A Supreme Court ruling has found that Italian businesses are not required to provide drinking water from the tap, unlike in much of Europe. Here is an overview of the different national rules.

Woman argued water was a ‘universal human right’ but court found no law in Italy obliged hoteliers to serve it from taps

A five-star hotel in Italy that repeatedly refused to serve a guest tap water at its restaurant did not break any laws, the country’s top court has ruled.

MILAN: Italian hotels can refuse to serve their guests tap water, Italy’s highest court ruled in response to a tourist’s complaint against a luxury hotel in a ski resort in the…

A Supreme Court ruling has found that Italian businesses are not required to provide drinking water from the tap, unlike in much of Europe. Here is an overview of the different…

Una sentenza della Cassazione ha stabilito che in Italia le attività commerciali non sono obbligate a fornire acqua potabile dal rubinetto. Una situazione molto diversa dagli…

A Supreme Court ruling has found that Italian businesses are not required to provide drinking water from the tap, unlike in much of Europe. Here is an overview of the different…

After Italy's highest court ruled that restaurants can refuse to serve customers tap water, our reporter in Rome asks why Italy is going against the grain.