How Are You ‘Really’ Doing?
Karen Rigatti, Certified Professional Counselor in Milan shares her insights and some practical advice on how to self assess our mental and physical wellbeing with steps to take on how to deal with th...
97% of office workers want to continue working from home post pandemic
People working from home have embraced the current situation; hybrid working as the ideal situation for the future. Nearly all employees who are working from home (97%) prefer to keep working from hom...
Ben Greenwood, HM Acting Consul General Milan and Director DIT Italy
I had the honour of speaking with Ben Greenwood, HM Acting Consul General Milan and Director of the Department of International Trade Italy at the British Consulate Milan. We met for an informal video...
Whether a mother works has little impact on their child’s behavior
Mothers who work full-time or part-time in the first six years of their child’s life have little impact on the child’s behavior, according to new research by the University of Cologne, contrary to wha...
1000 Scholarships for Global Marketing Communication and Made in Italy Masters
The Italian Minister of Education, Professor Maria Cristina Messa, sent the following message to the Italy-USA Foundation and the Centro Studi Comunicare l’Impresa in order to the master’s degree on “...
Working from home? Why detachment is crucial for mental health
Article by Wladislaw Rivkin, Lecturer in Work and Organisational Psychology, Aston University. As an academic who regularly worked from home in the days before coronavirus, my friends often joked abou...
The Hub: Ideal Venue for a Corporate Event in Milan
Your boss has just given you the task of finding a meeting venue and conference center in Milan to host the next corporate event for up to 200 people equipped with media support to broadcast the event...
Business Networking in Milan during Lockdown
It’s been a year since we have been in lockdown and for many of us, office jobs were instantly converted into remote jobs. This has both helped and hurt the way we communicate and keep in touch with c...
COP26: Women in Green Growth
The Women in Green Growth webinar was held 17 March 2021 , organized by the British Embassy in Italy with STEAMiamoci, a project launched in 2016 with the aim of reducing the gender gap, supporting ...
UK Nationals in Italy, Know Your Rights
Many questions still remain unanswered for UK nationals living in Italy regarding the Withdrawal agreement. The British Embassy in Rome is persistently working to keep UK nationals in Italy informed. ...
Leona Laviscount
Our series “Celebrating Women” features stories about inspiring women. If there is an inspiring woman in your life, let us know and we will share her story! My mother Leona Laviscount was the first B...
Portraits of Italian Women
Ritratti di Donne (Portraits of women) Present-day Italy told through the stories of ten women, protagonists of the Italian cultural and creative scene, a project by Italiana Language Creativity Cultu...
15 Things To Do in Lombardy
What kind of Italy traveler are you? Do you search for fine art, rich history and exciting adventures, or is fashion, design and luxury your destination? Italy truly has something for everyone and her...
Women in…The Fight Against Illegal Wildlife Trade
COP26: One Earth, One Future On the occasion of World Wildlife Day, the webinar “Women in… the fight against the illegal wildlife trade”, women against the illegal wildlife trade, was held today Ma...
Author Jennifer Anton Reveals Under the Light of the Italian Moon
I had the pleasure of speaking with Jennifer Anton, author of Under the Light of the Italian Moon, a biographical fiction set in rural Italy during the Mussolini Fascist Era. The book will debut Marc...
How to Get or Renew a Residence Permit in Italy – Permesso di Soggiorno
Living in Italy Congratulations, you have made the decision to move to Italy! One of the things you will have to become accustomed to in Italy is the red tape. Getting a residency card, Permesso di S...
Milan Fashion Week 2021 and Fashion Museums in Lombardy
Phygital Milan Fashion Week From 23 February to 1 March 2021 Milan hosts the Milan Fashion Week dedicated to Women’s Fashion F / W 2021-2022. The event is one of the most important international event...
Art Comes Back to Life in Milan with Museum Openings
MILAN Feb 2021- Museums gradually reopen in the city: here you will find the timetables of those who have already published information on reopenings. This page will be updated as frequently as possib...
TCKs: What Does It Mean?
“There is a sense of being at home anywhere, and yet a lack of attachment to any one place, culture or group.” So many of us grew up with parents from the same country, although perhaps from different...
How a lost manuscript revealed the first poets of Italian literature
Maria Clotilde Camboni, University of Oxford and a team of researchers piece together a lost manuscript of rare early Italian renaissance poetry which had been originally commissioned by Lorenzo de’ M...
A Conversation with Lisa Halliday, an American Writer in Milan
The American writer Lisa Halliday, winner of a 2017 Whiting Award for Fiction, walks the cobblestoned streets and lanes of Milan pondering her work. Looking up at the golden Madonnina, or passing the ...
Italian Style Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And although you may be far from home, make the most of the season with our tips on how to celebrate an Italian Style Christmas. Your beginner’s kit should...
Christmas Cake: An English Tradition
Christmas cake is an English tradition that began as plum porridge. People ate the porridge on Christmas Eve, using it to line their stomachs after a day of fasting. Soon dried fruit, spices and honey...
Thanksgiving Message from Robert S. Needham, U.S. Consul General in Milan November 2020
Thanksgiving Message from Robert S. Needham, U.S. Consul General in Milan, for EasyMilano.com, November 2020 On behalf of everyone at the U.S. Consulate General in Milan, it is a great pleasure for me...
Message for U.S. Citizens: Runoff Elections in Georgia & Louisiana
Calling All Georgia & Louisiana State Voters Living Abroad If you are registered to vote in the State of Georgia or in the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana, we encourage you to participate in t...
Answering Questions for UK Nationals Moving to Italy
A message from British Embassy Rome Thank you to everyone who joined our latest Q & A event for UK nationals. We focused our session on those newly arrived in Italy or thinking of moving to Italy. FAQ...
How to Watch the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election from Italy
The Race for the White House is on! If you are an American in Italy, you will want to watch the Presidential Election. Italian news channels are broadcasting but if you are not yet savvy with the lang...
How to track your mail-in ballot
November 3rd is Election Day in the United States. American expats living in Italy and the rest of world have already mailed in their ballots. Americans abroad are asking: Will my vote arrive on time?...
Welcome U.S. Consul General in Milan, Robert Needham
Easy Milano would like to extend a warm welcome to Consul General Robert Needham who has taken office early this month at the U.S. Consulate in Milan. We wish you all the best and support you in all e...
South African borders opened for business
IMPORTANT UPDATE ON VISA INFORMATION A Message from Consular OfficeSouth African Consulate General Dear All, Kindly note that we have just been informed that all visa exemptions that were withdrawn, h...
