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's troubled Five Star Movement, a key part of the coalition government, was plunged into fresh turmoil on Tuesday after a court decision effectively removed its leader. https://www.thelocal.it/20220209/five-star-movement-chaos-continues-as-court-suspends-contes-leadership Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:58:02 +0100 five-star-movement-chaos-continues-as-court-suspends-contes-leadership Former premier Giuseppe Conte officially began work on Saturday as the new leader of Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S), the biggest party in parliament now deeply divided and trailing in opinion polls. https://www.thelocal.it/20210807/ex-pm-conte-voted-leader-of-italys-five-star-movement Sat, 07 Aug 2021 22:06:12 +0200 ex-pm-conte-voted-leader-of-italys-five-star-movement Some 45 per cent of Italian voters want Giuseppe Conte to stay on as prime minister, an opinion poll suggested Thursday, after his resignation deepened the country's political crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20210128/political-crisis-nearly-half-of-all-people-in-italy-want-giuseppe-conte-to-remain-pm Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:29:43 +0100 political-crisis-nearly-half-of-all-people-in-italy-want-giuseppe-conte-to-remain-pm Italy's president has begun discussions with political leaders on Wednesday on forming a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. https://www.thelocal.it/20210127/italys-president-opens-talks-on-new-government-after-pm-quits Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:40:17 +0100 italys-president-opens-talks-on-new-government-after-pm-quits What pushed Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to quit in the middle of a pandemic, and who's in charge now? The Local breaks down Italy's latest political crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20210126/explained-why-has-italy-prime-minister-resigned-and-what-happens-now Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:51:42 +0100 explained-why-has-italy-prime-minister-resigned-and-what-happens-now Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte submitted his resignation on Tuesday to President Sergio Mattarella, in a bid to form a new, stronger government after weeks of political turmoil. https://www.thelocal.it/20210126/breaking-italian-pm-giuseppe-conte-resigns-amid-political-crisis Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:08:23 +0100 breaking-italian-pm-giuseppe-conte-resigns-amid-political-crisis Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation on Tuesday, in what media reports said was an attempt to build a new government after weeks of political turmoil. https://www.thelocal.it/20210125/italan-pm-conte-set-to-resign-in-hopes-of-forming-new-government-reports Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:49:15 +0100 italan-pm-conte-set-to-resign-in-hopes-of-forming-new-government-reports Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte took office with no political experience, but has proved remarkably adept at staying in power - so far. https://www.thelocal.it/20210126/profile-italys-giuseppe-conte-from-populist-puppet-to-political-survivor Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:19:47 +0100 profile-italys-giuseppe-conte-from-populist-puppet-to-political-survivor Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government has survived a political crisis this week, yet it remains in a perilous position. Here's what may happen next. https://www.thelocal.it/20210120/analysis-italys-government-survives-but-for-how-long Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:00:25 +0100 analysis-italys-government-survives-but-for-how-long Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday won a second confidence vote in the Senate, halting a bigger political crisis - but the government's future remains uncertain. https://www.thelocal.it/20210119/latest-italian-pm-conte-survives-senate-vote-on-governments-future Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:04:50 +0100 latest-italian-pm-conte-survives-senate-vote-on-governments-future It's make-or-break time this week for Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, as he aims to halt a crisis that could bring down his government. https://www.thelocal.it/20210118/political-crisis-italian-pm-conte-makes-last-ditch-bid-to-save-government Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:34:17 +0100 political-crisis-italian-pm-conte-makes-last-ditch-bid-to-save-government With former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi threatening to bring down the coalition government, does a snap election in 2021 really look likely? https://www.thelocal.it/20210105/early-elections-or-waste-of-time-heres-what-italys-latest-political-crisis-means Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:26:41 +0100 early-elections-or-waste-of-time-heres-what-italys-latest-political-crisis-means Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and said he was ready to "make the transatlantic relationship stronger". https://www.thelocal.it/20201109/we-cant-wait-to-work-side-by-side-italian-pm-congratulates Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:44:37 +0100 we-cant-wait-to-work-side-by-side-italian-pm-congratulates Italy's current state of emergency looks set to be extended until October after the Senate gave its backing on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200728/italy-to-extend-state-of-emergency-until-october-31st Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:12:30 +0200 italy-to-extend-state-of-emergency-until-october-31st The €170 billion recovery fund granted to Italy by the EU is a chance for the country to invest in reform and catch up with its European neighbours, the prime minister says. https://www.thelocal.it/20200617/coronavirus-bailout-is-an-opportunity-to-design-a-better-italy-pm-giuseppe-conte Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:20:19 +0200 coronavirus-bailout-is-an-opportunity-to-design-a-better-italy-pm-giuseppe-conte Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday criticised regional officials for defying the government and lifting lockdown measures early, saying it risked undoing efforts so far and to could spark a second wave of contagion. https://www.thelocal.it/20200430/italian-pm-warns-regions-not-to-lift-lockdown-rules-too-soon Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:40:52 +0200 italian-pm-warns-regions-not-to-lift-lockdown-rules-too-soon Italy's prime minister is expected to announce details this week of the steps the country will take to gradually loosen restrictions, reopen the economy and emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20200421/italian-pm-conte-set-to-unveil-plan-for-lockdown-phase-two-this-week Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:08:22 +0200 italian-pm-conte-set-to-unveil-plan-for-lockdown-phase-two-this-week Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned on Monday that his country was entering "the riskiest weeks" and urged a coordinated European response to the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.it/20200316/these-are-the-riskiest-weeks-italys-pm-calls-for-eu-unity-on-coronavirus Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:24:17 +0100 these-are-the-riskiest-weeks-italys-pm-calls-for-eu-unity-on-coronavirus Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has denied accusations of conflict of interest after reports linked him to an allegedly corrupt investment fund now being investigated by the Vatican. https://www.thelocal.it/20191028/why-is-italian-pm-conte-being-accused-of-conflict-of-interest Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:23:35 +0100 why-is-italian-pm-conte-being-accused-of-conflict-of-interest Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Monday for the reform of European Union budget rules and cooperation on immigration as his new government won a parliamentary confidence vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20190910/italian-pm-seeks-reform-in-europe-after-winning-confidence-vote Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:02:47 +0200 italian-pm-seeks-reform-in-europe-after-winning-confidence-vote