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 As the coronavirus restrictions continue to change around Europe, here's a look at the different requirements you'll need to be aware of when driving between the UK and Italy. (This article was updated on June 1st) https://www.thelocal.it/20210511/reader-question-what-are-the-rules-on-driving-between-italy-and-the-uk-right-now Tue, 11 May 2021 19:10:42 +0200 reader-question-what-are-the-rules-on-driving-between-italy-and-the-uk-right-now While many countries are at least talking about easing Covid-related rules, in France and Italy people are bracing for extra restrictions. Clare Speak in Bari and Emma Pearson in Paris discuss the situation in their respective countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20210304/lockdowns-and-vaccine-scepticism-are-france-and-italy-struggling-to-get-covid-under-control Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:58:32 +0100 lockdowns-and-vaccine-scepticism-are-france-and-italy-struggling-to-get-covid-under-control With few flights available, several readers have asked about the coronavirus restrictions that apply when driving between Italy and the UK via France. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.it/20210223/reader-question-can-i-travel-between-italy-and-the-uk-via-france Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:00:49 +0100 reader-question-can-i-travel-between-italy-and-the-uk-via-france Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte condemned the attack that left three dead at a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20201029/italian-pm-condemns-vile-knife-attack-in-french-city-of-nice Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:54:19 +0100 italian-pm-condemns-vile-knife-attack-in-french-city-of-nice A French television channel apologised to Italy on Tuesday for airing a mock advert for "corona pizza" in which a coughing chef hacks green phlegm onto Italy's national dish. https://www.thelocal.it/20200303/italian-ministers-furious-at-french-coronavirus-pizza-joke Tue, 03 Mar 2020 18:25:46 +0100 italian-ministers-furious-at-french-coronavirus-pizza-joke An Italian court on Wednesday rejected a last-minute bid to halt the loan of Leonardo Da Vinci's iconic Vitruvian Man drawing and other works to France's Louvre museum, ending a bitter cultural row. https://www.thelocal.it/20191016/should-italy-loan-da-vinci-vitruvian-man-to-france Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:09:43 +0200 should-italy-loan-da-vinci-vitruvian-man-to-france An Italian court has blocked the loan of Leonardo da Vinci's famed Vitruvian Man sketch to the Louvre in Paris, ahead of an exibition marking the 500th anniversary of the artist's death. https://www.thelocal.it/20191010/italian-court-rules-against-lending-da-vinci-work-to-france Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:18:44 +0200 italian-court-rules-against-lending-da-vinci-work-to-france France is hoping for more constructive relations with Italy's new pro-European government, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190908/france-hopes-for-better-relations-with-new-italian-government Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:06:05 +0200 france-hopes-for-better-relations-with-new-italian-government Two British men were killed and another injured after two light aircraft collided over the French-Italian border today. https://www.thelocal.it/20190724/two-british-tourists-killed-after-planes-collide-on-border-of-italy-and-france Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:14:08 +0200 two-british-tourists-killed-after-planes-collide-on-border-of-italy-and-france France's leading authority on Old Masters paintings says Italian critics are wrong to doubt the authenticity of the controversial 'attic Caravaggio'. https://www.thelocal.it/20190614/art-expert-stakes-reputation-on-lost-caravaggio-painting Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:26:53 +0200 art-expert-stakes-reputation-on-lost-caravaggio-painting Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has launched a military offensive against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, held surprise talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome on Thursday, officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20190517/libyan-strongman-haftar-makes-surprise-visit-to-italy Fri, 17 May 2019 10:50:53 +0200 libyan-strongman-haftar-makes-surprise-visit-to-italy Pope Francis on Wednesday thanked the firefighters who risked their lives to save the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on behalf of the entire Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20190417/notre-dame-fire-pope-francis Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:32:14 +0200 notre-dame-fire-pope-francis An Italian theatre that was burned to the ground and then rebuilt has a message for Notre-Dame following Monday's devastating blaze. https://www.thelocal.it/20190416/rise-from-the-ashes-italian-theatres-touching-message-to-notre-dame Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:32:18 +0200 rise-from-the-ashes-italian-theatres-touching-message-to-notre-dame 'Inferior' Italian kiwi fruit were 'Frenchified' and sold for higher prices in a long-running scam uncovered by French police. https://www.thelocal.it/20190325/kiwigate-french-police-uncover-massive-italian-kiwi-fruit-fraud Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:32:06 +0100 kiwigate-french-police-uncover-massive-italian-kiwi-fruit-fraud An Italian cargo ship sank about 330 kilometres (200 miles) off the western Atlantic coast of France after rescue vessels were unable to put out a fire that broke out late Sunday, officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20190313/italian-cargo-ship-sinks-off-french-coast-after-going-up-in-flames Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:15:08 +0100 italian-cargo-ship-sinks-off-french-coast-after-going-up-in-flames France has changed its position on extraditing those wanted on terrorism charges by Italy or Spain, a French minister said today. https://www.thelocal.it/20190218/france-sees-no-reason-not-to-extradite-italian-militants Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:57:11 +0100 france-sees-no-reason-not-to-extradite-italian-militants The French ambassador will return to Rome "very soon" after being recalled last week during an unprecedented spat, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in an interview published on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190214/france-to-send-its-ambassador-back-to-italy-very-soon Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:57:18 +0100 france-to-send-its-ambassador-back-to-italy-very-soon The French and Italian presidents "reaffirmed the importance" of their countries' ties in a phone call yesterday after relations recently plunged to a new low. https://www.thelocal.it/20190213/presidents-attempt-to-mend-italian-french-relationship Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:53:38 +0100 presidents-attempt-to-mend-italian-french-relationship Italy's deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio defended his unannounced visit with anti-government protesters in France, which has sparked the biggest crisis between France and Italy since the end of World War II. https://www.thelocal.it/20190208/italys-di-maio-defends-french-yellow-vests-visit-as-ties-fray Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:59:00 +0100 italys-di-maio-defends-french-yellow-vests-visit-as-ties-fray 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