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In January 2005, The Quarrymen played at The Cavern and proved that music brings people of different countries closer together. The Quarrymen - Antonio Tuzza (guitar and vocals), Simone Martorana (guitar and vocals), Renato Ciardo (drums and vocals), Kecco Recchia (bass and vocals) - are a Beatles tribute band of four young men from Puglia, Italy, who play all the Fab Four's classics live.

Their visit was such a success that they have been invited back to The Cavern and will be performing there in August 2005.

Antonio Tuzza, Kecco Recchia e Simone Martorana: The Quarrymen at The Cavern, Liverpool (January, 2005).

Renato Ciardo, member of The Quarrymen (drums and vocals) at The Cavern, Liverpool (January, 2005).

The Italian Consul participates and actively supports most italian related events, like the Champion's League semi-final qualifier between Liverpool F.C. and Juventus. Friendly relations between England and Italy are and always have been a priority to the Consul and sports events are beleived to be the one with greater impact.

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool and the Italian Consul welcome Juventus supporters at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Tourism

We provide general information regarding Italy and the Merseyside area.

In October 1998, the Wirral and the Province of Latina signed a twinning agreement by which both local authorities committed themselves to doing everything in their power to promote cultural, educational, art and tourism exchange and any other type of cooperation which could help shape the European society of tomorrow.

For further information on Merseyside, visit www.wirral.gov.uk.

Discover the Province of Latina, visit the official website www.provincia.latina.it.

For general information on tourism in Italy, visit www.enit.it.

Investment

If you are looking to invest or want to realise your property dreams in Italy, visit LivingIT at www.livingit.co.uk.

Italian citizens who leave their country for a period exceeding twelve months are expected to inform the local Consulate within 90 days of their arrival by presenting the appropriate application form (law no. 470/88).

The are two ways of registring:

	in person, with a valid Italian document (ID card or passport) and any other proof of residence (utilities bills or council tax)
	by post, making sure to you fill in the appropriate application form and send it with a fotocopy of your ID card, passport and any other proof of residence;

This step will lead to two different, very important administrative situations:

	registration in the Consular Register;
	registration in the A.I.R.E. of the Comune of where you last lived in Italy.

The registration in the Consular Register is the equivalent of a declaration of residency and enables easier access to consular services.

The completion of the A.I.R.E. registration process means that the new residence will become legally acknowledged in all circumstances.

In order to insure that the register fully satisfies its purposes as a modern administration tool, it is necessary that the computer register which supports it be extremely up-dated. Therefore, we ask all registered citizens to communicate any change in address and eventually any births, deaths or change in marital status as soon as possible.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE REGISTERED IN THE A.I.R.E.?

In terms of administration, each Italian Comune up-dates two main registers: The Register of the Resident Population (l'Anagrafe della populazione residente - A.P.R.) and the Register of Italian Citizens Living Abroad (l'Anagrafe degli Italiani Residenti all'Estero - A.I.R.E.). When a citizen moves to another country he/she must, according to the law, inform the local Consulate, which forwards the application to the Comune, which will then transfer the family unit from the A.P.R. to the A.I.R.E. The process is very similar to what happens when you move from one town to another in Italy.

WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTORAL ROLL?

According to the recent change to the Constitution, a citizen who lives abroad will be registered in the electoral rolls of the appointed foreign constituency in order to elect the ministers and senators that represent the Italians abroad and will be able to vote by post. The citizen will also be able to vote abroad in the European elections and in the COMITES elections. Furthermore, some discount may be given on flights to Italy taken for the sole purpose of participating in local government elections.

OTHER ASPECTS RELATING TO THE A.I.R.E. REGISTRATION

A number of national and regional laws allow Italian citizens living abroad to make use of various privileges. One example is the definition of "first home" and the advantages it has in terms of tax and concessions. In fact, similarly to those who, living in Italy, are allowed tax deductions on the purchase and the I.C.I rates of their first home, the main house in Italy of a citizen living abroad will also be considered a "first home" as long as it is not rented out.