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 National identity can be a fluid thing, so what does it take to be considered as an Italian? A new survey shows that most Italians think knowing the language is important, but birthplace isn't. https://www.thelocal.it/20170203/what-makes-someone-italian-birthplace-language-culture-identity Fri, 03 Feb 2017 12:28:36 +0100 what-makes-someone-italian-birthplace-language-culture-identity Khalid el-Bakraoui, one of the suicide bombers who carried out attacks in Brussels last Tuesday, used the identity card of a former Inter Milan footballer to rent an apartment, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20160329/brussels-suicide-bomber-used-inter-milan-footballers-id Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:08:53 +0200 brussels-suicide-bomber-used-inter-milan-footballers-id An man living in the Ligurian city of Genoa has been issued with an identity card after 62 years, having lived his entire life invisible to the Italian state. https://www.thelocal.it/20150730/italian-man-discovers-identity-after-62-years Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:00:27 +0200 italian-man-discovers-identity-after-62-years Football giants Inter Milan have brought corporate communications to a new level with a statement in the purplest of prose announcing small changes to the club's logo. https://www.thelocal.it/20140708/inter-milan-new-logo-nerazzurri Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:13:00 +0200 inter-milan-new-logo-nerazzurri