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 From a flight price cap to LGBT rights and migration, Giorgia Meloni's government has decreed countless new laws in the past year - but many seem designed for show rather than lasting change. https://www.thelocal.it/20231024/lots-of-decrees-but-little-change-in-italian-pm-melonis-first-year Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:43:28 +0200 lots-of-decrees-but-little-change-in-italian-pm-melonis-first-year From fringe far-right leader to a "friend" of Joe Biden, Italy's Giorgia Meloni marks one year in office this weekend having confounded expectations. https://www.thelocal.it/20231021/not-so-radical-meloni-marks-one-year-in-power Sat, 21 Oct 2023 11:14:41 +0200 not-so-radical-meloni-marks-one-year-in-power Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Friday she was separating from her partner after he was recorded making sleazy comments and seemingly admitting to an affair. https://www.thelocal.it/20231020/italian-pm-meloni-announces-separation-from-partner-after-sleaze-scandal Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:23:31 +0200 italian-pm-meloni-announces-separation-from-partner-after-sleaze-scandal Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her sister Arianna both filed defamation lawsuits this week – the former against the lead singer of rock band Placebo, the latter against a newspaper cartoonist. https://www.thelocal.it/20230804/italian-pm-meloni-and-sister-sue-rock-band-and-cartoonist Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:53:16 +0200 italian-pm-meloni-and-sister-sue-rock-band-and-cartoonist Italy's right-wing PM Giorgia Meloni has transformed her image from "monster" to moderate, analysts say. But what has done during her six months in charge? https://www.thelocal.it/20230421/monster-or-moderate-what-has-italys-pm-meloni-done-during-six-months-in-charge Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:12:59 +0200 monster-or-moderate-what-has-italys-pm-meloni-done-during-six-months-in-charge Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed "very frank and very positive" talks with EU chiefs in Brussels on her first international trip since taking power. https://www.thelocal.it/20221103/italian-pm-meloni-to-discuss-recovery-fund-in-first-visit-to-brussels Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:06:43 +0100 italian-pm-meloni-to-discuss-recovery-fund-in-first-visit-to-brussels Giorgia Meloni is Italy’s first-ever woman premier, but will she do anything to improve the lives of other women in Italy? https://www.thelocal.it/20221025/italys-pm-is-a-trailblazer-but-shes-no-feminist-say-analysts Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:05:29 +0200 italys-pm-is-a-trailblazer-but-shes-no-feminist-say-analysts Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni laid out her government's programme in her first speech before parliament on Tuesday. Here are the major points to take away. https://www.thelocal.it/20221026/five-takeaways-from-melonis-first-speech-as-italys-new-pm Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:45:52 +0200 five-takeaways-from-melonis-first-speech-as-italys-new-pm As a teen activist she praised Mussolini, but Giorgia Meloni has brought her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party from the political fringes to become a national force leading the government. https://www.thelocal.it/20220824/profile-who-is-giorgia-meloni-italys-likely-next-prime-minister Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:15:48 +0200 profile-who-is-giorgia-meloni-italys-likely-next-prime-minister Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her allies on Tuesday began what is set to be a weeks-long process of forming a new government, with crises looming on several fronts. https://www.thelocal.it/20220927/italys-meloni-begins-tricky-government-talks-after-election-win Tue, 27 Sep 2022 20:35:44 +0200 italys-meloni-begins-tricky-government-talks-after-election-win While the far-right Brothers of Italy party is almost guaranteed to lead the next government, it may not survive Italy's political system for very long, writes Billy Briggs. https://www.thelocal.it/20220922/giorgia-melonis-party-will-likely-win-the-elections-but-will-it-last Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:31:31 +0200 giorgia-melonis-party-will-likely-win-the-elections-but-will-it-last Giorgia Meloni clashed with Enrico Letta in Monday night's livestreamed debate - the only one to take place between the two main Italian party leaders before the election. Here are five key takeaways from the debate. https://www.thelocal.it/20220913/italian-elections-five-key-points-from-the-meloni-vs-letta-debate Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:00:48 +0200 italian-elections-five-key-points-from-the-meloni-vs-letta-debate Giorgia Meloni looks unstoppable: with two weeks to the election, final polls show her heading for a landslide victory to lead postwar Italy's first far-right government as its first female prime minister. https://www.thelocal.it/20220911/italys-far-right-eyes-easy-victory-under-firebrand-meloni Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:32:43 +0200 italys-far-right-eyes-easy-victory-under-firebrand-meloni Italy’s right-wing coalition is set to win the upcoming election easily, and polls now say it could take an unprecedented majority that would give it sweeping powers to alter the constitution. How likely is this to happen? https://www.thelocal.it/20220902/analysis-will-italys-hard-right-win-the-election-with-a-super-majority Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:28:19 +0200 analysis-will-italys-hard-right-win-the-election-with-a-super-majority Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday began her campaign to become Italy's first female prime minister in September elections, asking: ‘I'm ready - are you?’ https://www.thelocal.it/20220824/meloni-holds-first-rally-as-italys-election-campaign-kicks-off Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:04:00 +0200 meloni-holds-first-rally-as-italys-election-campaign-kicks-off