https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After recent regional election breakthroughs by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), here is an overview of radical, nationalist and far- and hard-right parties' positions across Europe in recent years. https://www.thelocal.it/20260926/breakthroughs-for-the-radical-and-far-right-in-europe Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:11:29 +0200 breakthroughs-for-the-radical-and-far-right-in-europe After nearly a decade split between two Italian cities, The Local Italy's editor looks at the everyday differences between north and south - and why a lot of things don't change. https://www.thelocal.it/20260926/inside-italy-what-i-learned-from-moving-between-north-and-south Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:05:48 +0200 inside-italy-what-i-learned-from-moving-between-north-and-south Eni said Friday it is setting a 30-day fuel price cap for 30 days initially to take some of the sting out of recent price rises. https://www.thelocal.it/20260926/italys-eni-sets-30-day-fuel-price-cap Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:48:27 +0200 italys-eni-sets-30-day-fuel-price-cap From an airline strike impacting weekend trippers to public transport strikes in Milan and Florence, here's what to look out for if you're travelling in Italy in October 2026. https://www.thelocal.it/20260924/the-transport-strikes-to-expect-in-italy-this-october Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:38:36 +0200 the-transport-strikes-to-expect-in-italy-this-october The Local Europe is looking for an audience engagement specialist who can help build engagement with our large and growing social media audience. Could this be you? https://www.thelocal.it/20260925/the-local-is-looking-for-a-part-time-social-media-engagement-coordinator Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:46:01 +0200 the-local-is-looking-for-a-part-time-social-media-engagement-coordinator The airport changed its name in a ceremony on Friday to honour scandal-plagued former prime minister and billionaire Silvio Berlusconi, in a move criticised by local and national politicians. https://www.thelocal.it/20260925/milans-malpensa-airport-officially-named-after-berlusconi Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:58:45 +0200 milans-malpensa-airport-officially-named-after-berlusconi Here's a word to take your breath away. https://www.thelocal.it/20240123/italian-word-of-the-day-mozzafiato Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:46:49 +0100 italian-word-of-the-day-mozzafiato Some of the world's biggest fast food chains are expanding faster in Italy now than at any time since they arrived in the country, and they're increasingly looking south. https://www.thelocal.it/20260925/in-maps-how-fast-food-chains-are-spreading-across-italy Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:13:39 +0200 in-maps-how-fast-food-chains-are-spreading-across-italy How do households in Europe and the United States spend their money? Official statistics reveal key and perhaps surprising differences when it comes to food and housing. https://www.thelocal.it/20260925/revealed-how-americans-spend-their-income-differently-to-europeans Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:50:08 +0200 revealed-how-americans-spend-their-income-differently-to-europeans From filling your stomach and autumn calendar with local food festivals to learning Italian without a costly tuition fee, you'll find everything you need to eat, talk, drink and live like an Italian in our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita. https://www.thelocal.it/20260925/la-bella-vita-autumn-sagre-affordability-in-rome-and-learning-italian-for-free Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:45:44 +0200 la-bella-vita-autumn-sagre-affordability-in-rome-and-learning-italian-for-free If you're in Italy in October, you won't want to miss the many local food fairs held around the country. Here are some of the best to visit over the coming month. https://www.thelocal.it/20260922/sagra-the-best-italian-food-festivals-to-visit-in-october-2026 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:54:18 +0200 sagra-the-best-italian-food-festivals-to-visit-in-october-2026 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet adopted a decree law on Thursday banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping the number of students with a poor command of Italian per class. https://www.thelocal.it/20260925/italy-bans-burqas-in-schools-and-limits-foreign-pupils-per-class Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:54:44 +0200 italy-bans-burqas-in-schools-and-limits-foreign-pupils-per-class Rome's Colosseum was to remain closed for a third day, following the death of a 22-year-old killed while working inside the ancient amphitheatre overnight on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20260924/romes-colosseum-to-remain-closed-after-workers-death Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:24:05 +0200 romes-colosseum-to-remain-closed-after-workers-death There's nothing mysterious about this word; on the contrary, it's quite straightforward. https://www.thelocal.it/20181213/italian-word-of-the-day-invece Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:52:28 +0100 italian-word-of-the-day-invece A new report comparing 50 years of data identified the Italian cities most (and least) impacted by climate change, with findings that surprised even the scientists. https://www.thelocal.it/20260924/2-9c-higher-how-rome-milan-and-naples-have-been-hit-by-climate-change Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:29:23 +0200 2-9c-higher-how-rome-milan-and-naples-have-been-hit-by-climate-change Petrol prices in Italy have increased by 20 percent in the past six months. Here's what you should expect to pay at the pump, where it's cheapest to fuel up, and what to expect next. https://www.thelocal.it/20260923/how-much-can-you-expect-to-pay-for-fuel-in-italy Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:31:10 +0200 how-much-can-you-expect-to-pay-for-fuel-in-italy One of the first things you’ll want to do on arriving in Italy is start (or continue) learning the language, but tuition can be pricey: so where can you find affordable classes? https://www.thelocal.it/20260923/where-to-find-free-italian-lessons-in-italy Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:23:58 +0200 where-to-find-free-italian-lessons-in-italy Over three million euros in cash was found stashed inside the walls of an alleged drug lord's house following a tip-off, a top anti-mafia prosecutor said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20260923/italy-police-find-3-million-euros-stashed-in-mobsters-house Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:04:37 +0200 italy-police-find-3-million-euros-stashed-in-mobsters-house Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made headlines over the weekend by pledging to ban burqas in schools and limit the number of non-Italian students in each class. But what’s really driving the clampdown? https://www.thelocal.it/20260922/whats-behind-melonis-plan-to-cap-foreign-students-and-ban-burqas-in-schools Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:18:16 +0200 whats-behind-melonis-plan-to-cap-foreign-students-and-ban-burqas-in-schools It won't take you a lifetime to master this simple phrase. https://www.thelocal.it/20220415/italian-expression-of-the-day-ci-ha-messo-una-vita Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:24:43 +0200 italian-expression-of-the-day-ci-ha-messo-una-vita