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 Historic ruling gives Vespa legal protection from foreign fakes The shape of Italy's iconic Vespa scooter is subject to copyright protection, according to Turin judges who on Thursday ruled that a Chinese company could not market their imitations of the product in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170407/vespa-gets-legal-protection-from-foreign-fakes-its-like-an-artwork Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:09:27 +0200 vespa-gets-legal-protection-from-foreign-fakes-its-like-an-artwork Landmark ruling means Italian mums can give children their surname Italian rules which mean children of married couples are automatically given only their father's surname are unlawful, the country's constitutional court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20161110/landmark-case-means-italian-mums-can-give-children-their-surname Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:26:40 +0100 landmark-case-means-italian-mums-can-give-children-their-surname Italy MPs want couples who use surrogate mums jailed Italy's upcoming parliamentary battle over gay civil unions has opened with a group of senators proposing prison terms for couples who use overseas surrogate mothers to have a child. https://www.thelocal.it/20160121/italys-left-wing-catholics-seek-jail-terms-for-those-who-use-surrogate-mums Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:40:53 +0100 italys-left-wing-catholics-seek-jail-terms-for-those-who-use-surrogate-mums Italy confirms plan to join China-led bank UPDATED: Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has confirmed the country’s intention to become a member of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), despite pressure from the US on its western allies not to join. https://www.thelocal.it/20150317/italy-to-join-china-led-development-bank-report Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:50:36 +0100 italy-to-join-china-led-development-bank-report Italian violinist strikes a chord with street kids A leading Italian violinist has swapped gilded concert halls for audiences of street children around the world, using music therapy to help those less fortunate. https://www.thelocal.it/20140115/italian-violinist-strikes-a-chord-with-street-kids Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:46:00 +0100 italian-violinist-strikes-a-chord-with-street-kids