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 After over three years at the helm of The Local Italy, Angela Giuffrida is leaving. Now at a crossroads in Italy, she ponders the question: “Should I stay or should I go?” https://www.thelocal.it/20160902/why-im-determined-to-stay-in-italy Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:42:00 +0200 why-im-determined-to-stay-in-italy Germany and Italy said on Wednesday they were evacuating their nationals and other foreigners from South Sudan, after intense fighting killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. https://www.thelocal.it/20160713/italy-germany-evacuating-nationals-from-south-sudan Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:06:07 +0200 italy-germany-evacuating-nationals-from-south-sudan She suffered virulent racist attacks during her brief tenure as Italy's integration minister, but two years on from that tumultuous summer, Cécile Kyenge is feeling jubilant. She tells The Local why. https://www.thelocal.it/20151016/italys-ape-jibe-politician-has-last-laugh-cecile-kyenge Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:00:27 +0200 italys-ape-jibe-politician-has-last-laugh-cecile-kyenge Italy’s Lower House has backed new legislation granting citizenship to babies born in Italy to foreign parents. https://www.thelocal.it/20151014/italy-moves-to-give-immigrant-kids-citizenship Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:18:41 +0200 italy-moves-to-give-immigrant-kids-citizenship Foreigners in Italy are more likely to have an abortion than Italian women, while the overall number of terminations is going down, figures released on Friday show. https://www.thelocal.it/20141212/abortion-rate-higher-among-foreigners-in-italy Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:28:00 +0100 abortion-rate-higher-among-foreigners-in-italy Foreigners in Italy are happier than Italians, according to figures published by Italy's national statistics agency, Istat, last week. The Local finds out why. https://www.thelocal.it/20141103/why-foreigners-in-italy-are-happier-than-italians Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +0100 why-foreigners-in-italy-are-happier-than-italians Foreigners in Italy are much happier with their lives than Italians, according to figures published on Tuesday by Istat, the national statistics agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20141028/foreigners-in-italy-are-much-happier-than-italians Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:52:00 +0100 foreigners-in-italy-are-much-happier-than-italians National and international secret services have upped their reports and warnings on foreigners living in or transiting through Italy, over fears of possible terrorist attacks, according to a media report on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141023/italy-keeps-closer-eye-on-foreigners-over-terrorism-fears Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:12:00 +0200 italy-keeps-closer-eye-on-foreigners-over-terrorism-fears Italy last year granted more first-time residence permits to non-EU citizens for family reasons than any other EU country, a new report has revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20141022/italy-a-hub-for-foreign-families-report Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:42:00 +0200 italy-a-hub-for-foreign-families-report Immigrants in Italy paid over €6 billion in taxes last year and should be seen as a resource and not a burden, a Venice-based think-tank has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20141017/foreigners-contribute-over-6bn-in-italian-taxes Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:31:00 +0200 foreigners-contribute-over-6bn-in-italian-taxes An Italian mother has insisted her outrage over the fact that her daughter is the only Italian in a school full of children with foreign backgrounds does not stem from racism but from concerns over "culture and education". https://www.thelocal.it/20140917/school Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:46:00 +0200 school Foreigners are increasingly taking over traditionally Italian business sectors, such as food and textiles, thanks to their innovative approach and willingness to take risks, according to one expert. https://www.thelocal.it/20140908/daring-foreigners-taking-over-italy-trade Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:50:00 +0200 daring-foreigners-taking-over-italy-trade Italy is becoming “less attractive” to foreigners, an expert has told The Local, as new figures show the number of non-Europeans taking up residency is declining. https://www.thelocal.it/20140805/italy-becoming-less-attractive-to-foreigners Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:03:00 +0200 italy-becoming-less-attractive-to-foreigners 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 Over the past five years immigrants have succeeded in opening more than 4,000 businesses in Rome, leaving Italians lagging behind, new statistics from the charity, Caritas Roma, show. https://www.thelocal.it/20140321/foreigners-eclipse-italians-in-new-business-ventures Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:00:00 +0100 foreigners-eclipse-italians-in-new-business-ventures More children are being born to foreign parents in Italy while the number of Italian births continues to drop, according to a report by statistics agency Istat. The figures also revealed the country's most popular baby names. https://www.thelocal.it/20131128/foreign-births-on-the-rise-in-italy-report Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:35:00 +0100 foreign-births-on-the-rise-in-italy-report Marriages between Italians and foreigners are fuelling a rise in weddings in Italy, according to figures from Istat, the national statistics agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20131114/more-italians-are-marrying-foreigners Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:36:00 +0100 more-italians-are-marrying-foreigners More foreigners are now claiming unemployment benefits in Italy as thousands have lost jobs within the past couple of years. https://www.thelocal.it/20131029/more-foreigners-claiming-italian-benefits Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:38:00 +0100 more-foreigners-claiming-italian-benefits Foreigners in Italy will be forced to disclose more information about their overseas assets as part of tax rule changes that will also see authorities monitoring transactions more closely. https://www.thelocal.it/20131008/foreigners-in-italy-hit-by-tax-changes Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:52:00 +0200 foreigners-in-italy-hit-by-tax-changes