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 In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.it/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now In this week's podcast we look at how Austria's government could soon include an ex-Nazi party. How right wing could it get? https://www.thelocal.it/20171020/listen-austria-venice-referendum-france-weinstein Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:51:29 +0200 listen-austria-venice-referendum-france-weinstein One of the leading voices in the fight for Sardinian independence from Italy died in hospital on Wednesday, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20170705/sardinian-independence-italy-campaigner-salvatore-doddore-meloni-dies-after-hunger-strike Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:03:36 +0200 sardinian-independence-italy-campaigner-salvatore-doddore-meloni-dies-after-hunger-strike A new study shows that 89 percent of Austrians are in favour of South Tyrol holding an independence referendum, and would welcome unification with Italy's German-speaking northern region. https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/austrians-in-favour-of-unifying-with-south-tyrol Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:05:00 +0100 austrians-in-favour-of-unifying-with-south-tyrol The Scots may have voted to stay united with the rest of Britain but that hasn't dampened the spirits of separatists in Lombardy, the president of the northern Italian region's independence movement told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20140919/italys-separatists-unfazed-by-scotlands-no Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:07:00 +0200 italys-separatists-unfazed-by-scotlands-no In South Tyrol, Italy's German-speaking northern region, Teutonic efficiency meets Italian flair in a seemingly blissful union of lederhosen, "La Dolce Vita" and idyllic scenery. But for some, life is not so sweet. https://www.thelocal.it/20140817/scots-inspire-separatists-in-italys-german-speaking-north Sun, 17 Aug 2014 11:00:00 +0200 scots-inspire-separatists-in-italys-german-speaking-north A court in Brescia, northern Italy, has ordered the release from jail of seven activists who allegedly plotted to 'liberate' Venice with a homemade 'tank' earlier this month. https://www.thelocal.it/20140418/veneto-activists-released-from-jail Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:09:00 +0200 veneto-activists-released-from-jail The head of Italy's Northern League on Wednesday said he supported the autonomy bids of Catalonia from Spain and Scotland from Britain, and hoped that the Venice region "will be next on the list". https://www.thelocal.it/20140212/italian-party-leader-backs-scottish-independence Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:44:00 +0100 italian-party-leader-backs-scottish-independence