Francesca Lollobrigida Makes Italian Olympic Speedskating History on Her Birthday The descendant of a Hollywood icon set a Games record Saturday. Sports Illustrated · Feb 7
European Commission piles up concessions for Paris and Rome hoping to seal Mercosur signature From early cash to relaxing duties, the Commission makes tailor-made overtures for France and Italy as Mercosur trade deal enters final stretch. Rome signals it is open to signing it, Paris remains cautious in heated domestic debate with more protests planned this week from farmers. Euronews · Jan 7
All eyes on Italy as Mercosur deal hangs in the balance Rome is torn between protecting farmers and maintaining exports to Mercosur countries. But supporters of the Mercosur agreement fear its silence signals Italy may not be on board. Euronews · Dec 15, 2025
Rome decries ‘Italian-sounding’ pasta sauces on sale in EU parliament store Agriculture minister calls for investigation over marketing of carbonara sauce containing wrong type of cured meat The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025
Meloni's Brothers of Italy party launches saucy carbonara crusade in the European Parliament Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s party has cooked up a letter to President Metsola criticising the sale of "Italian-style" products in the Parliament’s supermarket in Brussels. Euronews · Nov 18, 2025
Keep Sunday special: Italy launches bid to give its cuisine UNESCO intangible heritage status The Italian government and the Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI) have promoted the candidature of Italian cuisine as a Unesco Intangible Heritage Site. Italy already has 61 World Heritage Sites and 19 Intangible Heritage Sites Euronews · Sep 22, 2025
Italy reacts as Trump threatens wine exports The US president is proposing a 200% tariff on European wine The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
African swine fever: are there better ways to manage the disease than Italy’s mass pig culls? Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s attacks on Italy’s cultural heritage – from libel suits against intellectuals to her government’s censorship of texts critical of Mussolini – have made headlines across Europe. Less attention, however, has been granted to the agricultural minister’s blows on the country’s natural heritage. Francesco Lollobrigida, who has… The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024
Italian government accused of using defamation law to silence intellectuals Philosopher being sued by Giorgia Meloni’s brother-in-law says such trials are part of a political strategy The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024
Yes, it is cricket: Italy gives go-ahead to insect flour for human use Nutrinsect defies Italian food purists with cricket flour that can be incorporated into range of foods The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024
Italian minister allegedly forced high-speed train to make unscheduled stop Francesco Lollobrigida accused of treating Italy’s rail service as his ‘personal luxury car’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
Italy bans lab-grown meat and ‘tofu steak’ in a bid to protect prosciutto and the people who make it Factories found to be producing fake meat face fines exceeding $160,000. Fortune · Nov 17, 2023
‘She plays the moderate but winks at those who are not’: the many faces of Giorgia Meloni After almost a year in power critics of Italy’s PM say nobody should be fooled: those giving her plaudits have forgotten her past The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023
Italian leader tones down divisive rhetoric but carries on with pursuit of far-right agenda When Giorgia Meloni was running to become Italy’s first far-right head of government of the post-war era, she steeped her winning campaign in the sharply ideological rhetoric of national sovereignty, “traditional families” and fear of migrants The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023 Invasive blue crabs threaten economy of whole regions of Italy, official say Crustacean native to Americas is devastating shellfish production in Po delta, where it has no natural predators
Reuters · May 8, 2023 Italy agriculture minister says 'slush' lab-food threatens quality products Lab-grown food is potentially dangerous for one's health, Italy's agriculture minister told Reuters, calling it "slush" that could never taste like natural meat or fish.
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023 Italy, France confront 2nd year of western Europe drought Italy, France and other nations in western Europe are grappling with a second year of too little rain and snow