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 With shops reeling from the impact of a second lockdown, people in Italy are being urged to avoid online giant Amazon and shop local this Christmas. https://www.thelocal.it/20201118/buy-locally-this-christmas-italian-shoppers-urged-to-avoid-amazon Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:02:43 +0100 buy-locally-this-christmas-italian-shoppers-urged-to-avoid-amazon Italy is to slap global tech giants like Google and Amazon with a three-percent charge under its new tax-focused budget. https://www.thelocal.it/20191017/italy-unveils-landmark-tax-on-internet-giants Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:25:10 +0200 italy-unveils-landmark-tax-on-internet-giants Pope Francis will gather Catholic bishops at the Vatican Sunday to champion the isolated and poverty-struck indigenous communities of the Amazon, whose way of life is under threat. https://www.thelocal.it/20191005/vatican-to-shine-light-on-amazons-indigenous-communities Sat, 05 Oct 2019 12:59:08 +0200 vatican-to-shine-light-on-amazons-indigenous-communities Italy's competition authority said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into Amazon for possible abuse of its dominant position in online commerce and logistics. https://www.thelocal.it/20190417/amazon-italy-antitrust-investigation Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:36:55 +0200 amazon-italy-antitrust-investigation Amazon will bring 1,700 new jobs to Italy by the end of the year, the online commerce giant announced on Monday, bringing the number of its employees working in the country's groaning economy to 5,200. https://www.thelocal.it/20180709/amazon-1700-new-jobs-italy-developers-warehouse Mon, 09 Jul 2018 14:00:34 +0200 amazon-1700-new-jobs-italy-developers-warehouse Amazon has managed the impossible: uniting Italy's warring politicians, just over a month from a general election. https://www.thelocal.it/20180202/italy-amazon-electronic-bracelets Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:26:02 +0100 italy-amazon-electronic-bracelets Workers at Amazon's distribution centre in Italy went on strike for about two hours on Wednesday to demand better pay and conditions, the second time workers have walked off the job in less than a month. https://www.thelocal.it/20171220/amazon-italy-second-strike Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:32:51 +0100 amazon-italy-second-strike Amazon has agreed to pay the Italian taxman €100 million to settle a dispute over suspected tax fraud, the Italian revenue service said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171215/amazon-italy-tax-dispute Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:51:11 +0100 amazon-italy-tax-dispute UPDATE, November 24th 2017: Amazon's non-permanent staff have also joined the strike. https://www.thelocal.it/20171123/amazon-italy-black-friday-strike Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:47:29 +0100 amazon-italy-black-friday-strike Online retail colossus Amazon on Wednesday said that one of its senior executives will take two years off to work for free for the Italian government. https://www.thelocal.it/20160211/top-amazon-executive-to-lead-italys-digital-drive Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:42:56 +0100 top-amazon-executive-to-lead-italys-digital-drive Online retail giant Amazon said it has started declaring sales made in major European markets in the respective countries instead of Luxembourg, meaning it will pay taxes on the sales in Italy and elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.it/20150526/amazon-to-pay-tax-on-italy-sales Tue, 26 May 2015 11:04:28 +0200 amazon-to-pay-tax-on-italy-sales