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 Italy on Wednesday pledged €200 million ($215 million) in funds to several African countries as it seeks to slash the number of migrants risking their lives in the Mediterranean to reach Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20170201/italy-will-give-200-million-to-african-states-to-stop-migrant-flow Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:26:46 +0100 italy-will-give-200-million-to-african-states-to-stop-migrant-flow Italy is looking to Chinese investors to secure the future of many of its crumbling archaeological sites. https://www.thelocal.it/20160721/italy-seeks-chinese-investors-to-restore-crumbling-cultural-sites Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:31:00 +0200 italy-seeks-chinese-investors-to-restore-crumbling-cultural-sites Italy has been warned that EU funding to preserve the ancient ruins of Pompeii will be lost by the end of 2015 unless work on the restoration project is accelerated. https://www.thelocal.it/20140718/finish-pompeii-revamp-or-lose-eu-funds-hahn Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:51:31 +0200 finish-pompeii-revamp-or-lose-eu-funds-hahn Italian prime minister Enrico Letta said on Friday that the coalition government had agreed to scrap public funding for political parties. https://www.thelocal.it/20131213/italys-government-to-scrap-party-funding Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:33:00 +0100 italys-government-to-scrap-party-funding Erasmus, the world's biggest student exchange, is to expand after 25 years of funding European students to go abroad. But with the EU budget being slashed, does the grant scheme deserve a 50 percent boost to its budget? https://www.thelocal.it/20131121/is-erasmus-worth-its-budget-boost Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:30:00 +0100 is-erasmus-worth-its-budget-boost