The Local Italy 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 Inquiry launched after train announcement tells 'gypsies' to 'get off' The northern train company, Trenord, has launched an inquiry after a Tannoy announcement told ‘gypsies’ to get off a train that was travelling between Milan and Mantova. https://www.thelocal.it/20180808/inquiry-launched-after-train-announcement-tells-gypsies-to-get-off Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:18:35 +0200 inquiry-launched-after-train-announcement-tells-gypsies-to-get-off Store's anti-Roma sign slammed as 'pure racism' A supermarket sign in Sicily urging people not to give money to “gypsies” is “pure racism”, a director from the European Roma Rights Centre told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20140821/sicilys-anti-beggars-sign-is-pure-racism Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:11:00 +0200 sicilys-anti-beggars-sign-is-pure-racism Rome's 'No gypsies' sign sparks furore A bakery sign in Rome banning "gypsies" from entering has sparked outrage in Rome, with one organization likening it to those in Nazi Germany and Apartheid South Africa. https://www.thelocal.it/20140320/romes-no-gypsies-sign-sparks-furore Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:20:00 +0100 romes-no-gypsies-sign-sparks-furore