The Local Italy 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 Eni and Shell to stand trial in Italy over Nigeria kickback scandal Italian giant Eni and fellow petroleum company Shell will stand trial in Italy over allegations of bribery and corruption in the 2011 purchase of an offshore oil block in Nigeria. https://www.thelocal.it/20171220/eni-shell-trial-italy-nigeria-kickback-scandal Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:03:12 +0100 eni-shell-trial-italy-nigeria-kickback-scandal This judge led Italy's biggest ever corruption probe. Twenty-five years on, he warns the fight isn't over Twenty five years have elapsed since Antonio Di Pietro's sting arrest of Socialist Party official Marco Chiesa lit the fuse on the biggest corruption scandal in Italy's history. https://www.thelocal.it/20170216/twenty-five-years-from-italys-biggest-corruption-sting-the-judge-who-led-it-says-corruption-still-ongoing Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:57:40 +0100 twenty-five-years-from-italys-biggest-corruption-sting-the-judge-who-led-it-says-corruption-still-ongoing Bribery scandal hits ex-Finmeccanica bosses The financial police on Monday announced the arrest of two former executives of Finmeccanica, Italy’s aerospace and defence giant, as part of an international bribery operation. https://www.thelocal.it/20140324/bribery-scandal-hits-ex-finmeccanica-bosses Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:43:00 +0100 bribery-scandal-hits-ex-finmeccanica-bosses Berlusconi faces legal woes with bribery probe Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi faces his latest trial starting on Tuesday in Naples for allegedly bribing a senator to join his party's ranks, even as he attempts to retain a leading political role. https://www.thelocal.it/20140211/berlusconi-faces-fresh-legal-woes-in-bribery-probe Tue, 11 Feb 2014 08:54:00 +0100 berlusconi-faces-fresh-legal-woes-in-bribery-probe