News From Italy

    Oil Slick In River Lambro and PO 

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    Published on 25-02-2010 12:18 PM

    Environmental campaigners warned of impending disaster as a massive oil slick flowed down Italy's Po River after saboteurs struck at a disused refinery. Oil moved downstream along the Lambro river, passing three barriers placed to block and absorb the slick, and flowed into the Po near the northern city of Piacenza, officials said. The spill involved at least 1,000 cubic metres (one million litres, 260,000 gallons) of oil, and probably much more. "We are facing a true environmental disaster. The problem does not concern only the Lambro river, but all of the Po throughout its length, until the delta" said Legambiente, Italy's largest environmental organisation. ...
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    New Electricity Tariff From 1st July 2010 in Italy. ( Prezzi Biorari ) 

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    Published on 22-02-2010 08:26 PM

    From July 1st 2010 Enel and all other electricity providers will be changing the tariff to all residential customers. The new standard tariff is called Prezzi Biorari, and with this tariff you will be paying higher costs for electricity during peak hours when the demand is high. Peak hours will be from 8am untill 7pm Monday to Friday (except for public holidays) You can already see the different phases on your current bill but these new changes will come into effect on 1st July. Peak Hours are displayed as F1 Off Peak hours are displayed as F2 & F3 ...
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    Ryanair to cut flights in Italy row 

    Published on 05-01-2010 01:27 PM

    Ryanair will temporarily stop domestic Italian flights at 10 airports from January 23 because of a row with regulator ENAC over check-in documents, the airline said on Wednesday.

    The airline objects to ENAC's decision to cut requirements on documents that passengers have to present. The airline argues the new requirements will not provide a secure form of identification, it said in a statement.

    "It is incorrect for ENAC to introduce measures that reduce security on domestic Italian flights compared to security measures used successfully on all other EU and domestic flights operated by Ryanair in other EU countries," it said.

    Ryanair said the documents which ENAC had approved for identification include fishing permits and company IDs and that under the November decision Ryanair personnel are subject to arrest if they don't accept these documents at check-in.

    Italy is one of Ryanair's major markets and the 10 bases where flights would be stopped include Bergamo, which serves Milan, and Rome's Ciampino airport.
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    Belusconi Says No To Early Elections 

    Published on 13-12-2009 09:14 PM
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    Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has dismissed talk of early elections. He said: "I'm amazed over all these... ...
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