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 Authorities in a small Ticino town are at a loss on how to stop customers in Switzerland from ordering sushi from nearby restaurants in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20210219/sushi-deliveries-cause-havoc-on-the-swiss-italian-border Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:05:35 +0100 sushi-deliveries-cause-havoc-on-the-swiss-italian-border Emmanuel Macron is not a welcome guest in the Italian border town of Ventimiglia, a flashpoint in Europe's migration crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20180616/in-calais-of-italy-tension-soars-over-migrant-crisis Sat, 16 Jun 2018 02:06:27 +0200 in-calais-of-italy-tension-soars-over-migrant-crisis 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.it/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 The Italian Foreign Ministry summoned France's ambassador on Saturday, after uniformed French customs officers crossed the border in the Alps to confront a man suspected of carrying drugs. https://www.thelocal.it/20180401/french-customs-check-across-border-irks-italy Sun, 01 Apr 2018 11:03:18 +0200 french-customs-check-across-border-irks-italy Austria has sought to dampen a row with neighbour Italy after it prompted outrage from Rome by threatening to send troops to the border to stop migrants entering. https://www.thelocal.it/20170706/no-need-for-border-controls-with-italy-says-austria Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:20:34 +0200 no-need-for-border-controls-with-italy-says-austria The European Union and Rome voiced exasperation on Monday after the southern Swiss canton of Ticino voted to curb job access for workers living across the border in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/eu-and-rome-warn-swiss-region-over-vote-to-curb-migrants Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:04:37 +0200 eu-and-rome-warn-swiss-region-over-vote-to-curb-migrants Italians were up in arms Monday after the southern Swiss canton of Ticino voted for a measure that would force employers to prioritize local residents over commuters living in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160926/outcry-in-italy-after-swiss-region-votes-to-ban-foreign-workers Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:59:35 +0200 outcry-in-italy-after-swiss-region-votes-to-ban-foreign-workers Authorities in the Italian-France border town of Ventimiglia are struggling to find accommodation for migrants after a spike in arrivals over the last seven days. https://www.thelocal.it/20160606/fresh-chaos-as-italian-border-town-sees-spike-in-migrant-arrivals Mon, 06 Jun 2016 16:20:01 +0200 fresh-chaos-as-italian-border-town-sees-spike-in-migrant-arrivals Italian police are planning to deploy 300 officers at a pro-refugee protest taking place this weekend at the Brenner border with Austria. https://www.thelocal.it/20160421/police-to-deploy-300-officers-at-austrian-border-pro-refugee-protest Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:16:59 +0200 police-to-deploy-300-officers-at-austrian-border-pro-refugee-protest The introduction of border controls at the Brenner pass between Austria and Italy could result in a “second Idomeni” being created, a German politician warned yesterday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160419/warnings-of-a-second-idomeni-on-italy-austria-border Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:57:44 +0200 warnings-of-a-second-idomeni-on-italy-austria-border Austria has threatened to completely close the Brenner pass, one of the main links across the Alps, unless Italy stops the flow of refugees to its northern neighbour. https://www.thelocal.it/20160414/well-close-brenner-pass-unless-italy-stops-refugee-flow-austria Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:22:24 +0200 well-close-brenner-pass-unless-italy-stops-refugee-flow-austria Germany should send border police to back-up Austrian police as they control their border with Italy in a bid to prevent migrants and refugees moving north through Europe, the German Transport Minister has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/germany-should-reinforce-austria-italy-border-3 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:45:10 +0200 germany-should-reinforce-austria-italy-border-3 Austria announced on Tuesday it would step up controls along its southern borders, edging closer to Eastern countries in their defiance of Germany's push for a European solution to the migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160216/austria-to-step-up-border-controls-with-italy Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:54:01 +0100 austria-to-step-up-border-controls-with-italy As European countries grapple with record numbers of desperate refugees and migrants clamouring to enter Europe, the continent's cherished system of borderless travel is increasingly at risk, officials and analysts say. https://www.thelocal.it/20150902/migrant-crisis-threatens-europes-borderless-area Wed, 02 Sep 2015 15:59:51 +0200 migrant-crisis-threatens-europes-borderless-area France's top administrative court said on Monday that border controls on migrants at the Italian frontier were legal and did not violate the Schengen agreement that created Europe's passport-free zone. https://www.thelocal.it/20150630/top-french-court-approves-border-controls-with-italy Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:20:10 +0200 top-french-court-approves-border-controls-with-italy EU border agency Frontex on Wednesday launched its first so-called "hotspot" in Sicily designed to bring together European and international actors to help Italy tackle the Mediterranean migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150618/frontex-launches-sicily-hub-to-tackle-migrant-crisis Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:15:12 +0200 frontex-launches-sicily-hub-to-tackle-migrant-crisis Italian police on Tuesday forcefully evacuated dozens of mainly African migrants from their shelter under a railway bridge on the Franco-Italian border, which has become a flashpoint in Europe's immigrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/police-clear-migrants-at-franco-italian-border Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:27:43 +0200 police-clear-migrants-at-franco-italian-border France insisted on Monday that Italy take in dozens of migrants camped out on the Franco-Italian border, amid a growing clash between the two neighbours over Europe's immigration crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150615/france-tells-italy-to-take-in-border-migrants Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:05:44 +0200 france-tells-italy-to-take-in-border-migrants Six young refugees from Afghanistan, aged between 15 and 17, have been rescued after almost freezing to death in a refrigerator truck as they crossed the border from Italy into Austria. https://www.thelocal.it/20141006/afghans-refugees-almost-froze-in-fridge-truck Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:30:00 +0200 afghans-refugees-almost-froze-in-fridge-truck A group of 48 Syrian asylum seekers were intercepted on a train from Italy into Tyrol, Austria on Tuesday, Austrian police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140903/48-asylum-seekers-intercepted-at-italy-austria-border Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:24:00 +0200 48-asylum-seekers-intercepted-at-italy-austria-border