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 Ferrari announced on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with two Chinese companies to build a theme park in China. https://www.thelocal.it/20160318/ferrari-signs-preliminary-deal-for-china-theme-park Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:38:37 +0100 ferrari-signs-preliminary-deal-for-china-theme-park Some 900 jobs are on the line as a result of a planned partnership between the Italian airline, Meridiana, and Qatar Airways. https://www.thelocal.it/20160218/italian-airline-seeks-900-job-cuts-in-qatar-deal Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:12:14 +0100 italian-airline-seeks-900-job-cuts-in-qatar-deal Argentina's new government said on Tuesday that it had reached its first settlement with "holdout" bondholders, a group of some 50,000 Italian investors whose bonds were defaulted on in 2001. https://www.thelocal.it/20160203/argentina-strikes-deal-with-italian-creditors-over-defaulted-debt Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:52:55 +0100 argentina-strikes-deal-with-italian-creditors-over-defaulted-debt ChemChina has completed the acquisition of just under 87 percent of Pirelli's ordinary shares, leaving it within touching distance of its goal of delisting the iconic Italian tyremaker. https://www.thelocal.it/20151014/chemchina-close-to-completing-pirelli-takeover Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:46:18 +0200 chemchina-close-to-completing-pirelli-takeover AC Milan have refuted claims that club CEO Adriano Galliani skirted regulations when signing former Parma player Gabriel Paletta. https://www.thelocal.it/20151013/milan-deny-wrongdoing-in-paletta-deal Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:39:26 +0200 milan-deny-wrongdoing-in-paletta-deal Italian-based investment company Exor, controlled by the Agnelli family, said on Monday it had struck a $6.9 billion (€6.3 billion) deal to buy reinsurer PartnerRe. https://www.thelocal.it/20150803/exor-strikes-69bn-deal-to-buy-partnerre Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:25:27 +0200 exor-strikes-69bn-deal-to-buy-partnerre Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will go to Iran on August 4th and 5th, his ministry confirmed on Friday, in the latest high-powered trip to Tehran following the July 14th nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.it/20150724/italian-foreign-minister-to-head-iran-next-month Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:31:50 +0200 italian-foreign-minister-to-head-iran-next-month Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday that the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran will bring “positive opportunities for the Iranian people and the region”. https://www.thelocal.it/20150714/nuclear-deal-positive-for-iranian-people-italy-fm Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:54:05 +0200 nuclear-deal-positive-for-iranian-people-italy-fm UPDATED: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday that the eurozone came close to losing Greece during a tense night. https://www.thelocal.it/20150713/greek-deal-reached-after-all-night-summit Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:56:35 +0200 greek-deal-reached-after-all-night-summit The United States and five European allies on Tuesday called for rival Libyan groups to endorse a deal at UN-led negotiations to resolve the country's ongoing crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150701/italy-joins-allies-in-call-for-speedy-libya-deal Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:52:48 +0200 italy-joins-allies-in-call-for-speedy-libya-deal Requests by Gervinho for a helicopter and a private beach as part of the deal that would take him from Roma to Al-Jazira were described as 'obscene' by the Emirati club, according to reports on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150630/roma-players-uae-deal-collapses-due-to-obscene-demands Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:13:49 +0200 roma-players-uae-deal-collapses-due-to-obscene-demands Alitalia said on Tuesday it will not be renewing a partnership deal with Air France-KLM when it expires in 2017 because it is "no-longer beneficial." https://www.thelocal.it/20150520/alitalia-scraps-partnership-with-air-france-klm Wed, 20 May 2015 10:29:07 +0200 alitalia-scraps-partnership-with-air-france-klm The takeover of tyre maker Pirelli by a Chinese firm sparked feelings of bitterness and resignation in Italy on Monday, as the cash-strapped country prepared to relinquish an iconic part of its industrial heritage. https://www.thelocal.it/20150324/chinas-pirelli-deal-sparks-bitterness-in-italy Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:23:44 +0100 chinas-pirelli-deal-sparks-bitterness-in-italy Chinese investors have taken a controlling stake in the Italian tyre maker, Pirelli, famous for its Formula One car wheels and equally racy calendars. https://www.thelocal.it/20150323/china-firm-to-take-wheel-of-italys-pirelli Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:16:39 +0100 china-firm-to-take-wheel-of-italys-pirelli Italy has made a pact with Monaco aimed at clamping down on tax evaders, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150302/italy-signs-deal-with-monaco-in-tax-evasion-fight Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:15:00 +0100 italy-signs-deal-with-monaco-in-tax-evasion-fight Ghana on Monday accepted a bid from Italian oil major Eni to develop its offshore oil and gas resources, part of an effort to boost the west African nation's nascent energy sector, officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20141125/italy-eni-inks-6-billion-oil-deal-with-ghana Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:28:00 +0100 italy-eni-inks-6-billion-oil-deal-with-ghana A member of a drugs trafficking gang from Puglia was almost fed to pigs over a botched cocaine deal in Turin. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/man-almost-fed-to-pigs-over-drugs-feud Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:14:00 +0200 man-almost-fed-to-pigs-over-drugs-feud Abu Dhabi's Etihad has finalized a deal to buy a 49 percent stake in Alitalia, a move that will save Italy's national carrier from bankruptcy, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140807/etihad-clinches-alitalia-deal Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:44:00 +0200 etihad-clinches-alitalia-deal Cyprus signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday with Italian-Korean energy consortium Eni-Kogas to drill for possible offshore gas resources. https://www.thelocal.it/20140731/italys-eni-in-cyprus-gas-deal Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:44:38 +0200 italys-eni-in-cyprus-gas-deal Etihad Airways chief James Hogan said on Wednesday he aimed to complete negotiations on buying 49 percent of Alitalia by the end of the month but stressed the company had to be "right-sized" first. https://www.thelocal.it/20140716/alitalia-deal-hangs-on-airline-resize-etihad-chief Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:16:00 +0200 alitalia-deal-hangs-on-airline-resize-etihad-chief