Italy
Ancient Greece
Hellenistic-Era Grave Discovered in Italy
A spectacular Hellenistic-era grave featuring elegant grave goods was uncovered recently in Chieti, Italy as a result of a public works project.
The discovery of the burial, estimated to be from around the fourth to third century BC, was the...
Diaspora
Greek-Speaking Communities of Italy Reconnect With Greece
The Greek-speaking communities of southern Italy are set to restore their cultural bonds with Greece, following a new agreement.
Europe
Giorgia Meloni Sworn in as Italy’s New PM, Cabinet Announced
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was swοrn in as Italy's first female prime minister and named her Cabinet on Saturday morning.
Food
How Greek Olive Oil Becomes ‘Italian’
Greece is the second-largest supplier of the Italian olive oil industry, based on an analysis of the Italian olive oil sector by the Greek Embassy's Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs in Milan.
In 2021, more than seventy-five percent of...
Ancient Greece
Etruscan Tomb Excavation Unearths Ancient Greek Cup
Archaeologists in Italy recently uncovered ten remarkable Etruscan tombs in the Monterozzi necropolis, where they also found ancient Greek artefacts such as Euboic drinking cups.
Carried out in what the archaeologists called an “emergency campaign” to save the complex, the...
Environment
Italy’s Stromboli Volcano Eruption Spotted From Space
A striking image of the eruption of Italy's Stromboli volcano was captured in space by Europe's Sentinel-2 satellite, part of an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme, shortly after it erupted.
This fissuring of magma to the Earth's surface...
Economy
Greece Announces Preferred Investor For Igoumenitsa Port
On Thursday, Greece's privatizations agency named an Italian-led consortium as the preferred bidder in the sale of a majority stake in the port of Igoumenitsa, situated in the northwestern part of the country.
Italy's Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A. along with Greece's...
Greek News
Greek Officer Assumes Command of EU’s Operation ‘Irini’ Off Libya
Greek commodore Stylianos Dimopoulos has taken over the command of the EU's Operation "Irini" deployed off Libya in the Central Mediterranean.
Operation Irini was launched by the European Union on March 31, 2020 as part of the EU contribution to...
Europe
Giorgia Meloni and the Return of Fascism in Italy
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The rise of far-right politician Giorgia Meloni has left many outside Italy asking how her brand of what many argue is fascism can achieve such prominence in a country that has experienced life under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini....
Europe
Far-Right Leader Giorgia Meloni Set to Become Italy’s First Female PM
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni claimed victory in Italy's election on Sunday and is on course to become the country's first female prime minister.
Meloni's right-wing alliance, which also includes Matteo Salvini's far-right League and former PM Silvio Berlusconi's center-right Forza...