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 Some 25.7 percent of young Italians were neither in employment, education or training in 2017, according to figures from Eurostat. https://www.thelocal.it/20180615/over-25-of-young-italians-not-in-work-education-or-training Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:20:28 +0200 over-25-of-young-italians-not-in-work-education-or-training Italy had the lowest rate of births in the EU last year, with just eight babies born for every 1,000 residents, according to figures published by Eurostat on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160708/italy-has-the-lowest-birth-rate-in-the-eu-report Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:58:52 +0200 italy-has-the-lowest-birth-rate-in-the-eu-report Some 22,300, or eight percent, of asylum seekers across the EU applied for refugee status in Italy in the first quarter of 2016, figures released by Eurostat on Thursday showed. https://www.thelocal.it/20160616/italy-second-in-eu-for-asylum-requests-during-first-quarter-of-2016 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 14:45:27 +0200 italy-second-in-eu-for-asylum-requests-during-first-quarter-of-2016 American tourists spend more time in the UK than they do in Italy, figures released on Friday show, despite the bel paese being the EU's most popular destination for non-Europeans. https://www.thelocal.it/20150925/american-tourists-prefer-britain-to-italy Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:41:12 +0200 american-tourists-prefer-britain-to-italy Some 14,900, or seven percent, of asylum seekers across the EU applied for refugee status in Italy in the second quarter of 2015, figures released by Eurostat on Friday showed. https://www.thelocal.it/20150918/italy-forth-in-eu-for-asylum-seeker-applications Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:18:08 +0200 italy-forth-in-eu-for-asylum-seeker-applications Italy was Europe’s fourth-biggest recipient of asylum seekers last year as the country took in thousands more applicants than previously. https://www.thelocal.it/20150512/italy-fourth-in-eu-for-granting-asylum Tue, 12 May 2015 16:07:44 +0200 italy-fourth-in-eu-for-granting-asylum Italy's southern Calabria region has one of the worst youth unemployment rates of all Europe's regions, while Puglia also does badly, based on figures released by the EU on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150423/calabrias-youth-jobless-rate-among-eu-worst Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:30:15 +0200 calabrias-youth-jobless-rate-among-eu-worst Italy saw a huge spike in Ukrainians applying for asylum in 2014, according to data released by Eurostat last week and analyzed by The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20150326/italy-sees-boom-in-ukrainian-asylum-seekers Thu, 26 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +0100 italy-sees-boom-in-ukrainian-asylum-seekers A total of 64,625 people applied for asylum in Italy during 2014, an increase of 143 percent in a year, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150320/asylum-requests-in-italy-jump-143-percent Fri, 20 Mar 2015 16:49:07 +0100 asylum-requests-in-italy-jump-143-percent Young people in Italy are far happier than older people, EU figures released on Thursday show, with one Italian telling The Local it's because they are unaware of the country's problems. https://www.thelocal.it/20150319/young-italians-are-far-happier-than-older-ones Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:54:41 +0100 young-italians-are-far-happier-than-older-ones Italy is beating the European average for renewable energy, the EU announced on Tuesday, while a UK climate change representative said that going green could boost the Italian economy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150310/italy-beats-eu-average-on-renewable-energy Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:12:07 +0100 italy-beats-eu-average-on-renewable-energy Italy's gender pay gap is increasing, with women on average earning 7.3 percent less than men and rarely making it into managerial positions, figures released on Thursday show. https://www.thelocal.it/20150305/italys-gender-pay-gap-getting-worse Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:53:00 +0100 italys-gender-pay-gap-getting-worse Italians are feeling better about their future and business confidence is on the up, national statistics agency Istat said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150227/italians-more-confident-about-the-future Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:20:00 +0100 italians-more-confident-about-the-future Italy's economy stagnated in the fourth quarter of 2014 thanks to sluggish domestic demand, going against the European trend in which most countries registered growth, figures released on Friday show. https://www.thelocal.it/20150213/italys-economy-among-eus-worst-in-q4-2014 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:08:00 +0100 italys-economy-among-eus-worst-in-q4-2014 Foreigners in Italy are more at risk of poverty and social exclusion than Italians, new figures from the EU show. https://www.thelocal.it/20141124/foreigners-more-at-risk-of-poverty-than-italians Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:07:00 +0100 foreigners-more-at-risk-of-poverty-than-italians Citizenship was granted to 65,400 people in Italy in 2012, lower than the EU average by country size, statistics agency Eurostat said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141118/6000-get-italian-citizenship-in-a-year Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:56:00 +0100 6000-get-italian-citizenship-in-a-year Italy is one of just five EU countries to teach English to every pupil, while teaching of French, German and Spanish is also on the rise in Italian schools. https://www.thelocal.it/20140925/italian-schools-top-in-eu-for-english Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:41:00 +0200 italian-schools-top-in-eu-for-english Foreigners are more likely to be employed in Italy than locals, with Europeans beating other immigrants in finding work, EU figures released on Wednesday show. https://www.thelocal.it/20140730/foreigners-beat-italians-in-jobseeking Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:44:00 +0200 foreigners-beat-italians-in-jobseeking Ahead of Italy taking over the EU rotating presidency tomorrow, The Local takes a look at how the country compares to its richer neighbours. https://www.thelocal.it/20140630/what-is-italys-place-in-europe Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:27:00 +0200 what-is-italys-place-in-europe More than three-quarters of Italians choose to stay at home for their holidays, rather than travelling abroad, EU figures released on Friday show. https://www.thelocal.it/20140627/italians-shun-foreign-holiday-adventures Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:43:00 +0200 italians-shun-foreign-holiday-adventures