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 Germany has added more than half of Italy to its coronavirus risk list, meaning many people travelling between the two countries will now face mandatory quarantine. https://www.thelocal.it/20201022/germany-puts-11-regions-of-italy-on-high-risk-quarantine-list Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:36:13 +0200 germany-puts-11-regions-of-italy-on-high-risk-quarantine-list The marble bust of a Roman youth was returned to Italy this week for the first time since it was smuggled out over 50 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20190620/germany-returns-ancient-roman-bust-to-italy Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:23:17 +0200 germany-returns-ancient-roman-bust-to-italy Italian police on Thursday arrested five Eintracht Frankfurt fans after clashes near the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, where their team beat Lazio in the Europa League. https://www.thelocal.it/20181214/italian-police-arrest-rowdy-german-football-fans-after-clashes-in-rome Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:21:14 +0100 italian-police-arrest-rowdy-german-football-fans-after-clashes-in-rome Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini threatened on Sunday to shut the country's airports after media reported that Germany planned to send charter flights of rejected asylum-seekers to Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20181008/italy-threatens-to-close-airports-germany-migrant-flights Mon, 08 Oct 2018 10:59:28 +0200 italy-threatens-to-close-airports-germany-migrant-flights German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on Sunday said he hoped for a breakthrough this week in talks with Italy and Greece on taking back asylum-seekers already registered in those countries, as Berlin toughens its migration policies. https://www.thelocal.it/20180806/germany-horst-seehofer-migration-talks-italy-greece-matteo-salvini Mon, 06 Aug 2018 11:40:43 +0200 germany-horst-seehofer-migration-talks-italy-greece-matteo-salvini Italy said on Thursday that it would seize two rescue migrant ships, one of which is stranded in the Mediterranean carrying over 200 migrants, adding that they were "illegally" flying the Dutch flag. https://www.thelocal.it/20180622/italy-mission-lifeline-german-ngo-ships-rescue-migrants Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:24:31 +0200 italy-mission-lifeline-german-ngo-ships-rescue-migrants Police in Germany have captured a fugitive member of the notorious ‘Ndrangheta mafia organization. https://www.thelocal.it/20171227/ndrangheta-fugitive-arrested-in-germany Wed, 27 Dec 2017 15:45:25 +0100 ndrangheta-fugitive-arrested-in-germany The Italian maker of the chocolate and hazelnut spread Nutella admitted to adjusting its formula on Monday following a report by a German consumer group. https://www.thelocal.it/20171107/nutella-makers-admit-changing-formula-of-famous-spread Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:47:18 +0100 nutella-makers-admit-changing-formula-of-famous-spread A German NGO whose migrant rescue boat was impounded by Italian authorities on suspicion of collusion with people traffickers said on Tuesday it had been the victim of a "despicable smear campaign". https://www.thelocal.it/20170920/german-ngo-jugend-rettet-calls-on-italy-to-release-seized-migrant-rescue-boat Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:28:56 +0200 german-ngo-jugend-rettet-calls-on-italy-to-release-seized-migrant-rescue-boat The interior ministers of France, Germany and Italy will meet in Paris on Sunday to discuss a "coordinated approach" to help Italy deal with hordes of migrants arriving in its ports, a source said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170701/talks-in-paris-on-sunday-on-italys-migrant-crisis Sat, 01 Jul 2017 12:38:25 +0200 talks-in-paris-on-sunday-on-italys-migrant-crisis The heads of continental Europe's biggest economies, in a joint view of the European Union's future at a troubled time, on Monday endorsed the idea of a "multi-speed" EU in which some members could deepen their integration faster than others. https://www.thelocal.it/20170307/eus-big-four-propose-a-multi-speed-europe Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:29:01 +0100 eus-big-four-propose-a-multi-speed-europe Suspected Berlin truck attacker Anis Amri considered heading to Rome before finally plumping for Milan where police shot him dead, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161230/berlin-truck-attacker-considered-going-to-rome Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:09:04 +0100 berlin-truck-attacker-considered-going-to-rome A rookie Italian police officer on Friday shot dead the Tunisian suspect in the Berlin truck attack after four days on the run, ending a massive Europe-wide manhunt. https://www.thelocal.it/20161223/relief-but-recognition-of-failings-after-berlin-attack-suspect-shot-dead-in-italy Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:59:37 +0100 relief-but-recognition-of-failings-after-berlin-attack-suspect-shot-dead-in-italy The man wanted by German police in connection with Monday's Christmas market attack in Berlin reportedly spent four years in jail in Italy and was known to police for violence. https://www.thelocal.it/20161222/man-wanted-for-berlin-attack-spent-four-years-in-italy Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:10:01 +0100 man-wanted-for-berlin-attack-spent-four-years-in-italy An Italian woman living in Berlin is feared to have been killed in an attack at a busy Christmas market on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.it/20161220/italian-missing-in-berlin-after-market-attack Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:45:53 +0100 italian-missing-in-berlin-after-market-attack With Britain soon out of the way, Italy is looking like a bigger European player. But will Europe's daunting problems overwhelm the 'big three'? Angela Giuffrida reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20160901/eu-italy-big-league-germany-france-brexit Thu, 01 Sep 2016 19:19:17 +0200 eu-italy-big-league-germany-france-brexit Volkswagen has been slapped with a €5 million ($5.5 million) fine in Italy over the massive engine-fixing scandal, the Italian competition authority said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160809/volkswagen-fined-by-italy-watchdog-over-dieselgate Tue, 09 Aug 2016 09:00:51 +0200 volkswagen-fined-by-italy-watchdog-over-dieselgate 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 Jonas Hector fired Germany into the semi-finals of Euro 2016 at Italy's expense after an epic round of 18 penalty kicks that saw players from both sides produce stunning misses in Bordeaux on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160702/germany-beat-italy-6-5-on-penalties-in-euro-2016-quarter-final Sun, 03 Jul 2016 01:53:10 +0200 germany-beat-italy-6-5-on-penalties-in-euro-2016-quarter-final Europe's titans clash on Saturday when Germany and Italy meet in the plum Euro 2016 quarter-final with huge stakes for both countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20160701/italy-go-into-germany-clash-with-psychological-advantage Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:59:48 +0200 italy-go-into-germany-clash-with-psychological-advantage