News Archive: social trends

20, 2012 January:

Europe dominates Brits' wanted list according to exhibitions' poll

British overseas buyers still retain Spain as their preferred foreign hotspot for purchasing property according to A Place In The Sun’s (APITS) recent exhibitions’ poll.

18, 2011 August:

Expat lecturers in Italy win support of Prime Minister

Expat lecturers fighting against discrimination in Italian universities have received what is believed to be their first pledge of support from a British Prime Minister.

24, 2011 May:

Italian women face 500 year wait for equality

A demographer for the National Research Council, has run a statistical projection to determine when men and women will finally reach gender equality. She found that things in Italy will finally be fair in 2601.

02, 2011 March:

Ski travellers hungry for 'station to slopes' properties

With European air travel an increasingly risky bet, more ski tourists are on the hunt for a property convenient to rail links and self-drive holidays.

02, 2011 February:

House swaps drive international tourism recovery

In the new age of austerity, budget-conscious holidaymakers have found a way to keep their yearly overseas trip - swapping houses with someone on the other side of the world.

24, 2010 June:

Buon compleanno, Alfa Romeo!

24th June sees the birthday of Alfa Romeo, makers of the car that symbolised Italian luxury throughout the 1960s, and big celebrations are planned in Milan...

18, 2010 June:

Move over, ‘Gay Paris'

Via San Giovanni in Laterano at night: soon to become a pedestrian zone, this area of Rome's Celio district has become a meeting place for night owls, party people, artists, and, recently, for the gay community in the city...

17, 2010 June:

Tango the night away at June's festivals

If you have always dreamed of dancing through the night in a magnificent location the June Tango Festivals on Capri [Campania] and in Siracusa [Sicily] are for you...

04, 2010 June:

Italy: women paid ‘not to have abortions'?

The Lombardy region is to offer pregnant women who are in financial difficulty 4,500 euros to keep their babies...

16, 2010 April:

Adopting the elderly in Milan

Italy has the highest percentage of elderly people in Europe and by 2050 it is estimated that one person in two will be aged over 60 and one in six over 80. Average life expectancy is now 75 for men and 81 for women. Consequently loneliness in old age is a problem that affects more Italian women than men...

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