Italy

“Su Generation Europe” in Italiano

Past & upcoming events:

• http://www.belpaese.it – The most interesting site and always updated
• http://www.beniculturali.it/eventi/archivio.asp?nd=ec,ar
• http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Estera/Cultura/GrandiEventi/GrandiEventiMondo.htm
• http://www.eventi-nightanday.com
• http://www.voxita.com/2008/05/roma-rock-festival-la-grande-musica.html – Events in the capital Rome

Interesting links selected by your GE National Ambassador:

Youth Organisations

• http://www.scouteguide.it/politichegiovanili/index.htm – Italian scouts
• http://europa.eu/youth/volunteering_-_exchanges/youth_exchanges/index_it_it.html
• http://www.udu.it/ – Italian group of the students of the university
• http://www.azionecattolica.it/settori/ACR – Italian Young Christians
• http://ngo.epha.org/country/italy – NGO organizations
• http://www.gioventuitaliana.org – political organization for the youth
• http://www.legambiente.it – Environment Organization
• http://www.lipu.it – another environment organization which focuses on birds and fauna

Media

• http://www.rai.it – The Italian Channel
• http://www.mediaset.it – The other Italian Channel
• http://www.la7.it – Italian channel

Newspapers

• http://www.repubblica.it – La Repubblica
• http://www.ilsole24ore.com – Il Sole 24 Ore
• http://www.corriere.it – Il Corriere della Sera
• http://www.gazzetta.it – La Gazzetta dello Sport
• http://www.lastampa.it – La Stampa
• http://www.ilmessaggero.it – Il Messaggero
• http://www.affaritaliani.it – Affari Italiani

Television & Radio

http://www.leradio.com/italia/network.htm All the Italian radios

Culture

• http://www.belpaese.it – The most interesting site, always updated
• http://www.beniculturali.it/eventi/archivio.asp?nd=ec,ar
• http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Estera/Cultura/GrandiEventi/GrandiEventiMondo.htm
• http://www.eventi-nightanday.com
• http://www.voxita.com/2008/05/roma-rock-festival-la-grande-musica.html
• Events in the http://www.labiennale.org/it/cinema – Venice Biennale
• http://www.mostradelcinemadivenezia.tv – Venice and Cinema
• http://www.festivaldispoleto.com – Festival of Spoleto
• http://www.umbriajazz.com – Umbria Jazz Festival
• http://www.comune.roma.it/was/wps/portal/pcr – The site of the capital
• http://www.romecity.it – Useful site about Rome: leisure activities, art, event etc
• http://www.comuni-italiani.it – The interactive map of Italy region by region

Museums

• http://www.wel.it/Arte/index.it.html – The site about museums all over Italy
• http://www.wel.it/Welcome/index.it.html – Tourism in Italy
• http://www.wel.it/Cucina/cercaCucina.it.html – Italian cook!!!!
• http://www.arthemisia.it/?gclid=COHrnJ663ZQCFQqkXgod-H3xRA

Transport

• http://www.ferroviedellostato.it – The Italian railway
• http://www.aeroporti.com/aeroporti.html – The Italian airports
• http://www.segnalidivita.com/viaggivacanze/aereoporti_italiani.htm

Environment

• http://www.parks.it The site of the Italian parks

Government

• http://www.governo.it – The official site of the Italian government
• http://www.governo.it/governo/ministeri/ministri_gov.html – The list of the Ministers and the President
• http://www.italia.gov.it/servlet/ContentServer?channel=HTTP&pagename=e-Italia/HomeHttp – The site which promotes the cooperation between the government and the citizens
• http://www.loccidentale.it/argomenti%20principali/italia?gclid=CMGww_Om3ZQCFQxRtAodlmMEYA – Site about political Italian issues
• http://palazzochigi.it/Cerca/index.asp?query=dalema&full=1&page=1 – A useful site with the most important links of the government
• http://www.governoinforma.it/pillole/cosa-dice-il-diritto/2008/-aprile/postelezioni-1.aspx – Briefly paragraph about the government and how it works

Ministries

• http://www.pariopportunita.gov.it/DefaultDesktop.aspx?page=1 – Pari Opportunità
• http://www.pubblica.istruzione.it – Education
• http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• http://www.interno.it/mininterno/export/sites/default/it – Ministry of the Interior
• http://www.giustizia.it – Ministry of the Justice
• http://www.minambiente.it – Ministry of the Environment
• http://www.difesa.it – Ministry of Defence
• http://www.tesoro.it – Ministry of the Finance
• http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it – Ministry for the Economic Development
• http://www.trasporti.gov.it/page/NuovoSito/site.php – Ministry for the Transport
• http://www.ministerosalute.it – Ministry for the Health
• http://www.miur.it/DefaultDesktop.aspx – Ministry for the University and the Research
• http://www.beniculturali.it – Ministry for the Art

The Italian Parliament

• http://www.parlamento.it – The official site of the Italian Parliament

European Parliament (Italian Division)

• http://www.europarl.europa.eu/roma – ITALY in the European Parliament
• http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/zoneList.do;jsessionid=39ADB5FE529CE9E4B24B8F4F6D7E0FC9.node1?country=IT&language=IT – Our representatives in the European Parliament

Italy in brief:

Area	301,230 sq km
Capital	Rome
Language	Italian
Population	58,145,321 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate	-0.019% (2008 est.)
Net migration rate	2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Independence	17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1870)
GDP	per capita – $30,400 (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	6% (2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA