Il Bel Paese visto da fuori

“California woman Chelsea Waite says it was “nothing less than a miracle” when she snagged the new digital nomad visa that launched in April 2024, although there have been few accounts of people getting hold of one. Here’s how it fell into place for the self-employed public relations professional”. Fonte: CNN Autore: Maureen O’Hare Link: […]

“Such scenes have become common in the Italian capital and other towns and cities in recent years, amid the boom in popularity of rented e-scooters. But now the government is getting tough on wayward use of the vehicles as part of a broader overhaul of the highway code”. Fonte: The Observer Autore: Angela Giuffrida Link: […]

“Italian makers of Parmesan cheese, olive oil and other delicacies are racing to ship their wares to the US before president-elect Donald Trump can make good on his threat to impose new tariffs on imports”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: Italian cheesemakers stockpile in US over fear of Trump tariffs

“The mayor of a small town in Sardinia has said thousands of Americans keen to escape Donald Trump have expressed an interest in moving there after he offered homes to them for as little as €1”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Angela Giuffrida Link: Thousands eager to escape Trump keen to snap up €1 Sardinian home, […]

“For more than 100 years, Acetificio Andrea Milano — a Naples-based, family-owned vinegar-maker — grew its business by producing traditional red and white wine vinegars for a dynamic domestic market”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: From vinegar to pet scans: Italy’s nimble and dynamic family businesses

“Italy has about 55,000 e-scooters available for rent in cities and towns, offering what advocates call an affordable, green transport option. Favourable weather and high volumes of tourists have led to rapid growth of the sector”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin e Giuliana Ricozzi Link: Italy cracks down on ‘reckless’ e-scooter riders

“Franca Gherardini used to cherish the sublime views from her home in Caldes, a village surrounded by forests on the slopes of the Brenta Dolomites in northern Italy’s Trentino province”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Angela Giuffrida Link: How a fatal bear attack led an Italian commune to rally against rewilding

“The tech billionaire’s declaration that “these judges need to go,” splashed across all of Italy’s front pages, came amidst increasing tension between Italy’s ruling coalition and the judiciary after a panel of Rome magistrates questioned the legality of a government initiative to detain asylum-seekers in Albania”. Fonte: BBC Autore: Davide Ghiglione Link: Musk rebuked after […]

“Jannik Sinner is trying to speak, but his own name is resounding too loudly across the Inalpi Arena in Turin. Lit up on billboards, written on placards, chanted across the aisles. Sinner, the first Italian to achieve the men’s world No. 1 ranking, isn’t just the featured attraction of the ATP Tour Finals tournament in […]

“This particular story of struggle has become symbolic of of the state of industrial policy in Italy as much as abroad. On one hand, it shows the way forward for a possible convergence between labor and environmental justice to ensure that a just ecological transition doesn’t mean imposing long-term unemployment on workers. On the other, […]