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 Renzi vows 2018 elections regardless of vote outcome Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has pledged general elections in 2018 regardless of the outcome of the upcoming referendum on constitutional reform. https://www.thelocal.it/20160822/renzi-vows-2018-elections-regardless-of-vote-outcome Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:32:12 +0200 renzi-vows-2018-elections-regardless-of-vote-outcome Why discontented Italians could derail their economy By the end of the year, Italy will face a day of reckoning - and it could be voters who seal the country's fate. https://www.thelocal.it/20160819/why-discontented-italians-could-derail-their-economy Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:38:07 +0200 why-discontented-italians-could-derail-their-economy Renzi admits 'mistake' to bet leadership on crucial vote Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has admitted he was wrong to stake his leadership on the pivotal referendum on constitutional reform, while adding that the changes would save the government €500 million. https://www.thelocal.it/20160810/renzi-admits-mistake-to-stake-leadership-on-crucial-vote Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:01:56 +0200 renzi-admits-mistake-to-stake-leadership-on-crucial-vote Italy’s top court OKs public vote on political overhaul Prime Minister Matteo Renzi now has 60 days to set a date for a public vote on constitutional reform after it was given the go-ahead by the Court of Cassation on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160808/italys-top-court-approves-public-vote-on-political-revamp Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:29:29 +0200 italys-top-court-approves-public-vote-on-political-revamp Renzi vows to win vote on which he staked leadership Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is convinced his government will win an upcoming referendum on constitutional reform, the outcome of which could have a more destabilizing impact on Europe than Brexit if it doesn’t go his way, experts say. https://www.thelocal.it/20160803/renzi-vows-to-win-vote-on-which-he-staked-his-leadership-italian-prime-minister-referendum Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:57:42 +0200 renzi-vows-to-win-vote-on-which-he-staked-his-leadership-italian-prime-minister-referendum Italy’s referendum is 'not like Brexit': Renzi Italy’s upcoming referendum on constitutional reform is not akin to Brexit, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said in an interview on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160712/italys-referendum-is-not-like-brexit-renzi Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:09:23 +0200 italys-referendum-is-not-like-brexit-renzi Italy may owe pensioners €5 billion Italy's constitutional court has overturned a key plank of the debt-laden country's pension reforms in a ruling that could require the government to pay retirees back at least €5 billion ($5.6 billion). https://www.thelocal.it/20150504/italy-may-owe-pensioners-5-billion Mon, 04 May 2015 12:12:07 +0200 italy-may-owe-pensioners-5-billion First Italian pregnant after egg donor ban lift The first pregnancy by egg donation in Italy has been announced, described as a "moment of great emotion", just weeks after a ban on the fertility treatment was lifted by the country's constitutional court. https://www.thelocal.it/20140722/first-egg-donation-pregnancy-after-ban-lifted Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:15:00 +0200 first-egg-donation-pregnancy-after-ban-lifted