Ilaria Bettinelli in Milan Archive

Italy’s unemployment rate hit a new record in May with almost half the country’s young now looking for work. Youth unemployment is approaching stratospheric levels of more than 42 per cent, the highest data ever, with a proportion of four jobless out …

On February 24 and 25, Italy was at a crossroads but the election results did not set a future direction for the country. The Italian population expected everything but not that its nation would be rendered ungovernable. If there is a winner …

After one year of technical government and almost two decades of Berlusconi government, Italy finds itself at a crossroads. Under the eyes of Europe and the world Italian voters will have to make a choice on Sunday February 24 and Monday February …

Europe is united more than ever, in protest: Spain, Portugal, Greece and now Italy. Thousands of European workers, trade unions, pensioners and students moved to oppose all governments that support austere policies in response to the economic crisis, without “first depriving themselves …

Women play a big role in the 69th Venice International Film Festival which kicked off on August 29 and will run at the Venice Lido until September 8, writes Ilaria Bettinelli. Directed by Alberto Barbera and organised by La Biennale di Venezia, …

Italian company i’m Watch has provided a perfect example of how media and technology are seamlessly converging with the launch of the first real smartwatch, writes Ilaria Bettinelli in Milan. No more missed calls, or frantically searching for your smartphone in your …

A series of seismic shocks have devastated the north of Italy and left the country stunned, writes Ilaria Bettinelli in Milan. Sunday May 20, at 4.03am (0204 GMT) a strong earthquake of magnitude 6 hit the area of the Emilia Po-Plain between the …