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 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday warned Italy could put the entire eurozone at risk without tougher European Union rules for excessive debt. https://www.thelocal.it/20190506/austrian-chancellor-italys-debt-could-threaten-eurozone Mon, 06 May 2019 16:35:38 +0200 austrian-chancellor-italys-debt-could-threaten-eurozone Italy will not leave the European Union or abandon the euro, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday amid a standoff with Brussels over the populist government's big-spending budget. https://www.thelocal.it/20181022/no-chance-of-italexit Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:40:32 +0200 no-chance-of-italexit Crisis-stricken Italy should work to resolve its current political crisis while staying within the eurozone, a senior US Treasury official said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180530/us-treasury-official-advises-italy-to-stay-in-eurozone Wed, 30 May 2018 11:35:29 +0200 us-treasury-official-advises-italy-to-stay-in-eurozone All eyes are on Italy as the far-right League and rebellious Five Star Movement close in on power, ringing alarm bells in Brussels as the country inches towards becoming the first EU founding member to have a eurosceptic government. https://www.thelocal.it/20180521/analysis-italy-eu-founder-euroscepticism Mon, 21 May 2018 19:08:47 +0200 analysis-italy-eu-founder-euroscepticism The leader of Italy's populist-right League party, Matteo Salvini, said on Tuesday that the euro was a "mistake" but he did not want a chaotic exit from the single currency. https://www.thelocal.it/20180313/league-euro-exit-italy-salvini Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:24:38 +0100 league-euro-exit-italy-salvini With Italy’s general election approaching, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, which once promised Italian voters a referendum on the euro, says it is no longer seeking to take Italy out of the single currency. https://www.thelocal.it/20180110/italy-eurosceptics-euro Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:19:36 +0100 italy-eurosceptics-euro The Vatican will stop minting euro coins bearing Pope Francis' image beginning in March, religious news agency I.media reported Friday, saying the coins will now carry the Vatican's coat of arms and European Union stars. https://www.thelocal.it/20170128/pope-francis-image-to-be-taken-off-vatican-euro-coins Sat, 28 Jan 2017 11:05:49 +0100 pope-francis-image-to-be-taken-off-vatican-euro-coins The euro sank to a 20-month low on Monday and most Asian stocks also retreated as a fresh wave of uncertainty washed across markets after Italy's prime minister resigned following a heavy referendum defeat. https://www.thelocal.it/20161205/euro-hit-by-fears-of-uncertainty-after-italian-referendum Mon, 05 Dec 2016 09:14:38 +0100 euro-hit-by-fears-of-uncertainty-after-italian-referendum European stock markets retreated on Monday, dragged down by falling banking stocks ahead of a crucial Italian referendum at the end of week. https://www.thelocal.it/20161128/italian-banks-weigh-on-european-stock-markets Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:24:43 +0100 italian-banks-weigh-on-european-stock-markets A gang of counterfeiters in southern Italy were caught red-handed as they printed fake €20 bills - a new banknote reputed to incorporate the latest tricks to defeat forgers. https://www.thelocal.it/20160720/italian-counterfeiters-crank-out-new-20-note-in-naples Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:53:06 +0200 italian-counterfeiters-crank-out-new-20-note-in-naples The value of the pound has tumbled against the euro post-Brexit referendum, with some experts predicting the two currencies could end up at parity. The falling currency can have a huge impact on the lives of expats in the EU. https://www.thelocal.it/20160706/british-pound-falls-again-and-heads-for-parity-against-euro Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:44:48 +0200 british-pound-falls-again-and-heads-for-parity-against-euro Beating world champions Germany to a semi-final place at Euro 2016 will be like scaling Everest, but a united Italy are ready to strap on the crampons, says Alessandro Florenzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20160630/italy-ready-for-german-everest-florenzi Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:25:09 +0200 italy-ready-for-german-everest-florenzi A "great" Italian feat toppled Spain at Euro 2016, but Antonio Conte's touchline theatrics were just as dramatic for Italy and Chelsea fans during an emphatic 2-0 win over the defending champions. https://www.thelocal.it/20160628/conte-theatrics-a-boon-for-italy-and-chelsea-fans Tue, 28 Jun 2016 18:20:23 +0200 conte-theatrics-a-boon-for-italy-and-chelsea-fans Germany coach Joachim Loew insists the world champions have no Italian complex as die Mannschaft attempt to break their Azzurri curse in Saturday's Euro 2016 quarter-final. https://www.thelocal.it/20160628/germany-boss-promises-to-banish-italy-curse-in-quarter-final-clash Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:49:56 +0200 germany-boss-promises-to-banish-italy-curse-in-quarter-final-clash Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle scored the goals as Italy exacted revenge for their Euro 2012 final hammering by dumping Spain out of Euro 2016 with a deserved 2-0 last 16 win in Paris on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160627/italy-dump-spain-out-of-euro-victory-football Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:46:33 +0200 italy-dump-spain-out-of-euro-victory-football Italy has qualified to the next stage of Euro 2016 after beating Sweden 1-0 on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160617/italy-fends-off-swedish-threat-with-1-0-win Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:56:20 +0200 italy-fends-off-swedish-threat-with-1-0-win Italy coach Antonio Conte cut several Euro 2016 hopefuls from a preliminary squad on Monday as he unveiled a 30-man squad for the Azzurri's second pre-competition training camp. https://www.thelocal.it/20160523/pirlo-and-balotelli-missing-as-conte-finetunes-italys-euro-2016-squad Mon, 23 May 2016 17:45:40 +0200 pirlo-and-balotelli-missing-as-conte-finetunes-italys-euro-2016-squad An Italian woman is celebrating after being told she could convert 15 million lire into euros - just a few weeks short of a deadline to exchange the former national currency. https://www.thelocal.it/20160114/italy-woman-cashes-in-millions-of-lira-found-in-e-bay-chest Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:48:25 +0100 italy-woman-cashes-in-millions-of-lira-found-in-e-bay-chest Italy's World Cup-winning goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon, reportedly lost €20 million after investing in an Italian textileS company in order to save its workers from losing their jobs. https://www.thelocal.it/20151231/buffon-blew-20-million-to-save-italian-jobs Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:29:22 +0100 buffon-blew-20-million-to-save-italian-jobs Italy are chasing a seventh win in 10 Euro 2016 qualifiers when they host Norway in Rome on Tuesday hoping to seal the top spot in their group, their coach Antonio Conte has warned. https://www.thelocal.it/20151013/no-euro-gift-for-norway-says-italys-conte Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:20:28 +0200 no-euro-gift-for-norway-says-italys-conte