The Local Europe https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Inside Italy: Why AI is no match for Italian bureaucracy How can you make Italian bureaucracy even more needlessly complicated than it already is? Just ask an AI chatbot, writes Clare Speak in this week's Inside Italy. https://www.thelocal.com/20260905/inside-italy-why-ai-is-no-match-for-italian-bureaucracy Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:46:25 +0200 inside-italy-why-ai-is-no-match-for-italian-bureaucracy Italy drops to bottom of EU ranking for English language skills The average level of English-language proficiency in Italy has fallen significantly in a new ranking, dropping 13 places to become the lowest in Europe. https://www.thelocal.com/20251126/italy-ranked-worst-in-eu-for-english-language-skills Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:20:04 +0100 italy-ranked-worst-in-eu-for-english-language-skills What changes about life in Italy in February 2022? From Carnevale to Covid-19 restrictions, here's what to expect this month if you live in Italy. https://www.thelocal.com/20220128/what-changes-about-life-in-italy-in-february-2022 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:15:55 +0100 what-changes-about-life-in-italy-in-february-2022