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 In a workshop in Turin -- the historic home of Italian carmaker Fiat -- vintage 500 models are getting a makeover with electric engines. https://www.thelocal.it/20260502/second-life-vintage-fiat-500s-get-electric-makeover Sat, 02 May 2026 08:48:00 +0200 second-life-vintage-fiat-500s-get-electric-makeover Italy's AGCM competition authority said on Wednesday it was investigating online travel giant Booking.com for allegedly offering more visibility for accommodation providers that pay them higher commission. https://www.thelocal.it/20260422/italian-watchdog-investigates-travel-giant-booking-com Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:14:16 +0200 italian-watchdog-investigates-travel-giant-booking-com Italian competition regulators said on Friday they have opened a probe into French luxury group LVMH and its Sephora and Benefit subsidiaries for promoting skin care products to minors. https://www.thelocal.it/20260327/italy-investigates-sephora-over-pushing-cosmetic-sales-to-minors Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:36:53 +0100 italy-investigates-sephora-over-pushing-cosmetic-sales-to-minors Poste Italiane is launching a 10.8-billion euro bid to take full control of telecom operator TIM, in which it already holds a majority stake, the state-controlled post office said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20260323/italys-postal-service-launches-bid-to-take-over-telecoms-giant-tim Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:37:06 +0100 italys-postal-service-launches-bid-to-take-over-telecoms-giant-tim Italian billionaire John Elkann has struck a preliminary agreement for the sale of leading daily La Stampa to a regional media group, the companies said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20260304/italian-billionaire-agrees-sale-of-la-stampa-newspaper Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:13:38 +0100 italian-billionaire-agrees-sale-of-la-stampa-newspaper A prosecutor in Milan has ordered the Italian subsidiary of Deliveroo to be placed under court administration, accusing the food delivery service of exploiting its workers. https://www.thelocal.it/20260226/deliveroo-italy-under-court-administration-over-worker-exploitation-claims Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:20:23 +0100 deliveroo-italy-under-court-administration-over-worker-exploitation-claims European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said that up to 628 of its A320 planes worldwide may need to be inspected for a metal plate “quality issue” that has come to light. https://www.thelocal.it/20251203/up-to-628-airbus-planes-need-inspection-for-metal-plate-quality-issue Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:59:18 +0100 up-to-628-airbus-planes-need-inspection-for-metal-plate-quality-issue After its troubles in France, Shein faces more opposition in Italy, where it has targeted shoppers in fashion capital Milan - and where the government and industry are pushing back. https://www.thelocal.it/20251107/italy-squares-up-to-shein-as-ultra-fast-fashion-show-comes-to-milan Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:34:42 +0100 italy-squares-up-to-shein-as-ultra-fast-fashion-show-comes-to-milan The first Milan Fashion Week without Giorgio Armani marks the end of an era in Italian luxury, at a time when houses across the sector are already in transition. https://www.thelocal.it/20250927/after-armani-italian-fashion-houses-are-in-flux Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:38:18 +0200 after-armani-italian-fashion-houses-are-in-flux The EU still hopes to strike a deal with the United States despite President Donald Trump's ramped-up threat of 30-percent tariffs, the bloc's trade chief said Monday, with pressure on Brussels to toughen its stance. https://www.thelocal.it/20250714/eu-still-seeking-trade-deal-after-new-trump-tariff-threat Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:32:59 +0200 eu-still-seeking-trade-deal-after-new-trump-tariff-threat Italian football club Brescia will cease to exist after 114 years of history following its owner's failure to honour a €3 million debt. https://www.thelocal.it/20250608/historic-italian-football-club-brescia-goes-bankrupt Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:28:36 +0200 historic-italian-football-club-brescia-goes-bankrupt Italy's competition watchdog said on Friday it was investigating four electric vehicle makers, including Tesla and Stellantis, over alleged unfair commercial practices linked to "contradictory" information given to consumers. https://www.thelocal.it/20250221/italy-investigates-four-electric-vehicle-makers-over-consumer-information Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:05:50 +0100 italy-investigates-four-electric-vehicle-makers-over-consumer-information American space company Virgin Galactic announced on Thursday it was exploring the possibility of opening a new base in Italy, potentially offering suborbital flights to tourists in Europe for the first time. https://www.thelocal.it/20241213/us-space-company-virgin-galactic-eyes-possible-expansion-into-italy Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:47:56 +0100 us-space-company-virgin-galactic-eyes-possible-expansion-into-italy Whether you’re working in Italy as an employee, operating as a self-employed freelancer or thinking about starting a company, there are business norms to observe if you want to thrive and build connections. https://www.thelocal.it/20210401/doing-business-in-italy-the-essential-etiquette-you-need-to-know Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:18:45 +0200 doing-business-in-italy-the-essential-etiquette-you-need-to-know A controversial investment deal with China has failed to meet Italian expectations, Rome's top diplomat said on Saturday ahead of a visit to Beijing, as speculation mounts that Italy will withdraw. https://www.thelocal.it/20230902/italy-says-china-trade-deal-not-meeting-expectations Sat, 02 Sep 2023 19:04:19 +0200 italy-says-china-trade-deal-not-meeting-expectations The Uber Eats food delivery service is leaving Italy after seven years, the company announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20230615/uber-to-shut-down-food-delivery-service-in-italy Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:23:34 +0200 uber-to-shut-down-food-delivery-service-in-italy Sports entertainment streaming service DAZN told Italy's government on Tuesday it would issue partial refunds to viewers after a string of recent service interruptions enraged Italian football fans. https://www.thelocal.it/20230111/streaming-service-dazn-to-refund-italian-customers-over-serie-a-blackouts Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:12:27 +0100 streaming-service-dazn-to-refund-italian-customers-over-serie-a-blackouts Italy's government on Friday agreed to the privatisation of ITA Airways, the successor of Alitalia currently being eyed by Lufthansa and MSC. https://www.thelocal.it/20220212/italian-government-green-lights-privatisation-of-ita-airways Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:10:38 +0100 italian-government-green-lights-privatisation-of-ita-airways Italian regulators hit Amazon with a 1.1-billion-euro antitrust fine on Thursday for allegedly abusing its dominance in the market, in the latest action against US Big Tech in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20211209/italy-hits-amazon-with-e1-1bn-antitrust-fine Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:51:03 +0100 italy-hits-amazon-with-e1-1bn-antitrust-fine The EU's antitrust authorities ruled Friday that Italy's 900 million euro loans to long-struggling airline Alitalia were "illegal", but cleared the country's new carrier to get state funding and avoid paying back the money.  https://www.thelocal.it/20210910/eu-finds-italys-alitalia-loans-illegal-clears-new-carrier Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:04:29 +0200 eu-finds-italys-alitalia-loans-illegal-clears-new-carrier