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 parliament on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to approve slashing the number of lawmakers in new constitutional reforms. https://www.thelocal.it/20191009/italy-votes-to-cut-number-of-mps-and-senators-by-more-than-a-third Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:24:14 +0200 italy-votes-to-cut-number-of-mps-and-senators-by-more-than-a-third As Italy grapples with a political crisis, The Local takes a look what provisions the Italian constitution makes for times like these. https://www.thelocal.it/20180529/italy-constitution-political-crisis Tue, 29 May 2018 20:29:08 +0200 italy-constitution-political-crisis Italy's Constitutional Court has ruled on the legitimacy of the country's electoral law, saying it would be "immediately applicable". https://www.thelocal.it/20170125/italys-constitutional-court-pass-electoral-law-ready-for-elections-immediately Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:09:28 +0100 italys-constitutional-court-pass-electoral-law-ready-for-elections-immediately A training course starting soon in northern Italy will teach imams and other religious leaders the workings of the Italian Constitution as part of efforts to improve integration in the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20170111/italys-imams-to-get-training-on-the-constitution Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:07:03 +0100 italys-imams-to-get-training-on-the-constitution Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's crushing defeat in a constitutional reform referendum cost him his job. What went wrong? https://www.thelocal.it/20161205/why-italy-said-no-to-renzis-reforms Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:40:52 +0100 why-italy-said-no-to-renzis-reforms The way Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi tells it, there is no economic case for him to quit, as he has vowed to do if he loses Sunday's referendum on constitutional reform. https://www.thelocal.it/20161201/how-economic-growth-woes-will-shape-italys-referendum Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:14:38 +0100 how-economic-growth-woes-will-shape-italys-referendum Ahead of Sunday's Referendum on Constitutional Reform, James L. Newell (IPSG Chair and Professor of Politics at the University of Salford) reflects on the crucial points of the reform, and future scenarios. https://www.thelocal.it/20161129/the-italian-referendum-what-should-we-expect-after-sunday Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:35:47 +0100 the-italian-referendum-what-should-we-expect-after-sunday As Prime Minister Matteo Renzi enters his final week of campaigning before Italy's constitutional referendum, the key question for many is what the PM will do if he loses the vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20161128/renzi-if-no-wins-referendum-italy-risks-a-technocratic-government Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:33:30 +0100 renzi-if-no-wins-referendum-italy-risks-a-technocratic-government London-based weekly The Economist on Thursday came out in favour of the 'No' camp in Italy's upcoming constitutional referendum, arguing in favour of a technocratic government to introduce different reforms after the vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20161125/britains-economist-unendorses-renzis-reforms-but-why Fri, 25 Nov 2016 14:34:41 +0100 britains-economist-unendorses-renzis-reforms-but-why Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi faces several challenges in his last weeks of campaigning before the crunch referendum on his proposed constitutional reforms. https://www.thelocal.it/20161122/italys-constitutional-referendum-grillo-serial-killers-renzi-anti-establishment Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:47:25 +0100 italys-constitutional-referendum-grillo-serial-killers-renzi-anti-establishment 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 Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Sunday described next month's constitutional referendum as a battle between "nostalgia and the future". https://www.thelocal.it/20161107/italy-referendum-is-a-choice-between-nostalgia-and-the-future Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:31:25 +0100 italy-referendum-is-a-choice-between-nostalgia-and-the-future The Italian government on Monday set the date of December 4th for a referendum on constitutional reform that analysts say may determine Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's political fate. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/italys-crunch-constitutional-referendum-set-for-december-4th Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:44:57 +0200 italys-crunch-constitutional-referendum-set-for-december-4th Italy's Constitutional Court on Wednesday struck down an anti-drug law from 2006 that imposed tough sentencing for the sale and possession of cannabis, putting it on the same level as heroin and cocaine. https://www.thelocal.it/20140213/italy-relaxes-cannabis-penalties Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:24:00 +0100 italy-relaxes-cannabis-penalties Italians are being asked to debate politics online, a bold move by the government in a country with low internet usage, and at a time of political disenchantment. https://www.thelocal.it/20130708/italian-government-turns-to-internet-for-citizens-advice Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:55:00 +0200 italian-government-turns-to-internet-for-citizens-advice