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 Germany should send border police to back-up Austrian police as they control their border with Italy in a bid to prevent migrants and refugees moving north through Europe, the German Transport Minister has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/germany-should-reinforce-austria-italy-border-3 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:45:10 +0200 germany-should-reinforce-austria-italy-border-3 The civil unions bill might have polarized the country ahead of being approved last month, but one of Italy's biggest fashion houses, Gucci, is taking matters into its own hands. https://www.thelocal.it/20160315/gucci-plans-to-allow-gay-newlywed-staff-to-take-a-honeymoon Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:43:06 +0100 gucci-plans-to-allow-gay-newlywed-staff-to-take-a-honeymoon The Italian government has moved to block new building regulations for Lombardy which would make it virtually impossible to build any new mosques in the northern region, officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150313/italy-seeks-to-blocks-regional-anti-mosque-law Fri, 13 Mar 2015 16:59:56 +0100 italy-seeks-to-blocks-regional-anti-mosque-law Andrea Pirlo may yet don an Italy shirt again despite suggesting after the World Cup he would move aside for younger talent, new national team boss Antonio Conte said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140901/andrea-pirlo-available-to-play-for-italy Mon, 01 Sep 2014 10:44:00 +0200 andrea-pirlo-available-to-play-for-italy Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote with a crushing majority after his challenger Silvio Berlusconi abandoned his bid to topple the government in a stunning about-turn. https://www.thelocal.it/20131002/letta-sweeps-up-votes-after-berlusconi-u-turn Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +0200 letta-sweeps-up-votes-after-berlusconi-u-turn