This year, Italian winemakers headed out to the vineyards well before dawn. In Franciacorta, one of the country’s leading sparkling wine-producing regions, the harvest began on August 2—10 days earlier than last year. Workers start picking around 4 a.m., cutting the bunches by the light of floodlights.
Italy has suspended the Schengen Agreement with Spain, stepping up controls at its sea and air borders. The government of Giorgia Meloni made this decision following a sharp escalation of the migration crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, where thousands of migrants have arrived.
The Italian state-owned postal group Poste Italiane is focusing on artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure, transforming itself from a traditional postal and financial services provider into one of the key players in the national strategy for the development of cloud technologies.
Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani announced the cancellation of his visit to the United States following remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
For the first time, Moldova officially participates in the Venice Biennale, one of the most prestigious and influential events in the world of contemporary art. This was announced by Minister of Culture Cristian Jardan, who is in Venice.
All national teams participating in the FIFA World Cup to be held in June-July have been decided. Bosnia and Herzegovina, DR Congo, Iran, Turkey, Czech Republic and Sweden earned the last six tickets. Italy was once again left out of the qualifiers. The failure of Squadra Azzurra is even more crushing because they failed to qualify for the Mundial with more quotas – 48 national teams will play in the USA, Mexico and Canada instead of 32 as before.
A daring robbery has taken place in Italy, targeting works by world-famous artists. Unknown persons stole paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse from a museum near Parma. The total value of the stolen works is estimated at about 9 million euros.
Moldovan judokas Vladimir Iacomi and Ivan Rotasniuc became medalists of the European Judo Cup among juniors (U-21), held in Portimão (Portugal), reports Logos Press.
The closing ceremony of the 14th Winter Paralympic Games was held at the Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio in Cortina d’Ampezzo, a place located in the Dolomite Alps in northern Italy, Logos Press reported.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has no intention of postponing the 14th Winter Paralympic Games, which are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy from March 6 to 15, Logos Press reported.
