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 EU said on Wednesday it had agreed on how to finance a €3 billion ($3.3 billion) deal to aid Syrian refugees in Turkey, in exchange for Ankara's help stemming the flow of migrants, after resolving a dispute with Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160204/eu-approves-turkey-refugee-fund-after-italy-row-solved Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:27:26 +0100 eu-approves-turkey-refugee-fund-after-italy-row-solved A €12 million fund will be available immediately for city councils to spend on public transport and car-sharing in an effort to combat severely high smog levels, Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti said. https://www.thelocal.it/20151230/italian-cities-to-get-12-million-to-fight-smog Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:35:41 +0100 italian-cities-to-get-12-million-to-fight-smog Italy is in favour of tighter European integration and the creation of a European Monetary Fund, its finance minister said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150804/italy-in-favour-of-a-european-monetary-fund Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:00:41 +0200 italy-in-favour-of-a-european-monetary-fund Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi must rapidly enact labour reforms and clean up corruption to boost weak growth in the eurozone's third-biggest economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140618/renzi-must-act-fast-in-labour-reforms-and-corruption Wed, 18 Jun 2014 10:34:00 +0200 renzi-must-act-fast-in-labour-reforms-and-corruption