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 Americans have to fight through a quagmire of bureaucracy to get the right to work in Italy. The Local spoke to Paolo Zagami, an immigration lawyer at Zagamilaw in Rome, to find out how others can get through the process as painlessly as possible. https://www.thelocal.it/20190827/how-can-american-citizens-work-in-italy Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:38:47 +0200 how-can-american-citizens-work-in-italy Travellers flying between the US and Rome will soon be able to take advantage of three new low-cost routes announced this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20170601/low-cost-flights-to-be-launched-between-rome-and-the-us Thu, 01 Jun 2017 11:21:20 +0200 low-cost-flights-to-be-launched-between-rome-and-the-us Italy's far-right Northern League and anti-establishment Five Star Movement have spoken out strongly against US President Donald Trump's air strikes on Syria, while the country's foreign minister said he "understood the reasons" for the attack. https://www.thelocal.it/20170407/italys-pro-trump-parties-condemn-syria-air-strikes Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:28:12 +0200 italys-pro-trump-parties-condemn-syria-air-strikes A New Jersey teen pleaded guilty on Monday to a plot allegedly inspired by Isis to kill Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to the United States. https://www.thelocal.it/20170404/american-teen-pleads-guilty-to-plot-to-kill-pope-francis Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:42:38 +0200 american-teen-pleads-guilty-to-plot-to-kill-pope-francis He calls it a homecoming. Bill Viola, the acclaimed contemporary artist, is back in Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance masters who inspired some of his most famous works, powerful, immersive video installations dealing with the extremes of human emotion and experience. https://www.thelocal.it/20170309/the-contemporary-american-artist-reclaiming-renaissance-roots-in-major-new-exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 09:53:21 +0100 the-contemporary-american-artist-reclaiming-renaissance-roots-in-major-new-exhibition As Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States, many around the world are asking: what happens now? The Local looks at five key ways that Donald Trump's presidency is likely to have an impact in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20161110/five-things-president-donald-trump-could-mean-for-italy Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:12:38 +0100 five-things-president-donald-trump-could-mean-for-italy US President Barack Obama on Tuesday phoned Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who formally resigned after a crushing referendum defeat. https://www.thelocal.it/20161207/obama-has-called-renzi-to-thank-him-for-close-partnership Wed, 07 Dec 2016 09:57:58 +0100 obama-has-called-renzi-to-thank-him-for-close-partnership One of the heirs to the Fiat automobile fortune, Lapo Elkann, has been arrested in New York for allegedly faking his own kidnapping, police said on Tuesday, amid reports that he was trying to pay for a weekend of debauchery. https://www.thelocal.it/20161130/fiat-heir-arrested-in-us-for-faking-own-kidnap Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:58:21 +0100 fiat-heir-arrested-in-us-for-faking-own-kidnap It's been a long night for Italians and expats following the US election, with no clear result but a strong lead for Republican hopeful Donald Trump at 7:30am. So what do Americans living in Italy think, and what does this mean for American-Italian relations? https://www.thelocal.it/20161109/italy-reaction-us-american-election-trump-clinton-expat-voters Wed, 09 Nov 2016 08:52:18 +0100 italy-reaction-us-american-election-trump-clinton-expat-voters The eyes of the world will be on the US election tonight. But how best to follow it from Italy? We've rounded up the best ways to keep up with the latest news as we move towards the final announcement. https://www.thelocal.it/20161108/how-ways-to-follow-the-american-election-from-italy Tue, 08 Nov 2016 13:09:24 +0100 how-ways-to-follow-the-american-election-from-italy Earlier in the election cycle, The Local spoke to Americans living in Italy - from across the political spectrum - to find out which issues influenced their vote and how it feels to watch the election from abroad. https://www.thelocal.it/20160929/heres-what-americans-in-italy-think-about-the-us-elections Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:01:13 +0200 heres-what-americans-in-italy-think-about-the-us-elections Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday he did not anticipate any "major disasters" if a December 4th referendum on constitutional reform were to fail. https://www.thelocal.it/20161019/renzi-losing-the-referendum-wouldnt-be-a-major-disaster Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:52:13 +0200 renzi-losing-the-referendum-wouldnt-be-a-major-disaster Movie star Tom Hanks took a shot at US presidential candidate Donald Trump Thursday, branding him "a simplistic, self-involved gasbag of a candidate". https://www.thelocal.it/20161014/tom-hanks-calls-trump-a-self-involved-gasbag-at-rome-film-fest Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:27:33 +0200 tom-hanks-calls-trump-a-self-involved-gasbag-at-rome-film-fest A recipe for a tomato-free bolognese published by the New York Times (NYT) has caused a stir in Italy, with scores of simmering Italians taking to the major newspaper's website message board to blast its recipe for ‘Rigatoni with white Bolognese’. https://www.thelocal.it/20160822/tomato-free-bolognese-recipe-gets-italians-in-a-simmer Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:04:47 +0200 tomato-free-bolognese-recipe-gets-italians-in-a-simmer Thirty-three drug traffickers have been arrested and large quantities of cocaine seized as part of the investigation between Italy, America and Colombia https://www.thelocal.it/20160630/italy-us-and-colombia-bust-massive-drug-ring Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:28:41 +0200 italy-us-and-colombia-bust-massive-drug-ring Italy's top court has upheld a ruling condemning an American man to nine years and four months in jail for killing his chronically ill wife. https://www.thelocal.it/20160401/italys-top-court-rejects-americans-appeal-in-mercy-killing-case Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:01:18 +0200 italys-top-court-rejects-americans-appeal-in-mercy-killing-case An American Airlines plane en route from Miami to Milan had to be re-routed to Canada on Sunday after turbulence left seven people injured, the company said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160125/plane-bound-for-italy-forced-to-land-after-turbulence-injures-seven Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:30:44 +0100 plane-bound-for-italy-forced-to-land-after-turbulence-injures-seven A video by BuzzFeed about Italians' mostly stereoptypical habits has been met with a hilarious response in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20151014/italians-probe-american-habits-in-comedy-video Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:58:24 +0200 italians-probe-american-habits-in-comedy-video A six-year-old American child is in a serious condition after falling from the second floor of a building in central Rome last night. https://www.thelocal.it/20150903/sleepwalking-american-child-falls-from-rome-balcony Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:24:38 +0200 sleepwalking-american-child-falls-from-rome-balcony Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters has promised to bring the American band to a central Italian town after a video put together by Italian musicians performing the group’s “Learn to Fly” went viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20150803/foo-fighters-pledge-italy-visit-after-viral-video Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:11:13 +0200 foo-fighters-pledge-italy-visit-after-viral-video