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 Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano warned against punishing the UK in Brexit negotiation talks. https://www.thelocal.it/20170329/italian-foreign-minister-warns-against-punishing-the-uk-in-brexit-talks Wed, 29 Mar 2017 15:34:41 +0200 italian-foreign-minister-warns-against-punishing-the-uk-in-brexit-talks Italy will not follow France by allowing burqini bans on public beaches but is planning tighter regulation of imams and mosques, the country's interior minister said in comments published on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160817/italy-rules-out-burkini-ban-and-wants-home-trained-imams Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:17:46 +0200 italy-rules-out-burkini-ban-and-wants-home-trained-imams Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Thursday told Parliament that 35 Islamists had been expelled from the country so far in 2016. https://www.thelocal.it/20160729/italy-has-expelled-35-of-terror-charges-in-2016-alfano Fri, 29 Jul 2016 12:36:38 +0200 italy-has-expelled-35-of-terror-charges-in-2016-alfano Italy has deported nine Islamic fundamentalists since the start of the year, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160325/italy-expels-nine-fundamentalists-since-january Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:57:45 +0100 italy-expels-nine-fundamentalists-since-january The risk of a terrorist attack in Italy is still very high, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said during an interview on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160215/italy-terror-risk-still-very-high-alfano Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:11:34 +0100 italy-terror-risk-still-very-high-alfano Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday established a council for relations with the country's Muslims, an advisory body the government hopes will help the minority to better integrate. https://www.thelocal.it/20160119/italy-strives-to-integrate-muslims-and-shape-italian-islam Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:47:47 +0100 italy-strives-to-integrate-muslims-and-shape-italian-islam Italy's acrimonious debate over gay civil unions intensified on Thursday after the interior minister suggested the use of paid surrogate mothers should be treated like a sex crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20160107/outrage-as-alfano-calls-to-make-surrogacy-a-sex-crime Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:02:33 +0100 outrage-as-alfano-calls-to-make-surrogacy-a-sex-crime A total of 259 people were arrested on terror charges in Italy in 2015, with 67 of them being expelled from the country as a result. https://www.thelocal.it/20151222/italy-expels-67-people-for-terrorism-in-2015 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:52:11 +0100 italy-expels-67-people-for-terrorism-in-2015 The EU’s 28 member states have agreed to collect information on airline passengers as part of anti-terrorism efforts, Italy’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151204/eu-to-share-data-on-air-travellers-alfano Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:22:51 +0100 eu-to-share-data-on-air-travellers-alfano The Italian government intends to close down clandestine mosques in the country as part of the fight against terrorism, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151128/italy-to-shut-down-clandestine-mosques Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:51:27 +0100 italy-to-shut-down-clandestine-mosques Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has told the Italian public to "stay calm" after a spate of false alarms concerning terrorism attacks in the country over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20151123/alfano-s Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:39:45 +0100 alfano-s UPDATED: Italy has thwarted a mobster plan to assassinate the country's interior minister, arresting six mafia bosses in the Sicilian town of Corleone, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151120/sicily-mobsters-plotted-hit-job-on-interior-minister Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:35:43 +0100 sicily-mobsters-plotted-hit-job-on-interior-minister UPDATED: Italy has raised its terror alert after the attacks in Paris on Friday night, in which at least 128 people were killed and 200 were injured - including two Italians - amid a threat that Rome will be targeted next. https://www.thelocal.it/20151114/italy-raises-terror-alert-after-paris-attacks Sat, 14 Nov 2015 10:47:29 +0100 italy-raises-terror-alert-after-paris-attacks Italy’s Interior Minister, Angelino Alfano, has proposed a package of family tax cuts in a bid to boost the country’s dismal birth rate and reward people "who make babies". https://www.thelocal.it/20150821/alfano-pitches-tax-cuts-for-italians-who-make-babies Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:11:57 +0200 alfano-pitches-tax-cuts-for-italians-who-make-babies Italy warned on Tuesday that EU solidarity is at stake if the 28-nation bloc fails to reach a deal on sharing the burden of the Mediterranean migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/interior-minister-angelino-alfano-giuseppe-cacace-afp Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:34:15 +0200 interior-minister-angelino-alfano-giuseppe-cacace-afp Images of dozens of migrants stuck at Italy's border with France represent a "punch in the face for Europe," Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150615/border-crisis-a-punch-in-the-face-for-europe Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:42:03 +0200 border-crisis-a-punch-in-the-face-for-europe Asylum seekers in Italy may have to work for free, Italy's interior minister told local mayors on Thursday, reminding them of a controversial decree issued several months ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20150508/make-migrants-work-for-free-alfano Fri, 08 May 2015 09:43:36 +0200 make-migrants-work-for-free-alfano Italy's cabinet on Tuesday approved a slew of anti-terrorism measures, including jail terms of up to six years for "foreign fighters" as well as those who recruit would-be jihadists. https://www.thelocal.it/20150211/italy-gets-tougher-on-terrorism Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:50:00 +0100 italy-gets-tougher-on-terrorism Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Sunday that nine foreigners had been deported since December as part of efforts to prevent jihadist attacks, with more expulsions to follow. https://www.thelocal.it/20150119/italy-expels-nine-in-crackdown-on-would-be-jihadists Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:54:00 +0100 italy-expels-nine-in-crackdown-on-would-be-jihadists A woman is among the four Italians to have joined the ranks of the Isis militant group, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150113/italian-woman-among-isis-fighters Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:28:00 +0100 italian-woman-among-isis-fighters