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Italy's biggest union, the CGIL, said Wednesday that it has written to the European Commission asking it to withdraw approval ...

the country is closer than it’s ever been to finally tackling a bridge that would cross the Strait of Messina to connect the island of Sicily with the mainland. According to current plans ...

All failed. From the December 1863 issue: Something about bridges The bridge along the Messina Strait is “Italy’s Apollo project,” Francesco Costa, a Sicilian podcaster, told me. The state ...

According to the Greek historian Strabo, they used empty barrels and wooden planks to build a temporary bridge across the Strait of Messina, a 3.2-kilometer-wide waterway buffeted by strong ...

"I am speechless when I read that the European Union is being called upon to intervene to block the start of construction of ...

A plan has been relaunched for a long-span suspension bridge crossing the Messina Strait to join Sicily and the mainland, an idea first mooted 60 years ago 1. In 2012 a project was ready and some ...

Italian engineers have been working on the Messina Strait Bridge designs for decades. It has been a challenge as the strait gets 170mph winds, powerful riptides and earthquakes, due to it being on ...

The government has also emphasized the bridge’s potential to reduce Mafia influence in the region by creating jobs and economic opportunities. But the Strait of Messina — linking the Ionian ...

The go-ahead was given from Palazzo Chigi “subject to agreements” to start construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina, Italy. Current premium viewers: 37 This is a goal scored by ...

At the moment there are no hypotheses of crime or suspects, but the Rome Prosecutor's Office has opened a file on the Messina Strait Bridge project after the complaint presented by the Avs deputy ...

The final design has been approved for the Messina Strait Bridge, which will be the world's longest suspension bridge. The ...