Tag: Italy

Italy’s Centre-Left Democratic Party Concedes Election Defeat

Italy’s main centre-left group, the Democratic Party (PD), conceded defeat early Monday in a national election and said it would be the largest opposition force in the next parliament. “This is a sad evening for the country,” Debora Serracchiani, a senior PD lawmaker, told reporters in the party’s first official comment on the result. “(The…


Italy’s Center-Left Democratic Party Concedes Election Defeat

Italy’s main centre-left group, the Democratic Party (PD), conceded defeat early Monday in a national election and said it would be the largest opposition force in the next parliament. “This is a sad evening for the country,” Debora Serracchiani, a senior PD lawmaker, told reporters in the party’s first official comment on the result. “(The…


Italy’s Right-Wing, Led by Meloni, Wins Election: Exit Polls

ROME—A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sunday after voting ended in an Italian national election. An exit poll for state broadcaster RAI said the bloc of conservative parties, that also includes Matteo Salvini’s League and…


Italy’s Right-Wing, Led by Meloni, Set to Win Election

ROME—A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sept. 25 after voting ended in an Italian national election. Meloni, as leader of the largest coalition party, was also likely to become Italy’s first female prime minister. An…


Italian Council Paying People $15,000 to Come Live on This Balmy, Beautiful Island in the Mediterranean

If life on a balmy island in the Mediterranean sounds enticing, the region of Sardinia is looking to lure new neighbors to come live there—and they’re paying you to move in. To curtail a dwindling population, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, next to Sicily, has earmarked 45 million euros for people buying or…


Italy’s Costs to Import Energy Will Double to 100 Billion Euros

CERNOBBIO, Italy—Italy’s net energy import costs are set to more than double this year to nearly 100 billion euros ($99.5 billion), the economy minister said, warning Rome could not spend indefinitely to cushion the blow on the economy. Italy relies on imports for three-quarters of its power consumption, increasing its vulnerability to Europe’s current energy…


Italy Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 37

Italy, a European country with a long Mediterranean coastline, is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and has left a powerful mark on Western culture and cuisine. Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial views from some of Italy’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, from the magnificent Amalfi…


A Sweet Wander Through Rome

By Lesley Frederikson Arriving in Rome with only a few days to visit, my husband and I realized we could only scratch the surface of what was to be seen, and although we had scheduled guides to take us through the Vatican, Colosseum and Forum, after a nine-hour flight, we just wanted to wander. His…


Medieval Moments in the Perfect Tuscan Town

Twice a year, the Piazza del Campo thunders. Normally a picturesque place and rather serene, the square is lined with tables where al fresco dinners end and diners tarry with their last drops of espresso, or limoncello. The irregular, shell-shaped, sloping oval of the square spreads out under medieval buttresses and Torre del Mangia, a…


The Alps Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 30

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of the Alps’ most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient piano musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. The Alps are the highest and…