https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has reacted angrily to comments from European Affairs Minister Laurence Boone reported in an Italian newspaper https://www.thelocal.fr/20221007/italys-far-right-meloni-angered-by-french-threat Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:13:18 +0200 italys-far-right-meloni-angered-by-french-threat While many countries are at least talking about easing Covid-related rules, in France and Italy people are bracing for extra restrictions. Clare Speak in Bari and Emma Pearson in Paris discuss the situation in their respective countries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210304/lockdowns-and-vaccine-scepticism-are-france-and-italy-struggling-to-get-covid-under-control Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:58:32 +0100 lockdowns-and-vaccine-scepticism-are-france-and-italy-struggling-to-get-covid-under-control Italy's freelancers and self-employed were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic with their livelihoods threatened by the sudden loss of income. The Italian government put in a place a scheme to help them survive, but how well did it achieve its aim? https://www.thelocal.fr/20200530/how-well-is-italys-bonus-600-payment-for-the-self-employed-really-working Sat, 30 May 2020 11:53:43 +0200 how-well-is-italys-bonus-600-payment-for-the-self-employed-really-working An Italian court on Wednesday rejected a last-minute bid to halt the loan of Leonardo Da Vinci's iconic Vitruvian Man drawing and other works to France's Louvre museum, ending a bitter cultural row. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191016/should-italy-loan-da-vinci-vitruvian-man-to-france Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:09:43 +0200 should-italy-loan-da-vinci-vitruvian-man-to-france France is hoping for more constructive relations with Italy's new pro-European government, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190908/france-hopes-for-better-relations-with-new-italian-government Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:06:05 +0200 france-hopes-for-better-relations-with-new-italian-government An Italian secret service agent was found dead in his apartment in the French capital on Monday with a wound on his chin, police said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190507/italian-secret-service-agent-found-dead-in-paris-apartment Tue, 07 May 2019 15:29:10 +0200 italian-secret-service-agent-found-dead-in-paris-apartment The Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, should be brought back home to Italy from France, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday, before clarifying he was joking. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190313/italy-should-take-back-the-mona-lisa-from-france-jokes-salvini Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:52:56 +0100 italy-should-take-back-the-mona-lisa-from-france-jokes-salvini With diplomatic ties between France and Italy increasingly tense, some observers have reached for marital metaphors to describe the breakdown in relations between two countries at the heart of the European Union. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190130/analysis-whats-behind-italy-spat-with-france Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:33:46 +0100 analysis-whats-behind-italy-spat-with-france French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he will not respond to criticism by populist Italian leaders Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini because their words are of "no interest". https://www.thelocal.fr/20190128/france-macron-says-he-wont-be-baited-by-italy-populists Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:05:27 +0100 france-macron-says-he-wont-be-baited-by-italy-populists Thousands of people attended rallies Saturday across Europe to show support for migrant rescue ship Aquarius, stuck in port in the French city of Marseille after Panama revoked its flag. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181007/thousands-gather-across-europe-to-back-migrant-rescue-ship-stuck-in-marseille-port Sun, 07 Oct 2018 04:46:17 +0200 thousands-gather-across-europe-to-back-migrant-rescue-ship-stuck-in-marseille-port A war of words between France and Italy over migrants has set the scene for a testy European summit this week after the latest spat between neighbours who have had complicated relations for centuries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180626/migrant-row-between-france-and-italy-caps-a-history-of-prickly-relations Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:05:02 +0200 migrant-row-between-france-and-italy-caps-a-history-of-prickly-relations French President Emmanuel Macron attempted to resolve tensions with Italy on Thursday, saying he never meant to cause offense by criticising its rejection of a migrant ship in remarks that sparked fury in Rome. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180614/i-never-meant-to-offend-you-macron-tries-to-smooth-over-migrant-row-with-italy Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:16:01 +0200 i-never-meant-to-offend-you-macron-tries-to-smooth-over-migrant-row-with-italy France's interior minister said he would send "significant" security reinforcements to the country's Alpine border with Italy after a weekend of protest actions by pro and anti migrant groups. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180423/france-to-send-more-police-to-italy-border-after-clashes-with-protesters Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:11:59 +0200 france-to-send-more-police-to-italy-border-after-clashes-with-protesters A man has been arrested by Italian police for allegedly smuggling migrants into France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160817/italian-police-arrest-man-for-smuggling-migrants-into-france Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:21:10 +0200 italian-police-arrest-man-for-smuggling-migrants-into-france France has been given a stark reminder that the migrant crisis is far from over after French police were forced to send around 200 migrants back to Italy following tense scenes at the border over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160808/concerns-grow-after-chaos-on-franco-italian-border Mon, 08 Aug 2016 11:27:26 +0200 concerns-grow-after-chaos-on-franco-italian-border Frenchman Ludovic Bicchierai has been crowned the world's best pizza-maker thanks to a dish inspired by the French fish soup, bouillabaisse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160418/italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:33:03 +0200 italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza Italy might produce more wine than France, but does it actually produce finer wines than the French as the Italian Prime Minister proudly claimed? Experts give their opinion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160415/italian-wine-better-than-french-wine Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:40:18 +0200 italian-wine-better-than-french-wine A French video showing how to make a speedy 'one-pot' pasta alla carbonara has been met with scorn and derision in Italy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160407/italians-pour-scorn-french-attempt-to-reinvent-carbonara Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:29:15 +0200 italians-pour-scorn-french-attempt-to-reinvent-carbonara Having conquered half the world, luxury Italian supermarket Eataly is getting ready to take on Europe, with a store in food-rival France the jewel in its crown. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151016/italys-eataly-challenges-france-for-food-crown Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:01:37 +0200 italys-eataly-challenges-france-for-food-crown Italian and French authorities are embroiled in a border dispute after French alpine guides closed off access to a glacier on the Italian side of Mount Blanc. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150908/stop-stealing-our-mountain-italy-tells-france Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:58:03 +0200 stop-stealing-our-mountain-italy-tells-france