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 Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni joined other world leaders on Thursday in criticizing US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement. https://www.thelocal.it/20170602/a-backwards-step-italy-criticizes-trumps-decision-to-quit-paris-climate-agreement Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:47:42 +0200 a-backwards-step-italy-criticizes-trumps-decision-to-quit-paris-climate-agreement The Italian government has approved a law punishing incitement to racial hatred, including denying the Holocaust and crimes against humanity, with prison sentences of between two and six years. https://www.thelocal.it/20160609/denying-the-holocaust-is-finally-a-crime-in-italy Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:40:52 +0200 denying-the-holocaust-is-finally-a-crime-in-italy Italy and Japan want the upcoming summit of Group of Seven leaders to send a "strong signal" of support for using flexible budget policies to stimulate a slowing global economy, the leaders of the two countries said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160502/italy-and-japan-urge-g7-to-spend-for-growth Mon, 02 May 2016 16:42:41 +0200 italy-and-japan-urge-g7-to-spend-for-growth Italian police on Friday arrested a Syrian fugitive wanted under an international arrest warrant after his prison guard lover in Switzerland helped him break out of jail. https://www.thelocal.it/20160325/italy-arrests-syrian-fugitive-and-swiss-prison-guard-lover Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:12:29 +0100 italy-arrests-syrian-fugitive-and-swiss-prison-guard-lover Two Italians kidnapped last July in Libya were freed on Friday in a raid by security forces on the Isis jihadist group hideouts in a city near the capital, an official said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160304/two-italian-hostages-freed-in-libya-local-official Fri, 04 Mar 2016 12:43:48 +0100 two-italian-hostages-freed-in-libya-local-official Italian gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.8 percent in volume last year after three years of negative growth, Istat, the national statistics agency said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160301/renzi-blasts-doomsayers-as-italy-finally-emerges-from-recession Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:08:32 +0100 renzi-blasts-doomsayers-as-italy-finally-emerges-from-recession Fiorentina retained their grip on top spot in Serie A on Sunday with a 2-0 victory at Sampdoria while Roma beat derby rivals Lazio by the same scoreline to maintain their title challenge. https://www.thelocal.it/20151109/fiorentina-stay-top-as-roma-dominate-derby Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:27:20 +0100 fiorentina-stay-top-as-roma-dominate-derby British police are investigating the suspicious death of an Italian restaurant owner, who died after falling from the third floor of a flat in London early on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20150828/uk-police-probe-death-of-italian-restaurateur Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:58:25 +0200 uk-police-probe-death-of-italian-restaurateur An Italian prosecutor who has been hunting the fugitive head of the Sicilian mafia for the past 10 years says he has eluded capture because he is "protected at a very high level". https://www.thelocal.it/20150805/fugitive-mafia-godfather-protected-at-high-level Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:11:57 +0200 fugitive-mafia-godfather-protected-at-high-level The amount of public debt racked up by the eurozone’s third largest economy reached a new record of €2.2 trillion in May, up by €23.4 billion in a month, the Bank of Italy said on Tuesday https://www.thelocal.it/20150714/italys-public-debt-reaches-new-record Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:30:10 +0200 italys-public-debt-reaches-new-record Italy's population growth rate is almost at zero, the national statistics agency, Istat, said on Monday, mainly due to a dwindling birth rate. https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/italy-almost-at-zero-population-growth Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:25:23 +0200 italy-almost-at-zero-population-growth Italy is growing increasingly concerned about the threat of Isis as the militant group makes rapid advances in Syria and Iraq. https://www.thelocal.it/20150522/italy-to-revisit-anti-isis-plan-amid-growing-fears Fri, 22 May 2015 17:59:08 +0200 italy-to-revisit-anti-isis-plan-amid-growing-fears Italy reacted on Monday to the arrival of thousands of new migrants at its southern ports by demanding that its European Union partners meet the cost of taking them in. https://www.thelocal.it/20150505/italy-demands-eu-stumps-up-for-saved-migrants Tue, 05 May 2015 10:16:16 +0200 italy-demands-eu-stumps-up-for-saved-migrants Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin is facing a fine and having his driving licence suspended after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol, reports in Italy said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141124/italy-goalkeeper-mattia-perin-caught-drink-driving Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:43:00 +0100 italy-goalkeeper-mattia-perin-caught-drink-driving Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hit back at unionists on Thursday over a planned general strike, arguing that controversial government reforms would create much-needed jobs after years of "lost opportunity". https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/i-want-to-get-italians-into-work-renzi Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:25:00 +0100 i-want-to-get-italians-into-work-renzi A plan to transport visitors to Rome's Colosseum to the spot where gladiators fought and died by rebuilding the ancient arena's floor sparked debate in Italy on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141103/proposal-to-restore-colosseums-area-sparks-italy-debate Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:56:00 +0100 proposal-to-restore-colosseums-area-sparks-italy-debate Italy’s ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was once better known for his anti-gay gaffes, has backed a proposal for same-sex unions in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20141024/silvio-berlusconi-backs-gay-union-proposal Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:38:00 +0200 silvio-berlusconi-backs-gay-union-proposal Italy’s ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was once better known for his anti-gay gaffes, is "a liberal” who supports gay rights, his fiancée said during a radio interview on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/berlusconi-supports-gay-rights-fiancee Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:02:00 +0200 berlusconi-supports-gay-rights-fiancee A driver in Genoa has been fined €1,700 and had his car seized after using the chauffeur car service Uber and offering someone a lift without a taxi driving licence. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/genoa-puts-the-brakes-on-uber-with-driver-fine Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:03:00 +0200 genoa-puts-the-brakes-on-uber-with-driver-fine Italian police on Thursday arrested three men suspected of extorting a production company shooting scenes for a television drama about the mafia in a mobster's villa. https://www.thelocal.it/20140717/mafia-trio-held-for-extorting-italian-tv-series-on-mob Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:37:00 +0200 mafia-trio-held-for-extorting-italian-tv-series-on-mob