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 European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi rejected speculation on Wednesday that he had his eye on the Italian presidency. https://www.thelocal.it/20150114/ecbs-draghi-denies-italy-presidential-bid Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:03:00 +0100 ecbs-draghi-denies-italy-presidential-bid European Central Bank President Mario Draghi came down hard on his home country on Wednesday, blaming Italy's economic hardship on bureaucracy, low private investment and a lack of structural reforms. https://www.thelocal.it/20140807/ecb-chief-comes-down-hard-on-italy-over-economy Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:33:00 +0200 ecb-chief-comes-down-hard-on-italy-over-economy Inflation hit a four-year low in Germany and was weak in Spain and Italy as well, data showed on Friday, a week after the European Central Bank revealed a battery of measures to fight off the spectre of deflation. https://www.thelocal.it/20140613/italy-registers-weak-inflation-for-may Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:02:50 +0200 italy-registers-weak-inflation-for-may