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 An MEP from Italy's Northern League party was on Thursday ordered to pay €50,000 in damages to the country's first black minister over racial slurs. https://www.thelocal.it/20170518/northern-league-mep-mario-borghezio-northern-league-compensation-minister-cecile-kyenge-over-racist-slur Thu, 18 May 2017 17:26:39 +0200 northern-league-mep-mario-borghezio-northern-league-compensation-minister-cecile-kyenge-over-racist-slur Italy's deputy Senate president describing a black minister as an "orangutan" does not amount to racism, senators have decided. https://www.thelocal.it/20150206/calling-a-black-person-orangutan-not-racist-senate Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:36:00 +0100 calling-a-black-person-orangutan-not-racist-senate Cecile Kyenge, Italy’s integration minister and delegate for youth policies, told The Local on Tuesday that young Italians have been the worst affected by the country's harsh economic crisis and that preparing them for the workforce, whether in Italy or abroad, was "crucial" for their development. https://www.thelocal.it/20140204/training-italys-youth-is-crucial-kyenge Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:29:00 +0100 training-italys-youth-is-crucial-kyenge The editor of the Northern League party newspaper has claimed Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge enjoys "racial immunity", in response to criticism after the agenda of Italy's first black minister was published by the paper. https://www.thelocal.it/20140115/far-right-slams-black-ministers-racial-immunity Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:34:00 +0100 far-right-slams-black-ministers-racial-immunity Next year Italy will roll out a new citizenship law, affecting tens of thousands of babies born each year, Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20131231/new-citizenship-law-in-2014-kyenge Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:56:00 +0100 new-citizenship-law-in-2014-kyenge Italy's first black minister Cecile Kyenge, who has been deluged with racist slurs since her appointment in April, urged Europe's leaders on Wednesday not to spread populism or use it to win votes. https://www.thelocal.it/20131205/kyenge-warns-leaders-against-spreading-populism Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:46:00 +0100 kyenge-warns-leaders-against-spreading-populism A member of Italy’s anti-immigrant Northern League party has sparked outrage after a photo of a black politician with the head of a monkey appeared on his Facebook profile, a suspected reference to Italy’s Integration Minister, Cecile Kyenge. https://www.thelocal.it/20131101/outrage-over-kyenge-monkey-post-on-facebook Fri, 01 Nov 2013 18:03:00 +0100 outrage-over-kyenge-monkey-post-on-facebook Tax evaders are to blame for stealing places in schools, not foreigners, Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131030/tax-cheats-are-enemies-not-foreigners-kyenge Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:50:00 +0100 tax-cheats-are-enemies-not-foreigners-kyenge More than a fifth of Italians think that having a black minister is wrong, according to a poll released this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20131011/fifth-of-italians-against-having-black-minister Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0200 fifth-of-italians-against-having-black-minister Top officials from 17 European nations signed a declaration on Monday against racism, showing support for Italy's first black minister Cécile Kyenge, the victim of a slurry of racist attacks. https://www.thelocal.it/20130924/attacks-against-black-minister-spark-eu-pact Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:02:00 +0200 attacks-against-black-minister-spark-eu-pact Italy's Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge said on Thursday that "unimaginable threats" were becoming a daily routine, after a far-right party used bloody mannequins to call for her resignation. https://www.thelocal.it/20130905/bloody-dummy-protest-targets-black-minister Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:50:00 +0200 bloody-dummy-protest-targets-black-minister An award-winning Italian winemaker is being shunned by the sector after a bizarre racist tirade on Facebook against Italy's first black government minister. https://www.thelocal.it/20130830/italian-winemaker-shunned-over-racist-rant Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:16:00 +0200 italian-winemaker-shunned-over-racist-rant A man in northern Italy is being formally investigated after he posted a message on Facebook threatening to kill Italy’s integration minister, Cécile Kyenge. https://www.thelocal.it/20130822/probe-opened-into-kill-kyenge-facebook-post Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:13:00 +0200 probe-opened-into-kill-kyenge-facebook-post A minister for Italy's far-right Northern League has come under fire for saying that Italy’s Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge should "go and be a minister in Egypt", after she suggested the crisis in Egypt might bring an increase in immigration. https://www.thelocal.it/20130819/mep-tells-kyenge-to-go-be-a-minister-in-egypt Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:18:00 +0200 mep-tells-kyenge-to-go-be-a-minister-in-egypt Italy's first black minister on Thursday said she would not attend a conference organised by the Northern League party after a torrent of racist abuse from members of the anti-immigration group. https://www.thelocal.it/20130801/integration-minister-boycotts-meeting-over-racism Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:24:00 +0200 integration-minister-boycotts-meeting-over-racism An investigation is underway after a banana was hurled at Italy's first black minister, Cecile Kyenge, during a political rally. https://www.thelocal.it/20130801/probe-launched-into-banana-attack Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:26:00 +0200 probe-launched-into-banana-attack Cécile Kyenge's first term as integration minister has been blighted by racial attacks. On Tuesday she said the attacks not only hurt her but "the civil conscience of the majority of this country". The Local took to the streets of Rome to find out if Italians agree. https://www.thelocal.it/20130731/were-not-racist Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:32:00 +0200 were-not-racist Italy's first black cabinet member, Cecile Kyenge, on Tuesday called for an end to racist insults from members of the anti-immigration Northern League party. https://www.thelocal.it/20130730/people-should-debate-with-ideas-not-insults Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:56:00 +0200 people-should-debate-with-ideas-not-insults The latest racist attack against Italy's first black minister, in which bananas were hurled at her during a rally, sparked outrage across the political spectrum Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130727/ministers-respond-to-racist-banana-attack Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:37:00 +0200 ministers-respond-to-racist-banana-attack The ex-wife of Roberto Calderoli, the Northern League MP who likened Italy's first black minister to an ape, has said his words were chosen purely to get votes. https://www.thelocal.it/20130723/senators-racist-remarks-get-votes-ex-wife Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:31:00 +0200 senators-racist-remarks-get-votes-ex-wife