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 The European Commission has proposed creating new "dark red zones" which would be subject to tight travel restrictions whilst Europeans have been "strongly discouraged" from all but essential travel within the EU as Covid-19 infections rise. https://www.thelocal.it/20210122/europeans-urged-not-to-travel-as-eu-agency-demands-tighter-measures Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:24:12 +0100 europeans-urged-not-to-travel-as-eu-agency-demands-tighter-measures The UK government has announced that it is introducing new rules stating that all arrivals into the country will need to present a negative Covid test. https://www.thelocal.it/20210108/all-arrivals-into-the-uk-will-soon-need-a-negative-covid-test-government-announced Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:22:26 +0100 all-arrivals-into-the-uk-will-soon-need-a-negative-covid-test-government-announced Here's a reminder to Britons living around Europe of some of the rules they will have to abide by when travelling after January 1st 2021. https://www.thelocal.it/20201209/brexit-reminder-what-brits-in-europe-need-to-know-about-travel-after-december-31st Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:36:05 +0100 brexit-reminder-what-brits-in-europe-need-to-know-about-travel-after-december-31st The UK government's decision to end freedom of movement does not just hit Brits in the UK, but also those living around the EU who may need or simply want to move to another EU country in future. Please tell us if you are affected. https://www.thelocal.it/20201214/landlocked-in-the-eu-are-you-affected-by-loss-of-onward-freedom-of-movement Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:49:03 +0100 landlocked-in-the-eu-are-you-affected-by-loss-of-onward-freedom-of-movement Italy's travel rules can be tricky to keep up with. We break down who is allowed to travel to Italy, why, when, and whether you'll have to quarantine. https://www.thelocal.it/20200710/italys-latest-travel-rules-explained Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:22:21 +0200 italys-latest-travel-rules-explained EU countries have finally agreed to reopen their external borders on July 1st to visitors from 15 countries but American tourists will still not be allowed to travel to Europe because the US is still considered a risk due to the high number of Covid-19 cases. https://www.thelocal.it/20200629/eu-to-allow-visitors-from-14-safe-countries-but-not-the-us Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:17:02 +0200 eu-to-allow-visitors-from-14-safe-countries-but-not-the-us As coronavirus border restrictions ease across Europe, a nettlesome fence on the Italy-Slovenia border came down on Monday, reuniting a town that had been divided for months. https://www.thelocal.it/20200615/slovenia-reopens-border-with-italy Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:34:51 +0200 slovenia-reopens-border-with-italy As European countries emerge from their coronavirus lockdowns and lift travel restrictions to revive their tourist industries, the EU has been aiming to coordinate the border reopening among its 27 members. But it hasn't quite worked out like that. https://www.thelocal.it/20200615/open-borders-europes-haphazard-route-to-ending-travel-restrictions Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:02:25 +0200 open-borders-europes-haphazard-route-to-ending-travel-restrictions The EU's external borders have been effectively closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic but the European Commission is set to announce a plan for a "progressive and partial" reopening of them from July 1st. https://www.thelocal.it/20200610/eu-proposes-progressive-and-partial-reopening-of-borders-in-july Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:11:04 +0200 eu-proposes-progressive-and-partial-reopening-of-borders-in-july Austria announced on Wednesday it would reopen its border with hard-hit Italy from June 16th and allow free travel from most other European nations from that date as the country eases its coronavirus lockdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20200610/austria-to-reopen-border-with-italy-from-june-16 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:48:36 +0200 austria-to-reopen-border-with-italy-from-june-16 Austria announced that the entry checks at its land borders introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic would all be scrapped from Thursday, except those at the frontier with Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200603/breaking-france-to-reopen-bars-and-restaurants-as-virus-infection-rates-fall Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:52:55 +0200 breaking-france-to-reopen-bars-and-restaurants-as-virus-infection-rates-fall As of midnight on Wednesday March 18the, the Swiss federal government closed more border crossings with Italy in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200319/five-more-border-crossings-are-closed-between-ticino-and-italy Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:02:19 +0100 five-more-border-crossings-are-closed-between-ticino-and-italy The European Union will impose an entry ban on travellers from outside the bloc for 30 days to battle the spread of the coronavirus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200317/eu-imposes-entry-ban-for-30-days-in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-pandemic Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:43:30 +0100 eu-imposes-entry-ban-for-30-days-in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-pandemic French police may have tried to drop foreign minors over the border into Italy without permission, according to the Italian interior ministry. https://www.thelocal.it/20181023/italy-accuses-france-of-trying-to-dump-underage-migrants-over-the-border Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:06:00 +0200 italy-accuses-france-of-trying-to-dump-underage-migrants-over-the-border The number of migrants arriving in Italy from the Mediterranean has dropped sharply, according to the European Union’s border agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20171019/number-of-migrants-italy-sea Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:47:12 +0200 number-of-migrants-italy-sea Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said Monday the European Union, having put up its own barriers, was in no position to judge US President Donald Trump's immigration decrees. https://www.thelocal.it/20170130/eu-in-no-position-to-judge-trumps-travel-ban-says-italys-fm Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:42:50 +0100 eu-in-no-position-to-judge-trumps-travel-ban-says-italys-fm The EU border control agency Frontex on Wednesday called on states to provide officers for a European coastguard, due to be launched next year to help cope with the upsurge in migrants trying to reach Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20161201/eu-calls-on-member-states-to-provide-coastguard-officers Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:00:56 +0100 eu-calls-on-member-states-to-provide-coastguard-officers Frontex is stepping up efforts to help EU countries repatriate migrants who have their asylum claims rejected, the director of Europe's border force agency said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161026/europes-border-force-agency-steps-up-effort-to-repatriate-migrants Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:42:37 +0200 europes-border-force-agency-steps-up-effort-to-repatriate-migrants As border checks cause traffic chaos between Austria and Germany, Austria's Foreign Minister calls for further controls to shut down the Italian Mediterranean route for refugees. https://www.thelocal.it/20160314/italy-migrant-route-must-end-says-austria Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:57:55 +0100 italy-migrant-route-must-end-says-austria Stiff lifeless bodies submerged in water - it's a sight Canadian doctor Simon Bryant won't soon forget after he found dozens of dead migrants in the hold of a boat off Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20150828/i-stopped-counting-doctor-on-finding-migrant-boat-dead Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:57:44 +0200 i-stopped-counting-doctor-on-finding-migrant-boat-dead