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 on Friday voiced alarm over Donald Trump's plans to target imports responsible for the US trade deficit, amid fears products like Vespa scooters could be hit by punitive duties. https://www.thelocal.it/20170331/vespa-wars-italy-fears-sting-of-trump-trade-barriers Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:37:56 +0200 vespa-wars-italy-fears-sting-of-trump-trade-barriers Many people didn't take Silvio Berlusconi seriously - but he was elected Italy's prime minister three times. Has history repeated itself? American journalist John Henderson looks at the evidence. https://www.thelocal.it/20160801/think-trump-would-be-a-disaster-just-ask-the-italians Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:10:14 +0200 think-trump-would-be-a-disaster-just-ask-the-italians Late Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti's family called on Thursday for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using his recording of Giacomo Puccini's aria "Nessun Dorma" in his election campaign. https://www.thelocal.it/20160722/pavarottis-family-protest-donald-trumps-use-of-famous-aria Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:58:52 +0200 pavarottis-family-protest-donald-trumps-use-of-famous-aria Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s far-right Northern League, has for months trumpeted a flourishing friendship with Donald Trump, the man hoping to become the next US President. But Salvini has been snubbed by his American idol. https://www.thelocal.it/20160601/donald-trump-denies-even-knowing-his-number-one-italian-fan-matteo-salvini-northern-league-far-right Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:47:08 +0200 donald-trump-denies-even-knowing-his-number-one-italian-fan-matteo-salvini-northern-league-far-right With their perma-tans, riches and love of women, Donald Trump and Italy’s three-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi are strikingly similar. https://www.thelocal.it/20160530/quiz-silvio-berlusconi-versus-donaly-trump-who-said-it Mon, 30 May 2016 14:30:49 +0200 quiz-silvio-berlusconi-versus-donaly-trump-who-said-it EU president Donald Tusk travels to Rome on Thursday with fellow EU institution leaders and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for two days of talks likely to focus on next steps in Europe's migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160505/eu-leaders-in-rome-to-discuss-migrant-crisis Thu, 05 May 2016 10:32:59 +0200 eu-leaders-in-rome-to-discuss-migrant-crisis Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for the US presidential elections, has created controversy by retweeting a quote from Italy's Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. https://www.thelocal.it/20160229/trump-causes-storm-by-tweeting-quote-from-italys-mussolini Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:41:57 +0100 trump-causes-storm-by-tweeting-quote-from-italys-mussolini When Republican frontrunner Donald Trump offered a provocative retort on Thursday to criticism by Pope Francis, it may have been a calculated political move to boost his standing ahead of South Carolina's presidential primary. https://www.thelocal.it/20160219/trumps-pope-pushback-could-have-political-calculus Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:59:00 +0100 trumps-pope-pushback-could-have-political-calculus The leader of Italy's far-right Northern League party, Matteo Salvini, hailed US presidential hopeful Donald Trump as 'heroic' while speaking at the annual Northern League party in Lombardy, north Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20151215/salvini-hails-donald-trump-a-hero-at-party-bash Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:32:32 +0100 salvini-hails-donald-trump-a-hero-at-party-bash American property tycoon Donald Trump has heaped praise on Italy's scandal-hit former premier Silvio Berlusconi, saying he's a "nice man". https://www.thelocal.it/20150909/donald-trump-hails-nice-man-berlusconi Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:45:18 +0200 donald-trump-hails-nice-man-berlusconi EU president Donald Tusk is to host an emergency summit on the migration crisis on Thursday, after the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean in which more than 700 people are feared to have perished. https://www.thelocal.it/20150420/eu-mulls-summit-after-worst-migrant-tragedy Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:11:25 +0200 eu-mulls-summit-after-worst-migrant-tragedy