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In almost every democratic state, elected representatives are giving fixed salaries across the board, regardless of who clocks in more hours. The Italian government has taken much criticism on the topic of their overpaid parliament and lack of part...

Italy has been slow to act on environmental legislation that could conserve the country’s natural beauty. Every year tourists from around the world come to Italy to see some of the most historic remains from the very grounds of the first democratic s...

After the third and final vote on the proposed “gag” law, the United Nations has begun to interject. This past week Frank La Rue, a UN Special Rapporteur, has made remarks indicating that Italian government needs to “abolish or modify” the bill that ...

Senator Marcello Dell’Utri, the founder of Forza Italia, the political party of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has been condemned to seven years of imprisonment. At last the allied friend of Berlusconi has been trialed and will be penalized for hi...

June 29th, 2009 marked a day in Tuscan history never to be forgotten. In the seaside resort village of Viareggio, a horrifying train accident killed thirty-two people ranging in age from two to ninety years old. This past week, the governmen...

Food is a symbolic representation of culture within a nation. In Italy Nutella is more than a symbol but rather an iconic figure. The chocolate hazelnut spread can be seen in window displays, famous movie scenes, and in song lyrics. Now, the legendar...

Before you buy that fake designer bag, consider that you could be charged a fee that could cost more than what you paid for the bag. Italian officials are cracking down on tourists who are purchase counterfeit bags from street vendors. Recently a tou...

In almost every democratic state, elected representatives are giving fixed salaries across the board, regardless of who clocks in more hours. The Italian government has taken much criticism on the topic of their overpaid parliament and lack of partic...