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 Italian MEP David Sassoli won a vote on Wednesday to become the new president of the European Parliament. Here's what you need to know about him. https://www.thelocal.it/20190703/who-is-david-sassoli-new-president-european-parliament Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:28:35 +0200 who-is-david-sassoli-new-president-european-parliament Italy's tireless former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he is considering running for election as a member of the European Parliament next year. https://www.thelocal.it/20181213/silvio-berlusconi-says-its-very-likely-hell-run-in-european-elections Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:00:09 +0100 silvio-berlusconi-says-its-very-likely-hell-run-in-european-elections Italy's Antonio Tajani, an ally of scandal-hit former premier Silvio Berlusconi, was elected as the new European Parliament president on Tuesday after a bitterly fought vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20170118/italys-tajani-elected-head-of-eu-parliament Wed, 18 Jan 2017 09:38:23 +0100 italys-tajani-elected-head-of-eu-parliament Italy's Antonio Tajani, an ally of former premier Silvio Berlusconi, moved closer to being elected the new European Parliament president Tuesday after two key groups formed a "pro-European" alliance against rising populism. https://www.thelocal.it/20170117/former-berlusconi-spokesman-poised-lead-eu-parliament Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:01:58 +0100 former-berlusconi-spokesman-poised-lead-eu-parliament Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement has joined up with a controversial right-wing Polish party, whose leader has been criticized for his views on the Holocaust, to stop its European Parliament alliance from crumbling. https://www.thelocal.it/20141021/grillo-allies-with-controversial-right-wing-party Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:19:00 +0200 grillo-allies-with-controversial-right-wing-party As Italians head to the polls for the European Parliament elections, The Local brings you live coverage of the results and reaction. https://www.thelocal.it/20140525/live-blog-eu-elections-in-italy-2014 Sun, 25 May 2014 20:00:00 +0200 live-blog-eu-elections-in-italy-2014 Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) came in ahead of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) in exit polls for European Parliament elections on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140525/renzi-ahead-in Mon, 26 May 2014 01:32:00 +0200 renzi-ahead-in Stay abreast of developments across Europe with live updates from The Local's journalists all over the continent. https://www.thelocal.it/20140525/european-election-results-live-coverage Sun, 25 May 2014 20:30:00 +0200 european-election-results-live-coverage Italians head to the polls on Sunday for the last day of voting in the European elections, but growing discontent with the EU means many will bin their ballot paper. The Local looks at the top three reasons Italians should cast their disillusion aside and make the most of their vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20140523/why-the-eu-elections-matter-to-you Fri, 23 May 2014 18:42:00 +0200 why-the-eu-elections-matter-to-you A politician with the far-right Northern League party who is running for election to the European Parliament has released a controversial campaign video in which immigrants in Italy warn their compatriots against coming to Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140508/anti-immigration-video Thu, 08 May 2014 16:57:00 +0200 anti-immigration-video Italian politicians this week officially applied to take part in the European Parliament elections, taking place next month, and unveiled an unusual array of party logos with slogans such as "bunga bunga" and "I don't vote". https://www.thelocal.it/20140409/italys-eu-election-hopefuls-unveil-unsual-party-slogans-2 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 09:10:00 +0200 italys-eu-election-hopefuls-unveil-unsual-party-slogans-2 An outspoken Italian MEP and member of the far-right Northern League party interrupted a session of the European Parliament on Wednesday to defend the Swiss anti-immigration vote of February 9th. https://www.thelocal.it/20140226/italian-mep-interrupts-european-parliament-in-protest Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:43:00 +0100 italian-mep-interrupts-european-parliament-in-protest Two Italian MEPs are among seven expected to be sanctioned by the European Parliament on Tuesday for allegedly being paid by the oil-rich Azerbaijan to say its elections in October were “free and fair”. https://www.thelocal.it/20140211/italians-meps-to-be-sanctioned-over-azerbaijan-bribe Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:59:00 +0100 italians-meps-to-be-sanctioned-over-azerbaijan-bribe Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta warned on Monday that a failure by the EU to resolve the economic crisis in Greece would erode its credibility and strengthen anti-European parties in next year's parliamentary elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20130729/pm-warns-against-rise-of-eurosceptics Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:50:00 +0200 pm-warns-against-rise-of-eurosceptics Raffaele Baldassarre, an MEP for the Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL), had a hostile encounter with a Dutch journalist on Tuesday over claims the politician was rinsing the EU for €300 expenses. https://www.thelocal.it/20130626/pdl-mep-lashes-out-at-dutch-journalist Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0200 pdl-mep-lashes-out-at-dutch-journalist Italian rightwinger MEP Mario Borghezio was thrown out of the European Parliament's eurosceptic group Monday for "repugnant" racist comments against Italy's first black government minister. https://www.thelocal.it/20130604/italian-mep-thrown-out-of-eu-group-over-racist-slurs Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:35:00 +0200 italian-mep-thrown-out-of-eu-group-over-racist-slurs