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 Five Italians were among the 84 people killed in an attack in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday night, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20160719/five-italians-confirmed-dead-in-nice-attack Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:36:48 +0200 five-italians-confirmed-dead-in-nice-attack The UK Foreign Office has launched a new website for those anxious Brits expats who live in Europe and fear the consequences of Brexit. https://www.thelocal.it/20160715/keep-calm-and-wait-and-see-advice-for-expats-post-brexit Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:54:02 +0200 keep-calm-and-wait-and-see-advice-for-expats-post-brexit Delicious and modestly priced though it may be, the traditional Italian fare served up at thousands of Rome's restaurants is not always what you're after. https://www.thelocal.it/20160509/eight-of-the-best-foreign-food-restaurants-in-rome-italy Mon, 09 May 2016 12:56:48 +0200 eight-of-the-best-foreign-food-restaurants-in-rome-italy A 26-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, charged with allegedly radicalizing and recruiting terrorists in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160509/italy-arrests-man-suspected-of-recruiting-terrorists Mon, 09 May 2016 11:30:55 +0200 italy-arrests-man-suspected-of-recruiting-terrorists UPDATED: Seven Italians and two Germans were among the 13 young female students killed in a weekend coach crash in northeastern Spain, a regional official said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160321/seven-italians-feared-dead-in-spain-coach-crash Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:19:10 +0100 seven-italians-feared-dead-in-spain-coach-crash Italy has urged Egypt to track down an Italian student who "mysteriously disappeared" in Cairo in January, the foreign ministry said on Sunday in a statement. https://www.thelocal.it/20160201/italy-urges-egypt-to-track-down-missing-student Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:22:52 +0100 italy-urges-egypt-to-track-down-missing-student The controversial shakeup of Italy’s top museums has divided art experts across the country, with the ex-director of Florence's Uffizi Gallery particularly bitter about losing his job to a German. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/foreign-hires-rattle-italys-art-world Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:23:41 +0200 foreign-hires-rattle-italys-art-world Italy warned on Monday that Libya risked turning into "another Somalia" as it signed a joint statement with the US and several European allies condemning "barbaric" acts carried out by the Isis group there. https://www.thelocal.it/20150817/italy-says-libya-risks-becoming-another-somalia Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:35:41 +0200 italy-says-libya-risks-becoming-another-somalia UDATED: Four Italians working for a construction company have been kidnapped in conflict-torn Libya, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150720/four-italians-kidnapped-in-libya Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:01:18 +0200 four-italians-kidnapped-in-libya Italy has leapt up eight places in a ranking of the world’s most attractive countries for foreign investment, mostly due to a revamp of its sclerotic labour market. https://www.thelocal.it/20150504/italy-now-a-bright-spot-for-foreign-investors Mon, 04 May 2015 14:40:06 +0200 italy-now-a-bright-spot-for-foreign-investors EU foreign ministers will be joined Monday by their interior minister colleagues to discuss the latest migrant disaster in the Mediterranean which may have cost 700 lives, an EU official said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150420/eu-politicians-to-meet-on-monday-on-migrant-disaster Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:29:31 +0200 eu-politicians-to-meet-on-monday-on-migrant-disaster Italy pleaded for more help on Thursday to rescue migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean, and demanded a "clear answer" from the European Union about where the refugees should be sent. https://www.thelocal.it/20150416/italy-pleads-for-aid-to-cope-with-migrant-influx Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:41:03 +0200 italy-pleads-for-aid-to-cope-with-migrant-influx The takeover of tyre maker Pirelli by a Chinese firm ignited some fiery debate over the loss of homegrown businesses this week. But the acquisition of prized Italian assets started years ago. The Local has compiled a list of some of the biggest brands that are foreign-owned. https://www.thelocal.it/20150327/ten-italian-firms-that-arent-actually-italian Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:40:59 +0100 ten-italian-firms-that-arent-actually-italian Four in ten pizza makers in Italy are foreign, while 6,000 pizza-making jobs are vacant across Italy, the farmers' association Coldiretti said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150326/four-in-ten-pizza-makers-in-italy-are-foreign Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:18:01 +0100 four-in-ten-pizza-makers-in-italy-are-foreign Sanctions against Russia over the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine are essential “but not the solution” to the crisis, Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141205/sanctions-against-russia-are-not-the-solution-fm Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:40:00 +0100 sanctions-against-russia-are-not-the-solution-fm Italy’s young leader Matteo Renzi has been listed among the world’s best 'decision-makers' for “bucking bunga bunga politics”. https://www.thelocal.it/20141118/renzi-among-top Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:33:00 +0100 renzi-among-top Italy's former communications minister Paolo Gentiloni has been nominated foreign minister, his new deputy said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/paolo-gentiloni-named-italys-new-foreign-minister Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:33:00 +0100 paolo-gentiloni-named-italys-new-foreign-minister Italy's Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini stepped down on Friday, a day before she is set to take on the role of European foreign policy chief in Brussels. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/renzi-fights-for-female-fm-as-mogherini-resigns Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:13:00 +0100 renzi-fights-for-female-fm-as-mogherini-resigns UPDATED: Italy's foreign minister, Federica Mogherini has been put in charge of the European Union's foreign relations at a summit in Brussels. The appointment represents a major coup for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20140830/mogherini-eu-high-representative-foreign-minister Sat, 30 Aug 2014 21:16:00 +0200 mogherini-eu-high-representative-foreign-minister European Union Socialists have agreed to back Italy's Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as the bloc's new foreign policy chief, Germany said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140830/eu-socialists-back-mogherini-for-foreign-policy-job Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:52:00 +0200 eu-socialists-back-mogherini-for-foreign-policy-job