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 The European Union needs a reboot in the wake of Britain's vote to leave, Italy's prime minister said on Monday as he prepared to meet his French and German counterparts to discuss the fallout from Brexit. https://www.thelocal.it/20160822/italy-calls-for-reboot-as-eu-big-three-mull-brexit-wreckage Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:23:16 +0200 italy-calls-for-reboot-as-eu-big-three-mull-brexit-wreckage The island of Ventotene, an ancient volcano off the coast of Naples where the leaders of Italy, France and Germany meet on Monday for talks on the EU's future, is where the dream of a united Europe was born. https://www.thelocal.it/20160822/italy-prison-island-birthplace-of-european-dream Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:58:45 +0200 italy-prison-island-birthplace-of-european-dream The leaders of Italy, France and Germany meet on Monday to lay the groundwork for a summit aimed at salvaging the European project in the wake of Britain's shock vote to leave. https://www.thelocal.it/20160822/big-three-tackle-eu-future-on-symbolic-island-brexit Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:48:02 +0200 big-three-tackle-eu-future-on-symbolic-island-brexit Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on an Italian island on Monday to discuss the EU's way forward after Britain's shock vote to quit the bloc. https://www.thelocal.it/20160818/eu-leaders-to-meet-on-italian-island-for-brexit-talks Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:24:00 +0200 eu-leaders-to-meet-on-italian-island-for-brexit-talks French President Francois Hollande will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday to discuss the aftermath of the jihadist murder of a French priest, Hollande's office said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160816/frances-hollande-to-meet-pope-after-priest-killing Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:38:45 +0200 frances-hollande-to-meet-pope-after-priest-killing Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday criticized Franco-German dominance in EU decision-making, especially on the refugee crisis, speaking on the eve of a Berlin visit. https://www.thelocal.it/20160128/italys-renzi-criticises-franco-german-dominance-in-eu Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:22:25 +0100 italys-renzi-criticises-franco-german-dominance-in-eu UPDATED: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said that the conflict in Libya was Italy's main priority, following a meeting with French President François Hollande on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20151126/italy-could-deploy-more-troops-in-libya-in-isis-fight Thu, 26 Nov 2015 19:00:51 +0100 italy-could-deploy-more-troops-in-libya-in-isis-fight French President François Hollande met Pope Francis on Friday amid a swirling scandal over his love life and deep divisions in France over hot-button issues including abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage. https://www.thelocal.it/20140124/hollande-meets-pope-francis-as-sex-scandal-swirls Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:39:00 +0100 hollande-meets-pope-francis-as-sex-scandal-swirls France and Italy presented a united front on Wednesday on the eurozone debt crisis amid deepening divisions over belt-tightening policies in the European Union as some countries reach breaking point. https://www.thelocal.it/20130502/italys-letta-and-french-pm-gang-up-on-austerity Thu, 02 May 2013 10:44:36 +0200 italys-letta-and-french-pm-gang-up-on-austerity