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 Italians are feeling better overall despite struggles with job insecurity and poor work-life balance, according to new figures. https://www.thelocal.it/20191219/wellness Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:54:15 +0100 wellness In Taranto, steel giant ArcelorMittal is attempting to clean up Italy's most polluting plant. But is it a case of too little, too late? https://www.thelocal.it/20190812/the-towering-task-of-cleaning-up-tarantos-toxic-steel-plant Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:49:14 +0200 the-towering-task-of-cleaning-up-tarantos-toxic-steel-plant While the world focuses on incomers, the number of young Italians leaving their homeland rose significantly last year, according to new figures. https://www.thelocal.it/20171017/italy-migration-young-people Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:55:58 +0200 italy-migration-young-people It's no surprise that Italy, one of the most romantic countries in the world, is a popular choice for destination weddings. But true love never did run smooth - and neither did Italian bureaucracy - so here's everything you should know before you start planning the big day in Italy, according to two experienced wedding planners. https://www.thelocal.it/20170223/everything-you-need-to-know-about-planning-a-wedding-in-italy Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:12:57 +0100 everything-you-need-to-know-about-planning-a-wedding-in-italy More people have reportedly been located in the rubble at avalanche-hit Hotel Rigopiano in Abruzzo, after six were found alive this morning, according to Italian media. https://www.thelocal.it/20170120/survivors-detected-after-italys-avalanche-rescue Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:45:01 +0100 survivors-detected-after-italys-avalanche-rescue 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 Introducing classes on sex education, consent, and gendered violence into the Italian school curriculum is necessary in order to tackle the "wave" of violent crimes against women, a new campaign argues. https://www.thelocal.it/20161020/better-sex-education-will-help-tackle-italys-gendered-violence Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:18:20 +0200 better-sex-education-will-help-tackle-italys-gendered-violence Italy's centre-left government has slashed its growth forecasts for this year and next, nine weeks before a make-or-break referendum that could deepen the European Union's existential crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160928/italy-slashes-growth-figures-ahead-of-crucial-referendum Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:54:02 +0200 italy-slashes-growth-figures-ahead-of-crucial-referendum Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told Italian students how the social media site gave €500,000 to the Italian Red Cross following Wednesday's devastating earthquake in central Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160830/facebook-ceo-gives-500k-to-italian-red-cross-following-quake Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:06:30 +0200 facebook-ceo-gives-500k-to-italian-red-cross-following-quake An online project seeking to discourage migrants dreaming of a better life in Italy from making the dangerous journey to central Europe was launched by the Italian government on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160728/italy-launches-internet-campaign-to-put-off-would-be-migrants Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:55:54 +0200 italy-launches-internet-campaign-to-put-off-would-be-migrants Turin's new Five Star Movement mayor, Chiara Appendino, presented her new council's five-year political programme on Tuesday, which included plans to reduce the amount of animal products eaten in the Piedmont capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20160721/new-mayor-wants-to-turn-turin-into-italys-first-vegan-city Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:51:43 +0200 new-mayor-wants-to-turn-turin-into-italys-first-vegan-city Experienced Italian midfielder Daniele De Rossi has played down chances of success at Euro 2016, insisting Thursday that the Azzurri are "not among the favourites". https://www.thelocal.it/20160603/italy-not-among-the-favourites-in-euro-2016 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:39:45 +0200 italy-not-among-the-favourites-in-euro-2016 Love them or loathe them, fast food chains are spreading their wings across Italy, and the thousands of new jobs they bring are likely to be fiercely contested by young Italians. https://www.thelocal.it/20160420/are-young-italians-stuck-in-the-fast-food-job-trap-mcdonalds-burger-king-starbucks Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:30:01 +0200 are-young-italians-stuck-in-the-fast-food-job-trap-mcdonalds-burger-king-starbucks The European Commission is too lenient in applying its own budget rules to overspending member states such as France and Italy, the EU's official auditor said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160419/eu-too-lenient-on-overspending-italy Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:25:03 +0200 eu-too-lenient-on-overspending-italy If you're a pro-EU Brit living abroad, there's plenty you can do to keen Britain 'in', explains Laura Shields from the Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe initiative. https://www.thelocal.it/20160415/5-practical-things-brits-abroad-can-do-to-help-keep-the-uk-in-the-eu Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0200 5-practical-things-brits-abroad-can-do-to-help-keep-the-uk-in-the-eu Kuwait and Finmeccanica signed on Tuesday a contract for 28 Eurofighter "Typhoon" warplanes as the oil-rich Gulf state that is part of the anti-Islamic State coalition beefs up its military might. https://www.thelocal.it/20160406/kuwait-buys-28-warplanes-in-biggest-ever-deal-for-finmeccanica Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:25:45 +0200 kuwait-buys-28-warplanes-in-biggest-ever-deal-for-finmeccanica An Italian court on Friday approved the extradition to Belgium of an Algerian accused of fabricating false documents used by those responsible for the attacks in Paris and Brussels. https://www.thelocal.it/20160401/italy-approves-extradition-of-alleged-accomplice-in-paris-and-brussels-attacks Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:50:07 +0200 italy-approves-extradition-of-alleged-accomplice-in-paris-and-brussels-attacks The ashes of Renato Bialetti, the man who turned the octagonal coffee pot into a global icon, were buried inside a giant Moka on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160217/italys-late-coffee-king-buried-inside-iconic-moka-pot Wed, 17 Feb 2016 11:24:19 +0100 italys-late-coffee-king-buried-inside-iconic-moka-pot Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday criticized Franco-German dominance in EU decision-making, especially on the refugee crisis, speaking on the eve of a Berlin visit. https://www.thelocal.it/20160128/italys-renzi-criticises-franco-german-dominance-in-eu Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:22:25 +0100 italys-renzi-criticises-franco-german-dominance-in-eu Italy’s unemployment rate fell below 12 percent in August, the national statistics agency, Istat, said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/italys-jobless-rate-falls-further Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:45:57 +0200 italys-jobless-rate-falls-further