Azione Studentesca - a group linked to the extreme right - occurred at the Michelangiolo high school in Florence