The Local Italy 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 Italy coalition talks back on despite migration sore point Talks between Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the Democratic Party resumed on Saturday after a quarrel that had threatened to stop the nascent coalition in its tracks. https://www.thelocal.it/20190901/italy-coalition-talks-back-on-but-migration-a-sore-point Sun, 01 Sep 2019 10:13:35 +0200 italy-coalition-talks-back-on-but-migration-a-sore-point 'Unacceptable': France slams Italian leader's meeting with 'yellow vests' The French foreign ministry on Wednesday denounced as "unacceptable" a meeting between Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and France's "yellow vest" anti-government protesters. https://www.thelocal.it/20190206/unacceptable-france-slams-italian-leaders-meeting-with-yellow-vests Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:01:25 +0100 unacceptable-france-slams-italian-leaders-meeting-with-yellow-vests Vaccine row erupts in Italy as populist govt seeks to ease rules A row is erupting over vaccines in Italy as the country's new populist government fights to roll back a law that bans children from attending school if they haven't received a series of jabs. https://www.thelocal.it/20180811/vaccine-row-erupts-in-italy-as-populist-govt-seeks-to-ease-rules Sat, 11 Aug 2018 11:08:24 +0200 vaccine-row-erupts-in-italy-as-populist-govt-seeks-to-ease-rules Mandatory vaccinations: Italian parents will no longer need to provide doctor's note Parents in Italy will no longer need to provide medical evidence that their children have received ten mandatory vaccinations in order to enrol them at a state primary school, the Health Minister said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180706/mandatory-vaccinations-italian-parents-will-no-longer-need-to-provide-doctors-note Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:08:48 +0200 mandatory-vaccinations-italian-parents-will-no-longer-need-to-provide-doctors-note 'From today, the state is us': Five Star leader Italy's new prime minister Giuseppe Conte mostly kept quiet on his full first day in office Saturday, while his two powerful deputies took centre stage in setting the tone of the populist government's policy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180603/from-today-the-state-is-us-five-star-leader Sun, 03 Jun 2018 10:45:45 +0200 from-today-the-state-is-us-five-star-leader 10-month-old baby’s death linked to measles A ten-month-old baby boy has died of complications linked to measles at Catania’s Garibaldi hospital. https://www.thelocal.it/20180406/10-month-old-babys-death-linked-to-measles Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:28:26 +0200 10-month-old-babys-death-linked-to-measles In Italy, the battle for next year's election is just beginning Italy's main political forces began in earnest on Sunday to plot strategies for the upcoming general election, as the country's finance minister raised a red flag over political uncertainty in the eurozone's third largest economy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180108/italys-political-forces-begin-to-prepare-for-2018-election Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:09:09 +0100 italys-political-forces-begin-to-prepare-for-2018-election Italy measles cases rise fivefold as vaccination argument turns political Measles cases rose more than fivefold across Italy in April compared to the same month last year, according to National Health Institute figures which were released as the debate over the growing anti-vaccine movement heated up. https://www.thelocal.it/20170505/measles-cases-up-fivefold-italy-five-star-movement-beppe-grillo-vaccination-matteo-renzi Fri, 05 May 2017 14:26:25 +0200 measles-cases-up-fivefold-italy-five-star-movement-beppe-grillo-vaccination-matteo-renzi Romans go to polls to elect first female mayor Voters in the Italian capital went to the polls on Sunday with all signs indicating that they will elect Virginia Raggi as the first female mayor of the Eternal City. https://www.thelocal.it/20160619/rome-poised-to-vote-in-first-female-mayor Sun, 19 Jun 2016 08:54:58 +0200 rome-poised-to-vote-in-first-female-mayor Renzi risks losing Rome to Five Star in key local vote Italians go to the polls on Sunday for municipal elections that represent tests for both Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the country's divided right, with both fearing a chastening defeat in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20160604/renzi-risks-losing-rome-to-five-star-in-key-local-vote Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:30:22 +0200 renzi-risks-losing-rome-to-five-star-in-key-local-vote Italy populist party nips at ruling left's heels: poll Italy's Five Star anti-establishment movement is enjoying a boom in popularity which presents a real threat to the ruling centre-left, a new poll showed Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151219/italy-anti-establishment-party-nips-at-ruling-lefts-heels-poll Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:26:56 +0100 italy-anti-establishment-party-nips-at-ruling-lefts-heels-poll