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 does not do enough to assist victims of violent crime, the European Court of Justice has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20161013/eu-court-condemns-italy-for-neglecting-victims-of-violence Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:53:25 +0200 eu-court-condemns-italy-for-neglecting-victims-of-violence A 50-year-old Italian woman has lost an 11-year legal battle to get €50,000 in moral damages from her husband, who she claims never satisfied her sexually. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/italian-woman-sought-50000-over-ex-husbands-low-sex-drive Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:22:57 +0200 italian-woman-sought-50000-over-ex-husbands-low-sex-drive A 98-year-old woman has won a long legal battle and finally gained compensation from the Italian state after being raped by soldiers during World War II. https://www.thelocal.it/20150924/98-year-old-woman-compensated-for-wwii-rape Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:11:28 +0200 98-year-old-woman-compensated-for-wwii-rape An Italian subcontractor working the expansion of Copenhagen's Metro system must pay 22 million kroner (€2.95 million) to compensate 200 underpaid workers, a Danish court ruled Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150310/italian-firm-must-pay-2m-to-underpaid-workers Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:58:59 +0100 italian-firm-must-pay-2m-to-underpaid-workers The Italian island of Giglio is seeking at least €20 million in compensation for the damage caused to the island by the sinking of the Costa Concordia. https://www.thelocal.it/20150129/giglio-island-wants-20m-over-concordia-tragedy Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:54:00 +0100 giglio-island-wants-20m-over-concordia-tragedy The Italian Ministry of Health has been ordered to pay compensation to the family of soldier Francesco Finessi in a landmark ruling, after he died following vaccinations he received during military service. https://www.thelocal.it/20140128/italys-health-ministry-told-to-compensate-dead-soldiers-family Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:09:00 +0100 italys-health-ministry-told-to-compensate-dead-soldiers-family A mother who gave birth to a baby girl in Galatina, a town in the province of Lecce in Puglia, received a shock when she changed the child's nappy for the first time after being sent home from hospital - and realized she had been given a boy. She is now demanding €50,000 compensation for the mix-up. https://www.thelocal.it/20140114/italian-mum-sues-hospital-after-baby-swap Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:45:00 +0100 italian-mum-sues-hospital-after-baby-swap