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 The mayor of Genoa has asked the Queen of England for centuries' worth of royalties for the use of St George's Cross, the original symbol of the northern Italian port. https://www.thelocal.it/20180706/mayor-of-genoa-st-george-cross-england-flag Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:13:04 +0200 mayor-of-genoa-st-george-cross-england-flag As Eurozone leaders try to salvage a Greek bailout deal on Tuesday, the country's flag is being from from the town hall in Livorno in a show of solidarity for the Greek people. https://www.thelocal.it/20150707/livorno-flies-greek-flag-in-show-of-solidarity Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:11:12 +0200 livorno-flies-greek-flag-in-show-of-solidarity A Google Doodle paying tribute to Italy’s Republic Day became the laughing stock of internet surfers on Tuesday when the search engine apparently confused the Italian flag with the Hungarian one. https://www.thelocal.it/20150603/google-gets-flag-wrong-on-italys-republic-day Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:29:20 +0200 google-gets-flag-wrong-on-italys-republic-day Two people have been detained and an investigation has been launched after police found the flag of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) jihadist group and a map of Rome in an apartment. https://www.thelocal.it/20141111/two-detained-in-rome-after-police-find-isis-flag Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:52:00 +0100 two-detained-in-rome-after-police-find-isis-flag The vice-president of neo-fascist group Casapound has been arrested after climbing onto the European Commission building in Rome and tearing down the EU flag. https://www.thelocal.it/20131216/neo-fascist-leader-arrested-for-anti-eu-stunt Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:04:00 +0100 neo-fascist-leader-arrested-for-anti-eu-stunt