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 Italy’s civil aviation authority is preparing sanctions against Ryanair over the airline’s handling of mass flight cancellations. https://www.thelocal.it/20171006/italys-civil-aviation-authority-prepares-sanctions-against-ryanair Fri, 06 Oct 2017 15:22:04 +0200 italys-civil-aviation-authority-prepares-sanctions-against-ryanair When the Italian government finally voted in a bill approving civil unions back in May, it was hailed as a historic achievement. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/italians-who-get-a-civil-union-face-bureacratic-woe Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:26:19 +0200 italians-who-get-a-civil-union-face-bureacratic-woe Italy's long-awaited, much-disputed law allowing gay civil unions took effect Friday after it was published in an official journal, as couples start applying for legal recognition of their same-sex relationships. https://www.thelocal.it/20160729/gay-civil-unions-finally-become-a-reality-in-italy Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:43:45 +0200 gay-civil-unions-finally-become-a-reality-in-italy Same-sex couples in Italy will finally have the chance to say “I do” from mid-August onward, Italy's Interior Ministry announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160722/italy-to-start-performing-civil-unions-from-mid-august Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:00:26 +0200 italy-to-start-performing-civil-unions-from-mid-august A group of mostly right-wing Italian politicians announced on Thursday they will seek a referendum to overturn the introduction of gay civil unions, a day after parliament approved the landmark law. https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/italian-right-seeks-referendum-to-overturn-new-gay-unions-law Thu, 12 May 2016 16:46:45 +0200 italian-right-seeks-referendum-to-overturn-new-gay-unions-law When the Italian government finally approved a bill allowing gay civil unions on Wednesday, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi declared it was "a day for celebration." https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/why-not-everyone-is-happy-with-italys-civil-unions-bill Thu, 12 May 2016 11:20:40 +0200 why-not-everyone-is-happy-with-italys-civil-unions-bill The Italian government finally approved a bill to allow gay civil unions, after a long and bitter debate that has pitted the Catholic Church against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20160511/breaking-italy-says-yes-to-gay-civil-unions-gay-rights-marriage Wed, 11 May 2016 17:44:59 +0200 breaking-italy-says-yes-to-gay-civil-unions-gay-rights-marriage Italy is set to legalize gay civil unions with a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday on a bill hailed as a historic turning point but criticized as a missed opportunity for greater change. https://www.thelocal.it/20160511/italy-holds-confidence-vote-on-civil-rights-bill Wed, 11 May 2016 14:54:12 +0200 italy-holds-confidence-vote-on-civil-rights-bill The Italian government has put a controversial same-sex unions bill to a confidence vote in a bid to get it passed without further delay. https://www.thelocal.it/20160510/italys-civil-unions-bill-gets-put-to-a-final-confidence-vote Tue, 10 May 2016 18:51:41 +0200 italys-civil-unions-bill-gets-put-to-a-final-confidence-vote The justice committee of Italy’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved the Senate version of a hotly-contested same-sex unions bill, paving the way for the lower house to begin examining the bill’s full text on May 9th. https://www.thelocal.it/20160505/italys-long-awaited-gay-unions-bill-final-vote-lower-house-law Thu, 05 May 2016 13:38:47 +0200 italys-long-awaited-gay-unions-bill-final-vote-lower-house-law A "super-amendment" to a civil unions bill was passed in a vote of confidence in the Senate on Thursday, paving the way for the contested bill to become law. https://www.thelocal.it/20160225/live-italy-set-for-crunch-vote-on-gay-unions Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:50:52 +0100 live-italy-set-for-crunch-vote-on-gay-unions Gay activists have lambasted the Italian government for cutting the adoption provision from the civil unions bill. https://www.thelocal.it/20160225/anger-as-italy-cooks-gay-civil-unions-bill-making-children-second-class-citizens Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:19:27 +0100 anger-as-italy-cooks-gay-civil-unions-bill-making-children-second-class-citizens Senators from the ruling Democratic Party have agreed to drop a measure that would have allowed gay people to adopt their partner’s biological children from the controversial civil unions bill. https://www.thelocal.it/20160224/italy-to-scrap-stepchild-adoption-from-gay-unions-bill Wed, 24 Feb 2016 09:48:11 +0100 italy-to-scrap-stepchild-adoption-from-gay-unions-bill Italian Premier Matteo Renzi on Sunday warned he could call a high-stakes confidence vote in his government in a bid to unlock a parliamentary deadlock over gay civil unions. https://www.thelocal.it/20160222/italys-renzi-threatens-confidence-vote-over-gay-civil-unions Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:09:43 +0100 italys-renzi-threatens-confidence-vote-over-gay-civil-unions Italy's Senate on Wednesday suspended a debate over legislation allowing gay civil unions after the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) scuppered a move to push the historic bill through the upper house unscathed. https://www.thelocal.it/20160217/fury-as-italian-senate-stalls-on-gay-civil-unions Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:26:58 +0100 fury-as-italian-senate-stalls-on-gay-civil-unions Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday told the Catholic Church to stop meddling in parliamentary affairs after a top bishop pushed for a secret vote on amendments to a bill to allow same sex civil unions. https://www.thelocal.it/20160212/church-told-to-butt-out-of-italian-gay-unions-debate Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:12:16 +0100 church-told-to-butt-out-of-italian-gay-unions-debate A councillor with Italy's far-right Northern League has denied launching a shocking tirade against gay people on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160210/i-would-burn-gay-son-says-northern-league-councillor Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:26:20 +0100 i-would-burn-gay-son-says-northern-league-councillor Italy's Senate on Thursday began examining a civil union bill for same-sex couples, a topic which has profoundly divided the country and could prove toxic for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government. https://www.thelocal.it/20160128/italy-senate-tackles-gay-civil-unions-in-risk-to-pm Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:13:50 +0100 italy-senate-tackles-gay-civil-unions-in-risk-to-pm Italy's Senate on Thursday begins examining a civil union bill for same-sex couples, a topic which has profoundly divided the country and could prove toxic for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government. https://www.thelocal.it/20160128/why-italy-has-no-choice-but-to-pass-gay-unions-bill Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:23:50 +0100 why-italy-has-no-choice-but-to-pass-gay-unions-bill With the Italian govermment set to vote on the civil unions bill this week, The Local takes to the streets to discover why the bill is so divisive. https://www.thelocal.it/20160125/heres-what-italians-think-of-the-gay-unions-bill Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:13:37 +0100 heres-what-italians-think-of-the-gay-unions-bill